Fees and Fines
The UPV University Library provides convenient payment service to its clients by allowing them to pay library fees and fines in the library itself without the necessity of going to the UPV Cash Office. As per Administrative Order No. 332 Series of 2017, two Special Collecting Officers, one from Miagao campus and another one from Iloilo City campus, have been designated to collect fines and other library charges.
Failure to Return a Reserve Book
Any person who fails to return a reserve book shall pay a fine according to the following schedule:
- For the first hour or a fraction thereof after the hour appointed for return, one peso (P1.00)
- For each hour after the first, five pesos(P5.00)
- For each full day, fifty pesos (P50.00). A second offense within a semester shall subsequently suspend/curtail this privilege for the rest of the semester or summer.
Computation of Fines for Overdue Books (Reserve Section)
| TIME RETURNED | FINES |
| 10:00 A.M. – 10:59 A.M. | Php 1.00 |
| 11:00 A.M. – 11:59 A.M. | 6.00 |
| 12:00 P.M. – 12:59 P.M. | 11.00 |
| 01:00 P.M. – 01:59 P.M. | 16.00 |
| 02:00 P.M. – 02:59 P.M. | 21.00 |
| 03:00 P.M. – 03:59 P.M. | 26.00 |
| 04:00 P.M. – 04:49 P.M. | 31.00 |
| 05:00 P.M. – 05:59 P.M. | 36.00 |
| 1 day | 50.00 |
| 1 day after the due date | 100.00 |
| 2 days after the due date | 150.00 |
| ...and so on | |
In the computation of fines, Sundays and holidays are excluded; and when the overdue period exceeds one day, a fine of P50.00 per day is charged regardless of the time returned.
Failure to Return a Circulation Book
Any person who fails to return any book open to general circulation on its due date or after recall shall pay a fine of P2.00 a day, exclusive of Sundays and holidays.
Failure to Return a General Reference Book and Other Restricted Materials Borrowed for Photocopying Purposes
Any person who fails to return a general reference book and other restricted materials borrowed for photocopying purposes shall pay a fine of P50.00, on the second offense the person shall have his library privileges suspended for one week.
Loss of a Circulation Book
Any person who fails to return any book open to general circulation on its due date or after recall shall pay a fine of P2.00 a day, exclusive of Sundays and holidays.
Loss of a Periodical
Any person who loses or fails to return a periodical after recall shall either replace it with the same title and issue number within thirty (30) days or pay its current replacement value and pay a fine equivalent to 50% of the cost of the periodical.
Withdrawal of a Reserve Book Without Reservation Permit
Any person who draws out a reserve book for overnight use without an approved reservation shall pay a fine of P50.00. The library privilege to borrow from the reserve collections shall be suspended for two weeks on second offense.
Mutilating or Stealing Library Properties
Any person who shall deface, mutilate, appropriate for himself or steal any library material or property shall replace it or pay its current replacement value and pay a fine of not less than three hundred pesos (P300.00) but not more than fifty percent (50%) of the current cost of the book whichever is higher. This is without prejudice to the imposition, in appropriate cases, of an additional penalty of suspension or expulsion to be imposed after due process, by the Chancellor upon recommendation of the University Librarian through the Dean.
Document Delivery
The University Library charges the following amount for its document delivery service for Non-UPV clients:
| Research Fee: |
Php 20.00 Php 50.00 |
| Printing/Photocopying: | (as assessed) |
