Honor System

The Honor Code applies to your activities in the library, just as it applies to your activities on campus.


Circulation Periods

Note: Please see the table below for circulation periods. For information about extended loan periods and holidays, see below.

*Overnight checkouts are due back the next day by 10:30am (Monday-Friday) or 12:30 pm (Saturday-Sunday).

Extended Loan Period: Materials used for a senior thesis may be checked out for an extended period only with special permission. See Jean Coates, Assistant Director, Access and Acquisitions, for details.

Holidays: To borrow materials over the Christmas and summer holidays, please request permission at the Circulation Desk.

Renewals

Renewals of books, reserve materials, videos, and government documents are unlimited, provided no one has placed a "hold" on the item. Materials you want to renew must be brought into the library. This cannot be handled by telephone or email.

Items borrowed through interlibrary loan may or may not be renewable. Please refer to the item bookstrap for this information. Renewals, if allowed, are initiated by the patron through Illiad accounting. Please contact the Interlibrary Loan staff if you have questions.

Holds

If a book, video, or government document that you need is checked out, you may place a hold on the item through the Library Catalog. This will block renewal by the current patron. You will be notified when the item is returned to the library.

Non-Circulating Items

The following items may not be checked out from the library:

• Reference Books: These are indicated by an "R" above the call number.
• Periodicals: Bound and unbound periodicals do not circulate.
• Rare Books: These are labeled "Rare Book Room" in the library catalog.
• Archived Materials: These are labeled "Archives" in the library catalog.
• Davidsoniana Materials: These are labeled "Davidsoniana Room" in the library catalog.
• Music Library Materials: Books, scores, sound recordings, and other materials from the music library do not circulate. (Exception: Music faculty may check out music library materials until January 2; other college faculty may check out them out for 28 days.)
• Any other items stamped "Not for Outside Circulation."
  

Overdue Fines

Note: Overdue notices will ordinarily be sent as a courtesy; however, failure on the borrower's part to receive such a notice is not ground for nonpayment of a fine. All fines not paid at the circulation desk are forwarded to the Controller's Office for collection. When this is done, a $5.00 service charge is added.

Lost Materials

Note: If materials are lost, the borrower will be responsible for paying the replacement cost of the item and a processing fee, in addition to the overdue fines incurred. (See the chart below for additional details.) If the items is later returned, the cost of the item may be refunded.