Fines of $5.00 or more will result in
the loss of borrowing privileges. The
maximum overdue fine for circulating and
reserve materials is $5.00 per item.
For circulating and reserve materials,
notices will be mailed out approximately
seven days, fourteen days, and twenty-one
days after the item is due. The fourth
notice is mailed approximately twenty-eight
days after the material is due and is
considered a cost of replacement bill. The
cost of the replacement may not be the
actual cost of the item but rather the cost
of the newest edition or comparable item,
plus a $5.00 processing fee.
Interlibrary
Loans: $1.00 per day per item with
no grace period
Fines of $5.00 or more will result in the
loss of borrowing privileges. The maximum
overdue fine for interlibrary loans is
$10.00 per item.
For overdue interlibrary loan materials,
patrons will be notified regularly until the
materials are returned or the account
settled. Damaged or lost materials will be
billed by the loaning institution.
Claimed Returned
In
the event that a patron claims to have
returned materials which still show on his
or her record, the patron will be
responsible for locating and returning the
materials. Patrons will be given 6 weeks or
until the end of the semester (whichever is
longer) to locate the materials and turn
them in. The library will also conduct at
least 10 searches in this time period. At
that time, if the materials still have not
been located, the patron will be billed the
replacement cost plus a handling fee. A hold
will be placed on the patron’s record until
the replacement costs and fee are paid or
the materials are found. The patron has the
option of appealing the bill with the
Circulation Services Coordinator, who is in
charge of circulation services. The
replacement cost will be refunded if the
patron finds and returns the material within
thirty days of paying for the material. The
processing fee is non-refundable.
Lost Materials
Materials may be declared lost three ways:
by the patron, after the grace period of a
claimed returned process, or after four
weeks overdue. Materials that are lost will
be billed to the patron for both the
replacement cost and a five dollar
processing fee. Students and alumni will not
be removed from hold with the registrar’s
office until this bill is paid or the
materials are returned. If the patron
returns the materials, both the replacement
cost and processing fee will be waived and
overdue fines will be assessed. If the
patron finds the material and returns it
within thirty days from the date of payment,
the replacement cost will be refunded but
not the processing fee.
Library Hold
Students and alumni will have a library hold
placed on their record if they have:
Fines of $5 or more OR
Outstanding (overdue) materials
Students and alumni with a library hold will
be denied registration for new classes,
transcripts of grades, and diplomas until
their records have been cleared. These
patrons are also prohibited from checking
out new materials.
Those faculty and staff who have outstanding
materials at the time employment is
terminated will be contacted to return the
materials immediately or pay current
replacement costs plus a processing fee.
Reserve Collection
The reserve collection consists of materials
requested or brought in to the library by
faculty for use by students in their
classes. The faculty member sets the
borrowing period and any other limitations
for reserve items. Users who check out these
materials are responsible for the items and
fines accrued. Students must have a current
USF ID card to check out material from the
reserve collections. Reserve items cannot be
used unless they are checked out.
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