I. General provisions

I. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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The Range of Library Rules and Regulations

1. The University Library in Bratislava as a common academic library and multifunctional cultural centre is a leading state, cultural, information, research and educational institution in the field of library, bibliographic, research, information, education, publishing and cultural activities.The library provides free access to knowledge and information on all types of media through its collections, information sources (external information sources), library and information networks, library services, communication and information technologies as well as cultural activities with the main goal to satisfy the cultural, information, research and educational demands of the public and to support lifelong education, independent decision-making as well as mental development
2. The Library Rules and Regulations which include The Rules of Lending, adjust the relations between the Library and its users as well as visitors.
3. The Library shall secure presenting The Library Rules and Regulations on its website and the printed version in a visible place on Library premises.

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Conditions for becoming a Library User

1. The Library user can be:
   

         a.  a person older than 15 years of age,
         b.  a person younger than 15 years of age certified with material responsibility of his/her legal representative
         c.  a Body corporate or Institution
                  - by her representative
                  - by her representative using the ILL service (National or International)

2. A person or Body corporate becomes a Library user upon the activation of the User Identification Card. Having filled out and signed the application form, the User vows to comply with The Library Rules and Regulations.
3. The processing of personal data which is necessary for the issuing of the User Identification Card and its activation into the library system is carried out in accordance with the valid legal prescriptions regarding Personal data protection. The Library shall utilize the provided personal data solely for its professional purpose.

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Accessing the Library

1. The Library provides its users with general access to documents and information regardless of their political, national, religious or racial adherence.
2. Only a valid User Identification Card entitles to enter the Library premises.
3. The Library user is not allowed to enter the Library stacks or staff premises.
4. Coming to the specialized reading rooms (the Computer room, the Electronic document room, the Cabinet of Manuscripts, Old and Rare prints) and being provided services here is administered by special rules and regulations.
5. The User has free admission only to those cultural events at the Library that are organized for the general public.

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Basic Rights and Obligations of the Library User

1. The User has a right to:
   
   1. Access the circulation desks and study rooms using his/her Library Card
   2. Attend educational and cultural events organised by the Library
   3. Use the Library services in accordance with the Slovak Law (no: 183/2000 and its ammendments)
2. The User is obliged to:
   
   1. abide with the Library rules, internal instructions of the Library and instructions of the Library staff
   2. keep order and handle the properties of the Library with care
   3. maintain silence and neatness
3. The User is not allowed to:
   
   1. Enter into
      
      • the rooms of the staff and the repositories
      • the Library after consuming alcohol or drugs
      • the Library in dirty clothing, transferring an epidemic disease, and for other reasons that the rest of the Users may suffer from
      • the Library in Rollerblades
   2. smoke, drink alcohol, or take drugs in the Library
   3. wear a weapon, guide animals (exception are guiding dogs), stock a bicycle or a scooter, etc. in the Library
   4. use mobile phones in the study areas
4. The User may consume food and beverages only in the designated food&drink area
5. Upon request by the cloakroom staff the user shall present him/herself with his/her User Identification Card.
6. Prior to entering the Library premises the user has to leave his/her coat or other outwear (a jacket, a light coat etc.), an umbrella, a briefcase, a bag, a backpack etc. in the cloakroom, regardless the purpose of his/her visit to the Library. Objects larger than 33x24x7 cm shall be regarded a briefcase or a bag. The rules of the cloakroom are further outlined in the Rules of the cloakroom.
7. Should the User bring his/her own documents (books, periodicals, newspapers, music scores, maps, microfilms, audio, audio-visual documents) into the Library, he/she must fill out a UKB paper form where those documents are listed. Such Paper would pass the documents in to and out from the Library.
8. The User´s Entrance into the Library:
   
   1. with a small child, including a child in a pram, is allowed only on the ground floor Ventúrska Street with access to the self service lending area and the reader´s catalogues.
   2. with a school age child is permitted on condition that the Library user asks for a temporary visitor´s identification card in the lending area and returns it upon leaving the Library premises. The Library user accompanying the child takes full responsibility for the behaviour of the visiting child.
   3. with a Notebook or a musical instrument is accepted. All the packaging of such supplies may be inspected by the security guards or the consultants on duty.
9. Visiting the Library in company with a user that posseses a Disability card the accompanier will be issued a Visitor´s Identification Card.
10. The use of personal equipment for recording parts of documents (photography, filming etc.) is only allowed after the user has placed a request to the Head of Library Services.
11. For security reasons selected Library areas are monitored by the surveillance camera system. Upon entering the Library premises the user is to be aware that his/her motion can be monitored.
12. A User who breaks the Library rules or other Internal guidelines may be banished from the Library and by serious violation such as blasphemy, disobedience towards Library/Security staff, the User may be disseised of his/her Right to use the Library. The User is thereby not cleared from accountability for the harm caused as is stated in the Regulations. To recover those Rights a User has to plead with the Director of the Library. Each Request will be judged individually.
13. In the event of fire alarm in the Library it is of vital importance to secure protection of the Library users and visitors. If the Broad cast announces „Leave the Library, Fire in the Building“, each Library user and visitor must immediately abandon the space he/she is in and follow the emergency exit signs. Please respect the fire alarm guards. Each Building has got its own fire-alarm area (described in the Fire Alarm Guidelines) where from everyone is instructed to safe exit.
14. Taking documents from the Library Collections that are restricted for use in Library only as well as ILL Documents with the same status out of the Library will be regarded as substantial breach of the Library Rules. The Library will approach to such conduct as to theft or as to an attempted theft, drawing consequences, and acting in terms with the Civil Code.
15. A User who doesn´t respect his/her obligations and repeatedly breaks The Library Rules can be disseised of his/her membership for a period of three months to up to three years.
16. The Book of Comments, Suggestions and Proposals to the Library is located on the ground floor (Ventúrska Street) at the Information Desk. By this appointment the legal procedure on dealing with claims is not counterproductive.

