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End
of Term Due Date for Students: Books
are now due on September 7, 2007.
The
Access Services Department at Cook Library is responsible for
checking out library materials, maintaining patron records, billing
for overdue fines and lost materials, placing interlibrary loan
requests, ensuring collection security and the carrying out all
course reserve functions. The Circulation Desk, just inside the
entrance, is open all
hours
the library is open.
WHO MAY BORROW LIBRARY
MATERIALS:
All patrons must present current ID to
borrow or renew circulating materials.
- USF students with currently valid ID.
- USF faculty and staff with currently valid
ID.
- SUS students and
faculty with currently valid ID.
- Community College
students and faculty with currently valid ID.
- Guests
desiring borrowing privileges at Cook Library should request
the services and policies sheet available at the Reference Area
kiosk and in the Administration Office and should turn in the
application form and $75.00 fee to the Administration Office,
weekdays from 9:00-4:00. A courtesy card will then be issued.
- Senior Academy
members while participating in six week
classes.
WHAT MATERIALS MAY BE CHECKED OUT:
The circulating
collection on the second floor, including the juvenile and oversize books
may be checked out. On the first floor, only the Florida and U.S.
government documents may be checked out. Reference books and periodicals
do not circulate.
Media items, available
from the Media Center on the second floor, circulate for three days.
|
Patron
Category |
Loan
Period (weeks) |
Maximum
Items Allowed |
Renewals |
Hold/Recalls
Allowed? |
Access
to ILL Services? |
Access
to Reserve/
E-Reserve? |
| USF/SUS Undergraduates |
Semester
End Due Date |
20 |
3 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| USF/SUS Graduate Students |
6 |
35 |
3 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| USF/SUS
Faculty |
May Due
Date |
100 |
3 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| USF/SUS Adjunct Faculty |
Semester
End Due Date |
50 |
3 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| USF/SUS Staff |
6 |
20 |
3 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Community College Students |
3 |
5 |
0 |
N |
N |
N |
| Community College Faculty |
3 |
20 |
0 |
N |
N |
N |
| USF Alumni
Association Members/ Guest Borrowers/Senior
Academy |
3 |
6 |
0 |
N |
N |
N |
HOW
TO RENEW:
Renewals are processed
in person or electronically on
the library catalog. Materials held or recalled for another
patron may not be renewed.
Please note:
Electronic renewal is a service enhancement that patrons must use
responsibly. You must ensure that electronic renewals
are processed successfully. You should retain copies of
renewal transactions for your records. In the event of an
error, these records are necessary to document fine
adjustments. If any doubts exist, come to the library and
process renewals in person.
HOW TO OBTAIN AN I.D.
Photo ID's, which
are issued to all tuition-paying students, are coded for use as
your library card, and are paid for and produced in the USF S-M
Campus Business Office, 8350 N. Tamiami Trail, B116, Sarasota,
FL, (941) 359-4220, Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm. More information
can be found here.
Senior Citizens who are auditing classes free-of-charge should
obtain a Library Courtesy Card (no charge) from the Library Administrative
Office (Room 201) to use for borrowing materials. Library Courtesy
Cards issued to auditing students are valid only for the semester
issued and proof of audit is necessary before the card can be
issued. If a photo ID is also desired, it may be obtained from
the Business office for a fee, but the Library Courtesy Card is
the only one that auditing students may use to check out materials.
HOW
TO RETURN MATERIALS:
- Books should be returned in the
BOOK DROP at the Circulation Desk. Also, for your
convenience, there is a Book Depository outside the back door of
the library, available 24 hours a day.
- Media
items must be
returned to directly to the Media Center, not
to another location.
- Interlibrary Loan books
must be handed to a staff member at the
Circulation Desk.
FINES
The fine for overdue library books and media items is 25 cents per
day per item, beginning the day following the due date. The fine
will increase by 25 cents per item for each day to a maximum of
$10.00. Overdue items should be returned to the Circulation Desk and
a fine slip should be requested. The fine should be paid at the
Cashier’s Office and the fine receipt returned to the Circulation
Desk so that the fine can be cleared from the Library’s computer
system. After one month, book replacement charges will be billed
through the Department of Finance & Accounting and must be paid at
the Cashier's office.
LOST
MATERIALS
Lost items should be reported to the Circulation Desk. After one month,
the library will begin the billing process. The patron will be billed $50.00
plus the amount of the overdue fine, if any. Should the book be found, a
credit will be issued for the price of the book. The fine is not refundable.
If a book is not reported lost, the fine will accumulate at 25 cents per day
until the maximum fine of $10.00 is reached. The book will then be declared
lost and the patron billed for the price of the book and the $10.00 overdue
fine. ANYONE OWING $20.00 OR MORE WILL BE BLOCKED FROM FURTHER BORROWING
until the fine has been paid.
HOLD/RECALL/MISSING
FROM SHELF
When material identified
on LUIS
is not on the shelf, patrons may inquire at the Circulation Desk to request a HOLD on a
book that is checked out, a RECALL on a book
checked out for over 14 days, or a Lost/Search on a book that is not checked out
but cannot be found. When the book is located
or returned, a notice will be sent to the
requestor and the book will be held for
pickup at the Circulation Desk.
Online Recall Form |
Report an Item Missing
Form
To protect the reading
privacy of library patrons, names of individuals or
details concerning the materials they may have
checked out is privileged information and not
available to the public.
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