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The Handbook
 Library Assistance
Description
The DS office provides student assistants to accompany and assist students with disabilities in the Cofrin
Library. The types of assistance typically provided include help locating, reaching and transporting books
and documents, assistance using the computerized card catalog, photocopier, microfiche and microfilm machines,
and help reading small print reference books. Three days notice is requested to schedule a student assistant
for library assistance.
Policies
- It is the policy of the DS office to limit library assistance to that which is necessary to accommodate physical or sensory
needs or limitations.
- DS staff or student assistants are not allowed to do library research for students. It is the responsibility of the
student to identify topics and reference sources, review and select documents, articles, and books, and check out or photocopy
materials.
- DS will only pay for photocopying of library or reserve materials in those selected instances when the nature of the
disability demands it.
Procedures
- Student registers with the DS Office.
- Students requesting library assistance meet with the CDS or AMDS to discuss needs and arrange an appointment with a student
assistant. Three days advance notice is typically needed to schedule the student assistant.
- The student assistant accompanies the student with a disability to the library and provides appropriate assistance.
- The library reserves are frequently used by instructors and professors to provide student access to course-specific
materials or readings. The materials are intended to be read in either the library, or photocopied at the student's expense
for use outside the library. The student is expected to bear the cost of photocopying of library reserve materials that is
done out of convenience rather than necessity.
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