Circulating Materials

·    All circulating library materials can be charged out, requested, or renewed on the online catalog.  You may also present the item(s) you want to borrow and your I-Card to the person at the circulation desk.  Library materials may be renewed online or by telephone by calling the Telephone Center at (217) 333-8400.  Items that do not have holds on them may be renewed a maximum of 10 times.

·    Charged-out items are subject to recall, with a shortening of the loan period, upon request of another user or for reserves.

·    Books, except for those received through Interlibrary Loan or Reserve books, may be returned to any library on campus.

Reserve Materials

·    Circulation – All reserve materials circulate for 2 hours or overnight.

·    Overnight use – Reserve materials may be checked out for overnight use 1 hour prior to closing and must be returned within 1 hour of opening, the following morning.

LOAN PERIODS

Books, Microfilm, Audio cassettes 4-16 weeks

Periodicals (faculty, graduate students) 3 days

Videos (faculty, graduate students) 3 days

Reserve materials 2 hours

Reference Materials do not circulate

OVERDUES AND FINES

A detailed discussion of the library's policies on overdues and fines can be found on the Central Circulation homepage. In general, the following policies apply:

·         Daily fines are not assessed for overdue materials; however, failure to return materials in a timely manner may result in the issuance of a bill for the item's replacement and the assessment of a nonrefundable late return fee.

·         The loan period for an item that has been recalled is shortened. Failure to return recalled items by the due date will result in a nonrefundable fine.

·         A block will be put on the borrower's privileges if the borrower exceeds the library's thresholds for number of assumed lost items or amount of money owed, or has not returned a recalled item by the date specified.

Questions about overdue or recalled items from the Communication Library's collection, or about fines and billing can be directed to Betsy Karlberg at (217) 333-2216.