Borrowers are responsible for library materials until they are checked in at an appropriate location. Restrictions are posted at individual book returns. Book returns are cleared daily or as posted. Materials returned after the circulation desk closes may not be checked in until the next day that the circulation desk is open. Most circulation and reserve desks close 15 minutes before the library closes. Recalled materials are considered overdue if they are not checked in before the circulation desk closes on the recall due date.
The library is not responsible for notifying borrowers that materials are overdue. Reminders and overdue notices are mailed as a courtesy. These notices are not sent by postal mail if an e-mail address is not available. Failure to receive reminders or overdue notices does not excuse borrowers from the responsibility of returning or renewing items on time to avoid penalties.
All charges are per item/per transaction.
$3.00 per hour or fraction thereof
$36.00 maximum fine
$6.00 per day or fraction thereof
$36.00 maximum fine
$.60 per day or fraction thereof
$21.00 maximum fine
$1.00 per day or fraction thereof
beginning with the first overdue day after the recall due date$35.00 maximum fine even if the item is already overdue when recalled
Note: Faculty, Staff, and Special Borrowers are not assessed fines, but they are assessed billing service fees and charges for damaged or lost items. (See Replacement Charges.)
material which can be repaired without rebinding
$25.00
material which can be repaired only by rebinding
$25.00
charge for material too badly damaged to be repaired or rebound
See charges below.
A user or borrower is assessed replacement charges when material is damaged beyond repair, when material is declared lost by the borrower, or when an item is billed as overdue by the Libraries. Items are billed as overdue if they have not been renewed or returned within a specified time after the due date, depending on the loan period.
The replacement charge represents the cost to the library when an item is billed or lost, including the cost of purchasing and processing a replacement where applicable. The charge may include the following:
$25.00 processing fee
+ $25.00 billing service fee
+ replacement cost of item* and $25.00 binding fee if applicable
* The cost assessed for billed or lost items is in most cases a default amount representing the average cost of items in a particular library or collection. For specific information see Appendix 4: University Libraries Default Item Costs. If there is a question as to the default cost assigned to a specific item, library staff may change the assigned cost to reflect the actual cost of the item, as determined from available sources of cost information.
