For 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.  See the bottom of the page for Bills, Fines and Blocks.

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.  You may check out up to 75 items at one time.

Recalling an Item

To recall an item that is currently checked out, click on the "Request" button toward the top of the screen of the online item record (login required). The item will be recalled, and you will be contacted (through email) when it arrives - this could be up to three weeks (see above). 

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 research 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, four hours (recordings), 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.

Videos and CD's

Most videos and CD's circulate to students for one week. There are some items in the collection that are noncirculating. The catalog should give you this information. Please speak with the Burling Media Room supervisor for assistance in using noncirculating material for your classes. Refer to the Media Room/AV Center Page 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 research 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 
research 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 
research 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 
research 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 research librarian, a circulation desk supervisor, or a member of the Education Department for assistance in using this collection.  

Bills, Fines, and Blocks

Books checked out from the library are generally due at the end of the current semester. All books checked out will be subject to recall; that is, the loan period of the item will be shortened and the book will be due and subject to late fees based on an earlier date.  Keeping materials past the due date is inconsiderate and inconveniences other people. The table below shows the fines you will accumulate if you don’t return materials on time. Please remember the collection belongs to the college community and needs to be accessible to everyone.

Should library materials become lost, please let us know as soon as you discover that an item is missing. You keep looking for it and we will too. If it doesn’t show up by the end of the semester, you will need to pay a replacement cost plus $25 to help defray the costs of processing and billing. The sooner we know the material is missing the better the chance of finding it and avoiding the replacement cost. Unreturned materials will incur replacement, processing and billing costs. If the materials billed are returned in good condition within one semester, the charges will be reduced to $5 per item. If the materials are returned after the charge has been deducted, a portion of the charge may be refunded after negotiation with the Manager of Access Services. Students may have their circulation privileges blocked if materials are not returned promptly after overdue notices have been sent. They will remain blocked until all overdue items are returned to the library. If necessary, a student who refuses to comply with library policy may incur additional sanctions, including but not limited to restrictions on the use of library services and/or referral for judicial action. If there is an unusual circumstance, talk with the library staff. Contact the Circulation Desk Supervisor at ext. 3350 and explain what’s going on. But do it before the fines start accumulating!