About the Slide Collection

The slide collection is available to Pratt faculty, staff and students with a valid ID card who have registered in the library. Alumni with a valid Alumni Card and visiting faculty during the summer (Pre-college program) or winter sessions are ineligible to borrow slides. Slides are not to be used outside of Pratt Institute. Duplication of slides is prohibited in accordance with U.S. Copyright Law.

Faculty may request that slides be made of images not already in the Visual Resources Center collection. Download and print the slide request form (pdf). Faculty members may request as many images as they need and may request up to three copies of each.

Returning Slides

Patrons must return slides at the Visual Resources Center in person during our operating hours. Patrons who return slides at the Circulation Desk, the Overnight Book Drop or the Art & Architecture Department will be charged for any lost or damaged slides. Faculty must return slides within a month and grouped according to the check-out form. No partial returns will be accepted.

It is very important that patrons make sure that all slides are checked in and that their account is cleared. Materials not cleared from a patron's account will be considered lost. If your account is not cleared, you will receive a bill for the lost or damaged slides.

Borrowing Slides

All slides must be checked out at the Visual Resources Center. All patrons must fill out a check-out form with their name, date, address, telephone number and department. Patrons must write under the corresponding medium the artist's name and the number of slides to be checked out. Faculty may borrow an unlimited amount of slides for up to one month, but are encouraged to return slides before that time. Students may borrow up to 70 slides for up to one week.

Repair and Replacement Charges

Charges for students, faculty and staff are $5.00 per broken glass, and $10.00 per lost slide or damaged film.

Faculty with outstanding slides from previous semesters may not borrow slides for the current semester until all slides are returned or a lost charge of $10.00 per slides is paid to the library.

Fines for students are $.50 per day for overdue slide boxes.

Renewing Slides

Faculty may renew slides they have borrowed for an additional week. Students may renew slides for an additional three days. When renewing slides, all patrons must renew the entire set (box) of slides they have borrowed. Partial return of slides and partial renewals are not accepted. Additionally, slides may only be renewed once.

Reserving Slides

Patrons may reserve slides for one week only. Slides not picked up within one week are re-filed.

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Last Updated: July 29, 2005 (sk)

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