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Loan Policies for Faculty and Staff
Circulating books -
These rules apply to Circulating, Founders’, MA Theses, and ESL Collection.
- Loan period: 90 days
- Renewals: Items may be renewed twice when there are 7 or fewer days remaining in the current loan period. Each renewal is for 28 days. Renewals cannot be made for overdue, recalled, or items put on hold by another patron. A request may be submitted either online or at the Circulation Desk.
- Fines and Fees: A library item that is overdue longer than 10 days is assumed damaged/lost. Borrowers are responsible for the following fees unless the item is returned in good condition.
- Replacement cost: the amount listed in the order record or the list price suggested by library vendors
- Processing fee: $10 for acquiring and cataloging a replacement copy
- Courtesy overdue notices are sent 7 times: 3 days before the due date, 1 day after the due date, and then subsequently every 2 days for five times.
- Recall:
- Materials are subject to recall after 28 days. When recalled, the items must be returned within 4 days. In other words, the due date is reduced to 4 days from the date the recall notice is issued.
- When recalled items are returned by another patron, they will be held at the Circulation Desk for 3 days. If they are not picked up within 3 days, they will be shelved back to the stacks.
Media (DVD, VHS, and CD)
- Loan period: 7 days
- Renewals: Items may be renewed twice when there are 3 or fewer days remaining in the current loan period. Each renewal is for 4 days. Renewals cannot be made for overdue, recalled, or items put on hold by another patron. A request may be submitted either online or at the Circulation Desk.
- Fines and Fees: A library item that is overdue longer than 10 days is assumed damaged/lost. The borrowers are responsible for the following fees unless it is returned in a good condition.
- Replacement cost: the amount listed in the order record or the list price suggested by the library vendors
- Processing fee: $10 for acquiring and cataloging a replacement copy
- Courtesy overdue notices are sent 7 times: 3 days before the due date, 1 day after the due date, and then subsequently every 2 days for five times.
- Recall:
- Materials are subject to recall after 7 days. When recalled, the items must be returned within 4 days. In other words, the due date is reduced to 4 days from the date the recall notice is issued.
- When recalled items are returned by another patron, they will be held at the Circulation Desk for 3 days. If they are not picked up within 3 days, they will be shelved back to the stacks.
Periodicals
Loan period is 7 days. Only manual check out at Circulation Desk is available at this time. No online renewal is possible; a request should be made at Circulation Desk. The fines and fees indicated in Media apply to these items. |
