﻿{"id":12868,"date":"2026-10-01T14:51:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T11:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kutuphane.medipol.edu.tr\/?page_id=12868"},"modified":"2026-10-01T14:54:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T11:54:30","slug":"12868-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kutuphane.medipol.edu.tr\/en\/12868-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Borrowing, Returning and Membership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Members of Istanbul Medipol University can borrow library materials or use them inside the library.<\/p>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li>The borrowing period and the number of materials that users can borrow depend on the type of user. The borrowing limits and periods are listed below.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><div id=\"footable_parent_12821\"\n         class=\" footable_parent ninja_table_wrapper loading_ninja_table wp_table_data_press_parent bootstrap3 \">\n                <table data-ninja_table_instance=\"ninja_table_instance_0\" data-footable_id=\"12821\" data-filter-delay=\"1000\" aria-label=\"Types of Resources and Loan Periods\"            id=\"footable_12821\"\n           data-unique_identifier=\"ninja_table_unique_id_3321839369_12821\"\n           class=\" foo-table ninja_footable foo_table_12821 ninja_table_unique_id_3321839369_12821 table  ninja_search_right nt_type_legacy_table vertical_centered  footable-paging-right ninja_table_search_disabled ninja_table_pro\">\n                <colgroup>\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_0 hidden\">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_1 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_2 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_3 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_4 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_5 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_6 \">\n                    <\/colgroup>\n        <thead>\n<tr class=\"footable-header\">\n                                                                                                                        <th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_0 ninja_clmn_nm_no hidden\">No<\/th><th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_1 ninja_clmn_nm_kullanicilar \">Users<\/th><th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_2 ninja_clmn_nm_kitap_adedi \">Number of Books<\/th><th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_3 ninja_clmn_nm_kitap_suresi_gun \">Loan Period (Day)<\/th><th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_4 ninja_clmn_nm_kitap_suresi_uzatma_hakki \">Book Loan Renewal Rights<\/th><th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_5 ninja_clmn_nm_rezerv_adedi \">Number of Reserve Books<\/th><th scope=\"col\"  class=\"ninja_column_6 ninja_clmn_nm_rezerv_suresi_saat \">Reserve Books Period (Hour)<\/th><\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n\n        <tr data-row_id=\"10000\" class=\"ninja_table_row_0 nt_row_id_10000\">\n            <td>1<\/td><td>Academic Staff<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>45<\/td><td>1 Time - 15 Days<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>3<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"10001\" class=\"ninja_table_row_1 nt_row_id_10001\">\n            <td>2<\/td><td>Administrative Staff<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>45<\/td><td>1 Time - 15 Days<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>3<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"10002\" class=\"ninja_table_row_2 nt_row_id_10002\">\n            <td>3<\/td><td>PhD Student \/ Doctoral Student<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>35<\/td><td>1 Time - 10 Days<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>3<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"10003\" class=\"ninja_table_row_3 nt_row_id_10003\">\n            <td>4<\/td><td>Master's Student \/ Graduate Student<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>35<\/td><td>1 Time - 10 Days<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>3<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"10004\" class=\"ninja_table_row_4 nt_row_id_10004\">\n            <td>5<\/td><td>Undergraduate Student<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>30<\/td><td>1 Time - 7 Days<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>3<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"10005\" class=\"ninja_table_row_5 nt_row_id_10005\">\n            <td>6<\/td><td>Associate Degree Student<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>30<\/td><td>1 Time - 7 Days<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>3<\/td>        <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody><!--ninja_tobody_rendering_done-->\n    <\/table>\n    \n    \n    \n<\/div>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li>The user who borrows a library material is responsible for it until it is returned.<\/li>\n<li>Users must give their e-mail addresses and phone numbers to the library staff. Users are responsible for any problems caused by giving an incorrect e-mail address or someone else\u2019s e-mail address.<\/li>\n<li>Users must show their university ID card when borrowing or returning materials.<\/li>\n<li>All borrowed materials must be returned on time or the borrowing period must be extended. The borrowing period can be extended only once, for the same period of time.<\/li>\n<li>Users cannot borrow new materials if they have overdue materials that they have not returned.<\/li>\n<li>To give other users an equal opportunity to use the materials, a user can borrow a material again only <strong>3 days after returning it<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>If necessary, the Library Directorate can ask for a borrowed material to be returned before its due date. The requested material must be returned within <strong>3 days<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Users with disabilities can authorize another person to use library services on their behalf by submitting a written request. Borrowing, returning, and renewal transactions made by the authorized person are considered to have been made by the user. The original user is responsible for these transactions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Materials That Cannot Be Borrowed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The following library materials cannot be borrowed:<\/p>\n<ol start=\"1\" data-spread=\"false\">\n<li>Reference materials such as encyclopedias, dictionaries, bibliographies, and handbooks.<\/li>\n<li>Periodicals and journals.<\/li>\n<li>Theses.<\/li>\n<li>Other materials that the Library Directorate does not allow to be taken outside the library.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Users can only use these materials inside the library.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Materials Not Returned on Time<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The main purpose of the library is to make its materials available to as many users as possible. Therefore, a late fee is charged when materials are not returned on time.<\/p>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li>A daily late fee is charged for materials that are not returned by the due date. For borrowed reserve\/reference materials, a late fee is charged for <strong>each hour<\/strong> they are overdue.<\/li>\n<li>Late fees are charged only for days when the library is open.<\/li>\n<li>Late fees cannot be cancelled. Library staff do not have the authority to cancel or postpone these fees.<\/li>\n<li>Users who have overdue materials and unpaid late fees cannot borrow new books from the library.<\/li>\n<li>For general collection materials, the late fee is <strong>3 TL per material for each overdue day<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>For reserve\/reference collection materials, the late fee is <strong>3 TL per material for each overdue hour<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Late fees are not paid in cash at the library. The fee must be deposited into the bank account specified by the University. The user must show the payment receipt to the library.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Damaged or Lost Materials<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The following rules apply if a borrowed material is damaged, partially or completely damaged, or lost:<\/p>\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li>If a borrowed material is lost or damaged, the user should normally obtain and give the <strong>same publication<\/strong> to the library.<\/li>\n<li>For each replacement material, a <strong>50 TL processing fee<\/strong> is charged for procedures such as adding a barcode and security strip.<\/li>\n<li>If the user does not replace a lost or damaged material even though it is still available for sale:\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li>If the material is <strong>not overdue:<\/strong> <strong>Price of the material + 50 TL processing fee<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>If the material is <strong>overdue:<\/strong> <strong>Late fee + Price of the material + 50 TL processing fee<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>If the lost or damaged material is out of print, no longer available for sale, or cannot be obtained for another reason, the user must pay <strong>twice the current price of the material<\/strong>.\n<ul data-spread=\"false\">\n<li><strong>If the material is<\/strong> <strong>not overdue:<\/strong> <strong>Twice the current price + 50 TL processing fee<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>If the material is<\/strong> <strong>overdue:<\/strong> <strong>Late fee + Twice the current price + 50 TL processing fee<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>For publications obtained from abroad, the price is calculated according to the exchange rate announced by the <strong>Central Bank of the Republic of T\u00fcrkiye<\/strong> on that day.<\/li>\n<li>If a user&#8217;s relationship with the University ends, any unreturned materials and any responsibilities related to late returns, lost materials, or damaged materials are handled according to <strong>Article 21 of this Directive<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Members of Istanbul Medipol University can borrow library materials or use them inside the library. 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