Borrowing Policy

Faculty, staff and students who are currently employed or enrolled at the University of Oregon may borrow materials from the collections of the UO Libraries. People who live in Oregon and who are over 16 may borrow from the UO Libraries through the Oregon Card Program. Current faculty, staff, and students from Orbis Cascade Alliance schools and Northwest Christian College have borrowing privileges through reciprocal lending agreements. This statement informs borrowers of their privileges and responsibilities. Borrowers agree to abide by library policies when they use the collections.

LOAN PRIVILEGES

 

• General Material includes most books and software in the circulating collections.
  • UO graduate students and UO faculty may check out general material for six months.
  • Honors College seniors and other departmental honors seniors working on term long research projects may check out general materials for one term.
  • All other borrowers may check out materials for three weeks.
• Restricted Materials have loan periods which vary from two hours to 14 days. Restrictions may apply to some borrowers. All borrowers are subject to overdue fines. Restricted items accrue fines until they are returned to the service desks from which they were checked out.
• Reserve Materials have shortened loan periods (between two hours and seven days). Some material may be used only in the library. A maximum of three reserve items may be checked out to one borrower. Material must be returned by the due date/time specified, and overdue fines apply to faculty, students, and all other borrowers. Reserve items accrue fines until they are returned to the service desk from which they were checked out.
• Non-Circulating Material includes, but is not limited to, reference collections, rare books, and historical maps. Unbound periodicals are non-circulating at most library locations. Bound periodicals are considered restricted materials and circulate to UO faculty, students and staff.

Recalls:

General material will be recalled for anyone who needs an item currently checked out to another borrower. Materials are subject to recall at any time. Borrowers will be notified if materials have been recalled from them. The overdue fine for recalled material is $4.00 per item per day.

Renewals:

General material may be renewed once. Borrowers may renew their own books through their patron record (library account) available in the UO Library catalog or by telephoning (541) 346-3065. If material is still needed after one renewal it must be taken to a checkout desk and checked out again (recharged).

All restricted material, reserve material, and material not checked out through the electronic circulation system must be renewed or recharged at the service desk from which it was checked out.

Oregon Card Program:

Participants in the Oregon Card Program:

• may have up to ten items checked out at any given time
• may have up to five items checked out from specific restricted collections
• may place up to ten holds on items at any given time

Records will be blocked if card holders owe more than $100 in fines and fees, or if they have overdue items which have been recalled for use by another borrower.

BORROWERS' RESPONSIBILITIES

Borrowers are responsible for material checked out in their names. Overdue fines are charged to encourage prompt returns and to ensure access to the collections for other borrowers.

No one may use another person's ID card or number, or library card to gain access to library resources.

It is the responsibility of each borrower to maintain a current e-mail address and  telephone number in university records.

Borrowers should inform the Library if their I.D. cards or library cards are lost or stolen.

It is the responsibility of the borrower to note the time or date that material is due. Overdue notices, recall notices, and other circulation notices are emailed as a courtesy. Failure to receive these notices does not remove the borrower's obligation to return material by the due date or the recall due date, nor does it constitute grounds for reducing a borrower's fine. If a borrower plans to be out of town, s/he should return borrowed items or arrange with someone to receive notices and return recalled material. The libraries are open during intersessions to serve the needs of patrons who remain on campus: recalled items may be due any time the libraries are open.

Overdue fines and fees per item: (Maximum overdue fine per item: $40.00)
General material	$.50 per day for 10 days, $1.00 per day thereafter
Recalled material	$4.00 per day
Restricted material	Varies by collection
Reserve material	$4.00 for first hour or any part, $1.50 per subsequent hour
Summit or ILL material	$.50 per day for 10 days, $1.00 per day thereafter

Any borrower who fails to return library material in a timely manner or returns it in damaged condition will be charged lost book fees or repair charges, plus any accrued fines, plus a $20.00 service charge per item.

For additional information regarding lost items, replacement copies and other charges see: Overdue fines and other charges.

The Library reserves the right to deny borrowing privileges based upon just cause.

The University of Oregon Libraries' general philosophy is to protect the privacy of its readers. Library staff are not authorized to release information to the public or outside agencies without clearance from the University Counsel. If the user has signed a confidentiality waiver, his/her name may be given to another borrower who is requesting the whereabouts of a specific title.

Oregon Revised Statutes, Chapter 192.502 (22) Other public records exempt from disclosure: "The records of a library, including circulation records, showing use of specific library material by a named person or consisting of the name of a library patron together with the address or telephone number, or both, of the patron."

Maintained by: SChappell, chappell@uoregon.edu
Last Modified: 02/23/2009