Students
Be sure to have your Pioneer One-Card with you to check
out all materials.
All checked-out materials are subject to immediate recall
if needed for Course Reserves.
Books
Books are due at the end of the semester unless recalled
by another patron. If recalled, books are due three weeks
after the date of check out or three days after the date of recall,
whichever is later. If a book is recalled you
will receive an email notice with a new due date. Cage
books circulate under the same guidelines as books
in the regular stacks. 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.
Periodicals (magazines and journals)
Periodicals located on the fourth 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 on the 1st floor do not circulate. Locations for journals will be indicated in the online catalog record. Please check with a reference librarian, a circulation desk supervisor, or student assistant for help in tracking down the volume or issue that you are looking for. Science journals are located in the Kistle Science Library. Some journal volumes are kept in our Off-Site Storage Facility. You may request them through the online catalog and they will be brought to campus for your use within 24 hours, Monday-Friday. The library also subscribes to many full-text electronic journals.
Course Reserves
Normally, course reserves circulate for two hours, one
day, or three days. The loan period for reserve items is determined by the professor who puts the item on reserve. The due date and
time of your reserve item is printed on your receipt. Return reserve items promptly because overdue fines add
up quickly for these items.
Permanent Reserve
These books, kept behind the circulation desk, normally
circulate for two hours. Permanent reserve items include foreign language dictionaries, travel books, style guides and other reference books that are in high-demand.
Reference Material
This collection is noncirculating. If you need material
for a class presentation or another special purpose, please
check with a reference librarian to find out if it is possible to
arrange an exception to this policy.
Special Collections
Special
Collections, located in the Iowa Room, includes the
Iowa Room (a collection of faculty, staff, and alumni
publications), Rare
Books (also called Vault 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.
Maps and Atlases
This is a noncirculating collection. If you need material
for a class presentation or another special purpose, please
check with a reference librarian to find out if it is possible to
arrange an exception to this policy.
Microfilm
This is a noncirculating collection. If you need material
for a class presentation or another special purpose, please
check with a reference 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 reference 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 the use of education students. Education students may check items out for the semester. Students not in the education program may check books out for 1 week. Please
check with a reference librarian, a circulation desk supervisor,
or a member of the Education Department for assistance
in using this collection.
Please see the Listening Room page for policies on checking out videos and CDs.
