eLibrary Rules & Regulations
I. Library Hours
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 n.n.
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Students Library Schedule
Morning
1st Year & 4th Year
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 n.n.
Afternoon
2nd Year & 3rd Year
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Students are not allowed to stay in the Library during class period they can only borrowed books during their class break time.
School Internet Acceptable Use Policy:
1. Sta. Lucia High School recognizes the need for some, if not all of its students, teachers and staffs to have access to the Internet while on the job, using school computers. As such, Sta. Lucia High School has made the decision to make the Internet available to students, teachers and staffs for Sta. Lucia High School purposes.
2. Sta. Lucia High School intends for the Internet to be accessed for purposes and expects that students, teachers and staffs will spend no more than 5 minutes per day accessing the Internet for non-school purposes.
3. Sta. Lucia High School specifically prohibits its students, teachers and staffs from accessing the following types of sites using school computers:
a. Social Networking sites
(ex. Facebook, Tweeter, etc.)
b. Gambling sites
c. Auction sites
d. Hate sites
e. Pornographic sites
e. Any site engaging in or encouraging illegal activity
4. The school reserves the right to use monitoring software to make sure the school's IAUP is being adhered to by its students, teachers and staffs. The school may record and/or monitor one or more students, teachers and staffs computer and Internet activity for any reason and without any specific notice.
II. Identification Cards
Bonafide students, faculty and staff members can automatically access any library materials. Only users with identification cards will be granted library privileges. ID’s are required at all times. They are to be shown to the person in charge of the control desk upon entering the library.
Students will be responsible for all library materials charged out in their name. Lending of ID’s is strictly prohibited; library privileges of owners of loaned ID’s will be suspended. The loss of ID’s should be reported immediately to the Office of the Registrar and a new one must be applied for.
Off-campus researchers should present a valid ID and a referral letter from their Librarian. They will be allowed to use the library and will be given a temporary Library Card for one (1) day.
Library Cards
Only those students with library cards will be allowed to borrow books or use the computer. In case of loss, the user must apply for a new Library Card. Replacement will be issued upon payment of the corresponding replacement fee.
III. Book Loan /Fines
Reserve Books (Supplementary Reading Books)
These books are for room use only. They may be checked out at 3.00 p.m. for overnight use only and should be returned at 9:00a.m. of the following day. A fine of P1.00 will be imposed per hour of delay.
Circulation Books
Depending on the number of copies of the books, the user will be allowed to borrow up to two (2) books of different titles for a period of three (3) days. It can be renewed unless it is requested by another user or if the patron has overdue books or outstanding fines.
Fiction books can be borrowed for one (1) week.
These books may be checked out at any time from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and should be returned on or before the due date. A fine of P1.00 per day will be imposed on overdue circulation books including Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
IV. Reference Books
A Reference Book such as encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, yearbooks, atlases, dictionaries, bibliographies including Filipiniana books are marked “R” above the class number and are found in the Reference section (a few are in the Reserve books).
Serials/periodicals, newspapers and vertical files such as brochures, pamphlets clippings are for “room use” only. With permission, they may be taken out for photocopying purposes only.
V. Lost Books
A lost book should be reported immediately to the librarian. It should be replaced by the same or later edition of the books and the corresponding fine must be paid from the time the book was reported lost up to the time it is replaced. If the book is irreplaceable, a 150 percent price of the book must be paid by the borrower, the additional fifty percent to cover acquisition and processing costs.
VI. Vertical File Materials
This is a collection of clippings, brochures, pamphlets, and other non-book materials arranged for ready reference. With permission, they may be taken out for photocopying purposes only.
VII. General Conduct
Violation of the following may result in confiscation of the ID and, therefore, suspension of library privileges.
1. Silence, courtesy and politeness must be observed inside the library at all times.
2. Students, faculty members and staff should deposit their bags, envelopes and umbrellas in the baggage counter except money and other valuable items such as calculators, cell phones, etc. The librarian and staff are not responsible for lost item/s.
3. Students, faculty members and employees should sign in the registration /attendance logbook.
4. The library is a place for studying and research; any form of recreation is strictly prohibited.
5. Food and drinks are absolutely prohibited inside the library. They can damage library materials and equipment and attract insects.
6. In order to maintain an appropriate atmosphere in the library, the students must:
a. keep the library clean and not litter the tables or floor with waste paper and other scrap. They must use the waste basket provided for this purpose.
b. keep the library in order, push the chair back against the table when they leave the library so it would not obstruct the movement of other library users.
c. refrain from sitting on the tables, and keep feet off the furniture,
7. Books and other materials must not be taken out from the library without permission from the librarian.
8. Newspapers and magazines should be returned to their respective stand properly.
9. Students should not touch the reserve books in the shelf. They should ask for
permission from the librarian if they want to borrow a particular book.
10. After using the books in the circulation and reference sections, the users should
return them to their shelves properly, using the classification number provided with their corresponding color coding as a guide.
11. Students should not commit such acts as hiding or stealing books or other library property, writing in books, tearing out of pages of the books or periodicals or any form of defacement. Any student caught destroying any book or library material shall be recommended for disciplinary action. Students who consistently fail to follow the library’s rules will be issued referral and possibly lose their library privileges for a period of a week or two. Students who
repeatedly do not follow the library’s rules are subject to loss of library privileges for the remainder of the school year.
