ID Required – valid Tech ID card
Checkout Period – 21 days
Maximum Number – 20 items
Maximum Renewals – 3 times (unless it is overdue or a hold is placed on it)
If a hold is placed on an book checked out by a faculty member, a recall can be issued
for it.
When a recall is issued, the due date is changed to 21 days and a recall notice is
mailed.
If the item is not returned by the due date, future checkout privileges may be blocked.
Regular Circulating Items – 25¢ per day per item
Recall Items – 50¢ per day per item
Reserve Items – $3.00 per hour per item
Maximum Amount – $90.00 (after 30 days, it is considered a lost item)
Two overdue materials will block privileges.
Lost Items – If item is overdue 30 days, a $90.00 replacement fee is charged to the
patron.
Found Items – When a lost item is returned, the fine is changed back to $20.00 overdue fee.
Book – $90.00
Reference Book – Evaluated individually due to high replacement cost
Compact Disc (part of book or separate cataloged item) – $90.00
Microform (fiche, film, card) – $225.00
Periodicals: Loose Issue – $50.00, Bound Volume – $200.00
Video – $90.00
Government Documents included in above categories (ex. Docs Ref. Book = $125.00)
Special Collection, Manuscripts and Archives – Evaluated individually due to rare
nature
Current ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Tech students and faculty may qualify for postal delivery of materials from the Library’s current collection if they meet one of the following criteria:
It is expected that these materials be returned to the Library by the due date and at the user’s expense.
For assistance with this service, contact Ms. Regina Foster at 257-2523 or reginaf@latech.edu.
To borrow materials from Prescott Memorial Library, patrons other than enrolled students and employees of ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ must present a valid Courtesy Card and submit proof of identification.
Courtesy Cards are available free of charge to students and faculty from other institutions with a Reciprocal Borrowing Library card from their home institution.
Courtesy Cards are also available to current Tech Alumni Foundation members, retired Tech faculty, and ICP/GSU students.
Patrons not in one of these categories can obtain a Courtesy Card for $25.00 per year.
Applications for Courtesy Cards are processed during regular weekday hours from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. If an application is filled out on an evening or weekend, the card may be picked up during the next business day.
ID Required – valid Courtesy Card and other ID
Checkout Period – 21 days
Only items from the local collection can be checked out.
Maximum Number – 10 items
Maximum Renewals – 2 times (unless it is overdue or a hold is placed on it)
A Courtesy Card holder may neither place a hold on material which has been borrowed
by someone else, nor request its recall. Material borrowed by a Courtesy Card holder,
however, is subject to recall.
Overdue Fines
Regular Circulating Items – 25¢ per day per item
Recall Items – 50¢ per day per item
Maximum Amount – $90.00 (after 30 days, it is considered a lost item)
One overdue item will block privileges.
Lost Items – If item is overdue 30 days, a $90.00 replacement fee is charged to the
patron.
Found Items – When a lost item is returned, the fine is changed back to $20.00 overdue
fee.
Book – $90.00
Compact Disc (part of book or separate cataloged item) – $90.00
Video – $90.00
Periodical materials should remain in the Library so that they are available to Library users at all times. However, the following exceptions are acceptable for short term checkout:
