Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 16 - History, Humanities and Arts › Part 160 - LIBRARY SERVICES › Chapter 3 - Usage Policies › Rule 16-160.3.1 - User Registration and Access to Collection

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Library
				Community. All libraries, including public, academic, institutional, school,
				and special libraries, are eligible for service. Staff of libraries checking
				out Library Commission materials in person on behalf of a local library must
				present a local library card in the name of the borrowing library. At the
				request of a library director, the Library Commission shall issue a Library
				Commission card in the name of the borrowing library. Libraries new to the
				services of the Library Commission must submit an application for a Library
				Commission card. An individual possessing signatory authority for the library
				must sign the application, accepting responsibility for materials
				borrowed.
B. State Government.
				Employees and officials of Mississippi State government are issued Library
				Commission cards to access the specialized services of the Library Commission
				which are provided to State government. Individuals must complete an
				application to the Library Commission to obtain a Library Commission card.
				Library Commission staff may confirm employment with the State agency prior to
				issuing or renewing a Library Commission card. State employees are required to
				notify the Library Commission in the event of a change of employers or
				departure from State service. The Library Commission provides specialized
				services to state employees.
C.
				Individuals with Visual or Physical Impairments.
1. Access to Blind and Physically Handicapped
				Collection - Access to the Library Commission's Blind and Physically
				Handicapped Collection is limited to: those individuals, regardless of age, who
				have completed the federal registration form certifying that the individual
				meets at least one of the requirements set forth by NLS; and institutions which
				have completed the federal registration form certifying that the institution
				serves individuals, regardless of age, who meet at least one of the
				requirements set forth by NLS.
Persons desiring in-person access to materials shall present
				  a valid photo identification to allow Library Commission staff to verify prior
				  registration.
2. Access to
				Large Print Direct Mail and Descriptive Video Service - Registered Blind and
				Physically Handicapped Collection users may access the descriptive video and
				large print direct mail service of the Primary Resource Collection by
				completing an application. A Library Commission card will not be issued unless
				requested by the user. Users desiring in-person access to large print materials
				and descriptive videos shall present a valid photo identification to allow
				Library Commission staff to verify that the individual is a registered user.
				Non-large print materials borrowed by users of the Large Print Direct Mail
				Service will not be mailed by the Library Commission and must be returned to
				the Library Commission at the borrower's expense.