Circulation Services
To borrow books, a valid photo identification card must be presented
at the Circulation Desk.
New faculty must come to the Circulation Desk to have their library
accounts initiated.
Borrowing Books
Regularly circulating books are charged out to faculty until the
end of the current semester, at which time they must be returned
or renewed.
Books may be renewed at the Circulation Desk in
the library or
online.
- You may renew books in person by presenting your ID card at
the Circulation desk. It is not necessary to bring books with
you.
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To renew
online,
access GIL (https://gil.spsu.edu) and click “Renew books
online.”
- Enter your barcode and last name;
- Check the items to renew;
- Click “Renew.”
- Be sure that books have been renewed. If the items have been
requested by someone else, they must be returned.
Fines and Fees
Faculty are not charged overdue fines on regularly circulating
materials. Faculty are responsible for overdue fines for reserve
materials and for replacement costs and processing charges for lost
or damaged materials.
Special Privileges
Faculty may borrow certain types of materials which do not circulate
to everyone. These include:
- Artworks to decorate campus offices;
- Bound periodicals and reference books may be borrowed for brief
periods with the permission of a librarian.
Reserves(Electronic/Print)
Faculty may place library materials and their
personal items on both electronic and print reserve for classes.
Reserve request forms are available at the Circulation Desk or
online.
- Only required readings should be placed on reserve. Any reserve
item which does not circulate five times in a semester will
be removed from reserve.
- Reserve items may circulate for two hours in the library,
or for three or seven days home use, as specified by the faculty
member.
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Services for Distance Learners
All library services are available to distance
learning students. If you teach classes to off-campus students,
point your students to the library’s guide to
distance
services. Distance students may also receive ARCHE Interlibrary
Use Cards and Interlibrary Loan services, and may borrow materials
directly from other University System libraries using their Southern
Polytechnic State University ID card.
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Acquisition of Materials
The Johnson Library is designed to support the
instructional programs of Southern Polytechnic State University.
Although the library acquires general and specialized materials
for the Reference Collection and to support cultural enrichment
and leisure reading, highest priority is given to materials needed
for teaching. Since scientific and technical publishing is concentrated
in journal literature, most of our budget for library materials
is spent on serial publications. Each department is given an annual
allocation for books, by a formula which factors hours taught, course
level, and graduate enrollment.
Selecting
Primary responsibility for selecting materials to support instruction
rests with faculty members. One member from each department serves
as representative to the Library Committee, which advises the library
on matters of policy and the allocation of funds. Requests for purchase
of materials for the library should be submitted to your Library
Committee representative.
From time to time, the Library Committee reviews the library’s
serial subscriptions to determine which may no longer be needed
and if new subscriptions should be entered.
