Policies & Guidelines
Textbooks/Course Reserves
The library has an extensive collection of course textbooks on reserve.
- One copy of each textbook is generally for in-library use only.
- Additional copies check out for 7 days (in a few cases, 3 days).
- Check-out periods shorten near the end of a semester.
- One course reserves book may be checked out at a time. Exceptions are made for accompanying study guides.
- Course reserves books cannot be renewed.
- A patron must wait until the next business day to initiate a new check-out of any returned book.
- Returned books may not be held.
- Returned materials will be reshelved and made available for other patrons. If the book is still available the next business day, the previous borrower may initiate a new check-out at that time.
Circulating Books
- Up to 10 circulating (non-reserve) books may be checked out simultaneously, with a limit of 5 books from any one call number range.
- Books check out for 4 weeks.
- Check-out periods shorten near the end of a semester.
- Books can be renewed one time each, for an additional 2-week period.
- Books must be renewed on or before their due date.
- Overdue books may not be renewed.
- Books cannot be renewed if a hold request has been placed by another patron, or if the library needs to recall the item.
- A patron must wait until the next business day to initiate a new check-out of any returned book.
- Returned books may not be held.
- Returned materials will be reshelved and made available for other patrons. If the book is still available the next business day, the previous borrower may initiate a new check-out at that time.
- Books can be renewed online via the My Library Account link on the library website.
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