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VIII.
Reconsideration Policy
Berea College students, faculty, and staff have the right to
object to materials found in the collection, just as they have
the right to request that Hutchins Library add materials to the
collection. The goals of this policy are due process and timely
resolution.
- Library personnel receiving a verbal or written complaint
concerning material report the complaint to the Director of
Library Services. Student workers notify their labor supervisor
or the Director.
- At his/her discretion, the Director may informally address
these concerns, explaining Hutchins Library’s collection
practices and philosophy to the concerned user.
- If a formal reconsideration is requested, a reconsideration
form is given to the concerned user. The forms are available
at the circulation and reference desks.
- Reconsideration requests are not official until the appropriate
form is completed, signed, and given to the Director. Hearsay,
phone calls, verbal complaints, anonymous objections, or e-mails
do not constitute a request for reconsideration.
- The Director supplies the concerned user with a copy of
the Hutchins
Library mission statement and the American Library
Association Library
Bill of Rights.
- Challenged items remain available to the Berea College
academic community pending a decision.
- The Director, the appropriate
subject collection development liaison, and the academic
department/program liaison confer
concerning the challenged material.
- A decision is made in a
timely fashion, usually within ten working days.
- The Directory
notifies the concerned parties in writing of the outcome.
- If
the concerned user wishes to make an appeal, the Director
forwards the matter to the Campus Information Resources Committee.
Policy last amended 1 August 2005.
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