Proxy Borrower Policy & Authorization Form

 

ECSU faculty members who wish to allow another person (a “proxy borrower”) to check out materials on their behalf can establish a separate proxy account with the J Eugene Smith Library. The following terms and conditions will apply to all proxy accounts created for faculty members:

1. The proxy borrower should report to the faculty member creating the proxy account in some capacity; i.e., a secretary, administrative assistant, or student worker.
2. The proxy borrower must have an active ECSU library account, either as a student, or a faculty or staff member of the university. The proxy borrower’s account must not have any blocks or holds, and must be in good standing.
3. The proxy borrower must use his or her own ECSU library card in order to charge materials out on behalf of the faculty member. The proxy borrower may not use the faculty member’s library card.
4. The faculty member agrees to be responsible for all materials checked out on his or her behalf, just as if the materials were checked out by the faculty member in person. This includes any overdue fines or charges for lost materials.
5. The proxy account belongs to the faculty member creating it, and the faculty member will receive all courtesy notices, overdue notices, and billing notices. The proxy borrower will not receive these notices, nor be held responsible for them by the library.
6. Faculty members will be responsible to the library for all materials charged to their proxy account, even in cases where the faculty member believes the proxy account has been misused by the proxy borrower. It is the faculty member’s responsibility to select a reliable and trustworthy proxy borrower.
7. Proxy accounts will be valid for the current semester only, after which the account will expire.

 

I have read, and accept the above terms and conditions, and hereby authorize

(Name of proxy)__________________________ (University ID#)_____________

____ to sign out library materials on my behalf for the current semester

____ to make photocopies of non-circulating Library materials on my behalf

(Select one) ____Spring         ____Summer  ____Fall semester,     20___.

 

(Name of faculty member)_______________________ (University ID#) _____________

 

(Signature of faculty member)_______________________________________________