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Additional Learning Needs and Library Support

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Registering

Students with additional learning needs should register with Additional Learning Support, telephone (01202) 965663. ALS staff will contact the Library to arrange enhanced borrowing rights depending on the needs of the student. The information given to the Library will be treated in the strictest confidence, with codes used on the Library circulation system to denote different types of borrowers.

For further information visit the Disability Support web pages.

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Enquiries/Help

Please ask at the Library Help Zone for any help you may need finding items on the Library Catalogue, locating them on the shelves, lifting them down, photocopying etc. If the Help Zone desk is very busy, staff may not be able to help you immediately with requests for information or photocopies, but may ask you to wait, or return later. They will try to deal with your request as quickly as possible

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Access

The Libraries are easily accessible for students with restricted mobility and all are equipped with public lifts.

The Sir Michael Cobham Library on Talbot Campus has some adjustable study desks for wheelchair users.

For information regarding procedures in the event of an emergency please ask Library Staff.

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Loan Allowances

Registered students with physical disabilities:

Ordinary Loans will be issued for six weeks. One further renewal of two weeks is permitted.

One Week Loans will be issued for two weeks, at the point of issue. You may then renew them for one further week.

You should request a renewal at (or just before) the end of the loan period by telephone, via the Library Catalogue or in person at the Help Zone. A renewal is only possible if the item is not reserved and is not overdue.

All loans are subject to recall by the Library, if someone else reserves them.

Fines will be charged on items returned late.

Registered students with dyslexia or a hearing disability:

Ordinary Loan items remain as two-week loans. Two renewals are permitted, for a further two weeks each time.

One Week Loans will be issued for two weeks, at the point of issue. You may then renew them for one further week.

You should request a renewal at (or just before) the end of the loan period. You may renew by telephone, via the Library Catalogue or in person at the Help Zone. A renewal is only possible if the item is not reserved and is not overdue.

All loans are subject to recall by the Library, if someone else reserves them.

Fines will be charged on items returned late.

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