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The User Identification Card, Registration and Activation

1. The Identification Card of a User (the Library Pass) will be displayed and activated into the UKB (Universty Library in Bratislava) system on request of the User who has filled out the Application Form and signed it. Given that the User sets forth an identification card issued by a different entity (ISIC, ITIC, Bratislava City Card and other accepted Cards), this will be activated into the UKB system. The Act of Issue and Activation of a User´s Identification Card is charged according to the Price List. The Identification Card of a User enables to profit from all Services that are served to the Public.
   
   The Library distinguishes among four types of User Identification Card:
   
   • identification card with valid activation into the library system for 1 year which entitles to use all library services,
   • identification card with valid activation into the library system for 1 year which entitles to use, reference services, interlibrary and international interlibrary loan service,
   • identification card with valid activation into the library system for 30 days which entitles to use reference services of the Library,
   • identification card with valid activation into the library system for 7 days which entitles to us reference services of the Library. After the Seven-day term expires the user has an obligation to return the card within three days to the Library and shall be given back the financial deposit for the identification card.
     
     Has the User Identification Card been deactivated, it needs to be reactivated again individually.
2. User identification card shall be issued to:
   
   1. Citizens of the Slovak Republic with a permanent address in Slovakia who put forward a valid ID Card,
   2. Slovaks living abroad who put forward an ID of a Slovak living abroad,
   3. Citizens of the EU who put forward a valid Passport and an official statement acknowledging the permanent address, (confirmation of residence permit issued by an appropriate office),
   4. To Non- EU Citizens who put forward a Foreign Identification Card (foreigners with long-term residence permit)
   5. Citizens of the Slovak Republic, citizens of another country or foreigners with subsidiary protection in society who put forward a Passport, an ID Card or a different identification Card with a formal deed that approves of the permanent address data, (Residence permit delivered by an appropriate Office).
      To this point the activation of the User Identification Card into the Library system entitles for use of all services.
      For Users under 15 of Age a consent of the legal guardian is required who takes over all Rights and Duties of a full member.
   6. A Corporate Body or Institution that deliver their company registration number (Adjustment Act, extract from the business register, License Act, etc.), and that sends out an authorized member of staff who puts forward his/her assignment together with his/her ID Card. The Application Form shall be hand-stamped by the applying Organisation and signed by the authorised member of staff who was assigned to negotiate with the Library. The Rights and Duties in respect to the Library fall under the Corporate Body or Institution.
   7. Corporate bodies and Institutions that intend to use the service of ILL after having signed an agreement for using the services of the UKB. In the Agreement it is stated who the authorized person to use the service will be. Hence the Corporate Body or Institution will obtain their Log-in data for the use of the UKB Portal (the ILL Portal with credit check included) and the UKB Catalog.
3. User Identification Card is not transferable. The Library staff on duty (lending services, reading rooms or interlibrary loan service) is entitled to check the ID card of a User, a foreigner´s identification card, a foreign passport of a User in order to approve of ones user´s identity. The owner of the User identification card is responsible for any malpractice.
4. The user has an obligation to report loss of his/her identification card to the Library immediately, otherwise the User takes responsibility for any malpractice.
5. The user has an obligation to inform the Library about the change of his/her name, home address or the issue of a new ID Card within 15 days. If the Library is compelled to retrieve these data by itself, the user shall cover the costs that have arised with this problem.
6. A Body corporate is obliged to inform the Library about the change of its name, change of the employee empowered to carry out contact with the Library as well as other legal affairs. The empowered employee is obliged to inform the Library about the change of his/her name and home address. The legal subject which empowered the employee to carry out negotiation with the Library takes responsibility for not informing the Library about the above changes.
7. In case of a reasonable suspicion that the user is engaged in criminal activity or serious violation of the Library Rules and Regulations, the Library reserves the right to withhold the identification card issued to the registered user temporarily. The decision about withholding the library card shall be made by the Library staff in charge.