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Borrowing Policies/Circulation

 

Faculty


All checked-out materials are subject to immediate recall if needed for course reserves.
Please have your Pioneer One-Card with you when checking out library materials.

 

Books

 

Books are due at the end of the academic year unless recalled by another patron. If recalled, books are due three weeks after the date of check out. If a book is recalled you will receive an email notice with a new due date. Recalls are enforced for all members of the campus community. Cage books circulate under the same guidelines as books in the regular stacks. However, you will need to ask a reference librarian to retrieve the book for you. The librarian will take the book to the circulation desk where you can check it out.

 

The libraries, based on the recommendations of the Instructional Support Committee, have developed guidelines for handling the replacement of lost books, books that must be replaced due to significant damage, maximum number of books checked out at one time, and the procedure for renewals.


Course Reserves

 

Normally, course reserves circulate for either two hours, one day, or three days. Link to course reserves for information about placing items on reserve for your classes. If you need to borrow one of your own course reserves, a circulation desk supervisor will help you check it out for the amount of time that you need to use it.


Permanent Reserve

 

These books, kept behind the circulation desk, normally circulate for two hours. If you need something that is on permanent reserve for a longer period, please check with a reference librarian.


Videos and DVDs

 

Most videos and DVDs circulate to faculty for one week. There are some items in the collection that are noncirculating. The catalog should give you this information. Please speak with the Listening Room supervisor for assistance in using noncirculating material for your classes. Link to the Listening Room/AV Center Borrowing Policies for more information.

 

CDs

 

CDs are primarily intended as study material and for in-library listening. This is a noncirculating collection. However, the Listening Room supervisor will arrange for you to check out CDs that you need for your class preparation and presentations. CDs checked out to faculty normally circulate for one week. Link to the Listening Room/AV Center Borrowing Policies for more information.


Reference Material

 

This collection is noncirculating. If you need material for a class presentation or another special purpose, please check with a librarian to find out if it is possible to arrange an exception to this policy.


Periodicals (magazines and journals)

 

Periodicals located on the third floor circulate for two weeks. They may be recalled three days after the checkout date. Recent issues of magazines and journals located in the current periodicals area do not circulate. If you need a copy of an article, please ask at the circulation desk. If you can wait for 24 hours, we will make the copy for you. The unbound issues of some journals and magazines are kept behind the circulation desk. These items circulate for two hours. You must have your Pioneer One-Card to check these out. Locations for journals will be indicated in the catalog record. Please check with a reference librarian, a circulation desk supervisor, or assistant for help in tracking down the volume or issue that you are looking for. You will also find current periodicals and older issues of journals and magazines in the Science Library.

 

Special Collections


Special Collections, located in the Iowa Room, includes the Iowa Room (a collection of faculty, staff, and alumni publications), Rare Books, and the Archives collections. These are noncirculating collections. Please visit the Iowa Room and speak with the archivist and special collections librarian for assistance in using this collection.

 

Microfilm

 

This is a noncirculating collection. If you need material for a class presentation or another special purpose, please check with a librarian to find out if it is possible to arrange an exception to this policy.


Newspapers

 

This collection is noncirculating. If you need material for a class presentation or another special purpose, please check with a librarian to find out if it is possible to arrange an exception to this policy.


Curriculum Library

 

Materials in the Curriculum Library, located in Steiner Hall, are intended primarily for education students. Please check with a reference librarian, a circulation desk supervisor, or a member of the Education Department for assistance in using this collection.

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