CIRCULATION AND CHECKOUT
Checkout
(Circulation) Services
The
David L. Rice Library is open to USI students, faculty,
and staff
and residents of Indiana and the local area. A valid Eagle Access
Card or
David L. Rice Library Courtesy Card must be presented in order to borrow
materials.
Members
of the immediate families of USI faculty, staff, and alumni with active
membership
may obtain special borrowing privileges.
Residents
of Indiana may also borrow books by presenting a valid photo ID and
proof of
residence to the staff at the Checkout counter. A courtesy card
will be issued at no charge.
Holders of Courtesy cards are given limited borrowing privileges.
In addition
to the above, Rice Library extends Courtesy card privileges to residents
that the University recognizes for reciprocity and reduced tuition.
See http://www.usi.edu/finaid/kyil.asp
for more information.
USI students
and courtesy borrowers may check out materials from the General Collection
for 3 weeks. USI faculty and staff may check out items for an
extended loan period. Any item checked out by a borrower is subject
to recall after the initial loan period if needed for reserve or by
another university patron.
Length
of Borrowing Period (Some restrictions
may apply)
- Books
in the General Collection - 3 weeks
- Curriculum
Material (Pre-K - 12) - 3 weeks
- Government
Documents - 3 weeks
- Maps,
Pamphlets - 3 weeks
- CDs
- 1 week
- DVDs
/ Videos - 1 week
- Spoken
Word - 1 week
- Reserve
Materials - Specified by Faculty
Fines
for overdue materials are imposed in order to encourage the prompt
return of library materials. Fine amounts charged are posted
at the Checkout counter. By prompt return or renewal of materials,
a borrower may avoid payment of overdue fines.
Materials with outstanding "hold requests" may not be renewed.
Self-Renewal
(Online Catalog Function) and Holds
Items may be renewed by physically handing materials to Checkout personnel
or through online Self-Renewal. Self-Renewal
is an option for library patrons with items checked out for 3 weeks
or less (excluding Reserve materials). From the USI Library Web site,
select "Online Catalog." Click on the "Patron" link
in the menu bar at the top of the page, you will be prompted to enter
your barcode number (located on the back of your Eagle Access card
or Library Courtesy card) and your last name. On the screen will appear
what you have currently checked out. You are given the option to renew
these items (twice only) unless you already have
overdue items or someone else has requested that item(s) be held for
their use. After two online renewals, if you want to renew the item
again you must come into Rice Library for that purpose. Be
advised, that it is best to renew items one day prior to the due date
to ensure the renewal option will work properly.
Items
not renewable online are DVD's, Videos, Music CDs
and Spoken Word.
A "hold
request" may be placed at the Checkout counter or through
the Online Catalog for circulating materials that are presently out
on loan to another borrower. The item will be held for the requester
when it is returned. To place an Online Hold, follow
the instructions above to login, then search the catalog for the circulating
item you want, to verify it is checked out. Click on the "Place
Hold" link in the menu bar at the top of the screen. Click
"OK" to get the Hold form. You will need to enter your barcode
number again. There will be a "Comment" area for
you to leave information on how you can be reached. There is also
a field for noting when the Hold is no longer of use. Submit the form
and remember to click the "Logout" link in the menu
bar before you exit the catalog.
Library
Closing Policy
Closing procedures begin 1 hour before the stated closing time that
is, if the Library closes at midnight, then closing procedures begin
at approximately 11:00 p.m., at which time labs and all study rooms
will be locked and all laptops must be returned.
At 30
minutes to closing patrons will be asked, "to proceed to the checkout
counter immediately if you intend to checkout any items before leaving."
At 15
minutes to closing patrons will be advised again that the library
will be closing and, "Please immediately save and send any print jobs
to the printers and proceed promptly to the first floor for exit."
Anyone
coming in during this time should be able to notice that closing procedures
are underway, and staff may alert them that the Library will soon
close.
Since
the clocks in the building may not show the same time, the clock over
the main entrance to the library will be the "official" clock for
closing purposes, unless it is not functioning properly and is off
by more than 5 minutes; in that case staff may take the time from
the computer network or call the local number for the correct time.
Reserve
Materials
Most materials placed on Reserve are selected by faculty for special
class use. Typically these may be checked out for use within the library
for only two hours at a time. Because these items are under heavy
demand during a brief period, the intent is to make them as available
as possible to all the students for whom they are assigned. Please
note, an Eagle Access Card is required to use all Reserve items.
Some
items may circulate but do so on a very limited basis, from 2 hours
to 1 week. Some reserves are available online as Electronic Reserves
or e-items. Access to e-items is password protected. Passwords are
distributed by Faculty, not library staff.
Assigned
readings on Reserve are available to all library users.
Non-university
borrowers are restricted to using materials within the library.
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