Circulating Materials

Non-Circulating Materials

Reference books, rare books, periodicals (magazines), reserve materials, non-circulating DVDs, Blu-rays, & theses are available for in-library use only.

Computer Lab Equipment

Equipment including laptops, Wacom tablets, and headphones are available for in-library use from the Computer Lab.

Fines

Patrons with fines of $20 and over, or with unresolved library issues cannot check materials out, register for classes, graduate, get grades or transcripts. The library is not responsible for notifying borrowers of their overdue materials. Overdue notices are issued only as a courtesy via your SVA email account. Failure to receive reminders or overdue notices does not excuse borrowers from the responsibility of returning or renewing items on time to avoid penalties.

Lost & Damaged Materials

Patrons who return library materials with damage will be charged a ‘damaged item’ or ‘replacement and processing fee,’ based on the damage incurred. Items returned with post-its, page markers, or bent pages will be charged $2 per page. Items returned with underlining or writing will be charged $1-5 per page. Items returned with permanent damage, including water, paint, ink and cut and torn pages will need to be replaced at the borrower's expense. Items overdue by three months automatically lapse into 'Lost' status and the Library has the right to replace these items and bill the patron.

Renewing

Login to Prism, the library catalog, to see your currently charged items, their due dates and your fines. You can renew items if they are not on hold for someone else, or if you do not have $20 or more in fines or outstanding lost items.

Reserves

The Reserve Collection ensures that required readings for classes are always available to students. You can look them up by your instructor’s name, or by item, and bring the call number to the circulation desk. Reserves are available for two-hour in-library use.

Collection Development

The SVA Library's Collection Development Policy provides an overall plan and specific guidelines for the development and management of the collections at the SVA Library. It seeks to make the best use of resources currently available and to clearly state the principles used for selecting and acquiring materials.

SVA Library Collection Development Policy

Print & Scan

There are printers and scanners in the Main Library Computer Lab and at Library West. Login with your SVA MyID credentials at any computer. When your desktop appears, you will see a small message window from Papercut, showing your account balance. You will need to add money to your account in order to print; do so by clicking Account Details.

For all 1-sided B&W printing, the first 25 PAGES are free, and $0.05 per PAGE thereafter. For all double-sided B&W printing, the first 25 SIDES are free, and $0.05 per SIDE thereafter.

All 1-sided color prints are $0.15 per page. All double-sided color prints are $0.10 per page.

Main Library printers can print US Letter (8.5 x 11 inch) and Tabloid (11 x 17 inch) sizes on standard printer paper; Library West printers can print US Letter size only. You may not swap out paper for your own or paper.

The Main Library Computer Lab has 3 flatbed scanners, 1 ScannX book scanner, and color and B&W printers; Library West has 1 ScannX book scanner, 1 B&W printer, and 1 Canon all-in-one color copier-printer.

Alumni Printing

Alumni must create a Papercut account in order to print at the SVA Libraries.

To access Papercut, you must log in to the SVA network with MyID, SVA's single sign-on (SSO) and multi-factor authentication (MFA) system.

Go to https://myid.sva.edu and log in with your SVA credentials. Follow the prompts to set up your account and configure the various MFA security factors. For additional detail, a step-by-step account setup guide is linked here and a step-by-step instructional video is available here.

Once logged in to MyID, you can jump to Papercut from the dashboard and be signed-in automatically.

Your SVA MyID credentials are the username and password you were given as a student, to login to your SVA email and other applications supported by the College. Your SVA MyID credentials remain active ad infinitum after you graduate and you can use them to log in to SVA supported apps.

If you don't remember your SVA credentials or didn't have them as a student, send a request to the Alumni Affairs office by filling out this form. A staff person from SVA Alumni Affairs or Information Technology will contact you at the email address provided when your MyID credentials issue has been resolved. You can contact Alumni Affairs at alumni@sva.edu or 212-592-2300.

To print at the SVA Library, login with your credentials at any computer in the lab. When your desktop appears, you will see a small message window from Papercut, showing your account balance. You will need to add money to your account in order to print; do so by clicking Account Details.

Security

A security guard, surveillance cameras and a detection gate are used to monitor the flow of materials in and out of the library. You must always carry your valid SVA ID with you and show it to the security guard. In addition, the SVA Library reserves the right to examine any backpack, bag, portfolio or other carrying device of anyone using the library. Any student found defacing, or attempting to steal, any library materials will risk the loss of library privileges and suspension from SVA.