| Loan Periods | Renewals | Overdue Charges | Requests/Holds/Recalls |
Students are expected to present their Library Barcodes each time they check out library materials, including Reserve materials.
Lost or stolen library cards should be reported immediately to the Circulation/Reserves Desk.
Change of address or phone number should be reported as soon as possible to the Circulation/Reserves Desk.
Borrowers are responsible for all materials checked out on their cards.
Borrowers are responsible for overdue charges even if they have not received any overdue notices.
Even one overdue item will block a patron from borrowing any more items at Alverno or any SWITCH library until the overdue item is returned or renewed.
Overdue charges of $50.00 or more will block a patron from borrowing any items from Alverno or the other SWITCH libraries until that amount is paid in full.
Bills for overdue or damaged material will include the cost of the replacement or repair of the items plus a $10.00 per item fee for processing costs.
Damaged items remain the property of the lending library.
LOAN PERIODS
28 DAYS
Books and government documents.
14 DAYS
Videorecordings (DVD or VHS), audiocassettes, kits, maps, slides,
realia, portraits, and scores.
7 DAYS
Compact discs.
3 DAYS
Magazines and newspapers.
LOAN PERIODS for Course RESERVE MATERIALS vary according to the
instructor's designation:
2 hours, 4 hours, 24 hours, 3 days, 7 days, 28 days
RENEWALS
- Materials from the general collection that have not been requested by another patron may be renewed.
- There is a limit of two renewals per item.
- General circulating items may be renewed in person, by phone, or via TOPCAT. Renewal requests may not be made by voice mail.
- Self-renewal is available on-campus or off-campus via TOPCAT.
- Renewals of reserve material are not possible. However, your time can be extended if the material is not in demand. Material must be brought to the Circulation/Reserve Desk for consideration of any extension on reserve materials.
OVERDUE CHARGES
| General Circulation Materials: excluding videorecordings | $10.00 per item passed 9 days overdue |
| Videorecordings (DVD and VHS) | $1.00 per day |
| Laptops | $1.00 per hour |
Reserve items:
| 2 hour and 4 hour reserves: | $1.00 per hour |
| Overnight reserves: | $ .50 per hour |
| 24 hour reserves: | $ .50 per hour |
| 3 day and 7 day reserves: | $2.00 per day |
REQUESTS/HOLDS/RECALLS
- Borrowers may request holds on items from Alverno's general collection that are currently checked out. Ask for assistance at the Circulation Desk.
- When materials are returned to the library, the requestor is notified.
- Requested items are kept at the Circulation Desk awaiting pickup for one week.
- If needed by another patron, items checked out to patrons are recalled when the initial loan period is over.
- Only materials needed by faculty/staff for Course Reserves are recallable before the loan period is over.
- There is a limit of ten requests per patron at any given time.
- Holds may not be placed on Reserve items.