Loan Periods and Limits

(These policies are applicable to circulating materials in most libraries on campus. They are not necessarily true for all libraries on campus.)

WVU Loan Periods

• WVU Books
  Undergrads: 1 semester (up to 50 items)
  Graduates: 1 semester (up to 200 items)
  Faculty & Staff: 1 semester - (up to 200 items)
  WV Residents and Regional Borrowers: 4 weeks (up to 5 items)
• Bound and Unbound Journals
  Faculty, staff, & students: 3 days
  WV Residents and Regional Borrowers: In-Library Use Only
• Book Renewals
  Materials may be renewed online, in person, or by phone.

Loan Periods for Special Materials

• Calculators - 1 day
• Children's Collection - Semester
• Classroom Teaching Equipment (data projectors, screens, etc.) - 1 day
• Course Reserves - 2 hours and overnight
• Eliza's Coffee Shop Books - 4 weeks
• Evansdale Library Leisure Reading Collection - Semester
• Laptop Computers (In-Library Use Only) -
  Downtown Campus Library: one day, due at close of library
  Evansdale Library: 8 hours
• Multimedia Equipment (video cameras, digital voice recorders, etc.) - 1 week
• Playscripts - 4 weeks
• Sound Recordings (Compact Discs, Cassettes, LPs)- 1 semester
• Media (dvds, etc.) - 7 days
• The following materials are In-Library Use Only:
  Newspapers
  Rare Books
  West Virginia Center Materials
  Reference Collections
  Microformat Materials
  

Loan Periods: Law Library

• Books
  • Undergraduates: 3 Weeks (up to 30 items)
  • Graduates: 1 semester (up to 200 items)
  • Faculty & Staff - 1 Semester (up to 200 items)
• Bound Journals
  In house
• Course Reserve
  2 Hours
• AV Materials
  3 Weeks
• Bar-Prep
  Overnight
• Government Documents
  In house

Fines

(Fines may vary among campus libraries)

Notices are sent via campus email. Fines will not be forgiven if you do not receive your email.

Fines Guidelines

• Books and any items with accompanying media that have not been returned or renewed within 30 days past their due dates will be treated as “Lost”. Bills will be issued for the lost item replacement. Replacement costs are determined by the specific item.
• Once the bill is paid, the library user has six months to return the item and still receive a credit for the replacement charge.
• The following items are not covered by these guidelines and do accrue daily fines: periodicals, media items, laptops and other digital devices, reserve items, and ILL and E-ZBorrow loans.
  • Laptops and laptop chargers are In-Library Use Only.  Laptops should not leave the library; doing so will incur a $25 fine.  Overdue laptops are fined at $25/day.
• In general, faculty, staff, graduate and undergraduate students have a semester loan for books. However, loan periods may vary among campus libraries.

Overdue Charges:

Student fines are referred to the Office of Student Accounts and can be paid there or online via the link to Student Accounts in STAR or Mix. Faculty and staff borrowing privileges are blocked for fines over $100 or when materials have been billed for replacement.

• Administrative recalls
  3.00 per day
• Course Reserves
  .05 per minute per item
• 3 Day Circulating Journals
  1.00 per day
• Laptops and chargers
  Should not leave the library; fines are $25/day
• DVDs
  1.00 per day
• Multimedia & Classroom Teaching equipment
  5.00 per day
• ILL and E-ZBorrow materials
  1.00 per day
• Returned E-ZBorrow items without blue band
  5.00 per item
• Lost Materials
  Cost of replacement and processing