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February 22, 2012
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 Lending Policy


For Indivdiuals Who Belong to Subscribing Institutions

Out of respect for the creative process and in recognition of the intellectual property issues involved, IRMS will maintain the highest of ethical standards in our lending policies for our licensed resources.

For some time now it has been the policy of Iowa Religious Media Services to loan resources at no charge to individuals who belong to congregations who have purchased an annual subscription. It is the assumption of IRMS that these resources are only for the personal use of the borrowing individual.

In response to an increasing number of requests by individuals to use resources borrowed from IRMS through a church membership in that individual's work environment, IRMS affirms that we will not knowingly provide resources for use in this context. Such usage is outside the scope of the licensing arrangements made between IRMS and the publishers of our resources at the time of purchase.

Likewise, an individual associated with a non-subscribing institution is barred from checking out resources for usage at a non-subscribing institution through another church's subscription.
  
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 Subscribing to IRMS
As an Iowa Religious Media Services subscriber, your church or institution and its members and employees are entitled to unlimited use of the library for a nominal yearly fee. While DVDs and videos comprise the majority of our collection, we also carry books, cassettes, games and other resources. Several thousand resources are available to you, covering such topics as:
  • Aging
  • Bible Study
  • Christian Education
  • Ecology
  • Missions and Justice
  • Parenting
  • Social Issues
  • World Religions and much more

IRMS subscription fees are based on the number of members in the church. Any church may join IRMS. The six subscribing denominations of IRMS determine the fee schedule for churches within their jurisdictions. All other churches and organizations are designated as full subscribers.

To check your church’s fee, see the fee schedule below or call IRMS at 800-777-8661.
  
 2012 Fees
A church or institution may purchase a subscription for a year that entitles them to borrow materials free of charge, except for return shipping. The annual subscription fees for the following denominations are for churches inside the geographic areas listed (due to the direct denominational support IRMS receives from them). Churches outside of those areas or from other denominations are welcome to join IRMS at the full subscription price.
Non-subscribers may rent items individually from IRMS. Non-subscribing clients pay a weekly fee for each item rented (these vary from resource to resource) as well as any shipping that may be involved. 

 

Mid-American Baptist Churches
Iowa and Minnesota

1-49 members $69.00
50-99 members $96.00
100-149 members $122.00
150-199 members $150.00
200-299 members $176.00
300-399 members $202.00
400+ members $257.00

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of the Upper Midwest
Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota

1-99 members $129.00
100-299 members $155.00
300-499 members $190.00
500-699 members $230.00
700-899 members $277.00
900-1099 members $325.00
1100-1299 members $386.00
1300-1499 members $440.00
1500+ members $486.00

 Episcopal Diocese of Iowa

1-24 members $34.00
25-49 members $47.00
50-99 members $74.00
100-149 members $107.00
150-199 members $125.00
200-249 members $146.00
250-299 members $173.00
300-399 members $207.00
400-499 members $239.00
500-799 members $265.00
800+ members $318.00

Presbyterian Church (USA) Synod of Lakes and Prairies

1-149 members $101.00
150-399 members $143.00
400-699 members $182.00
700-999 members $202.00
1000-1399 members $256.00
1400+ members $297.00

Iowa Conference of the United Church of Christ

1-199 members $119.00
200-399 members $167.00
400-599 members $226.00
600-799 members $260.00
800-999 members $312.00
1000-2999 members $365.00
3000+ members $431.00

Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church

1-199 members $66.00
200-399 members $132.00
400-599 members $207.00
600-799 members $230.00
800-999 members $245.00
1000-1499 members $336.00
1500-1999 members $353.00
2000+ members $419.00

  
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