Lawrence V.
Johnson Library

Circulation Services

Loan Periods and Policies

Books in the general collection circulate for four weeks. In order to check out a book, you must present your picture ID at the Circulation Desk. We ask that all materials be checked out ten minutes prior to closing. Click here for Library hours.

Materials placed on Reserve circulate for two hours, three days, or seven days. Reserve materials are searchable in GIL (the library's online catalog) under "Course Reserves". You may search by course number or by professor name.

Textbooks circulate for two hours; however, the loan period for all other Reserve materials is determined by the professor placing these items on Reserve.

Fines

General Collection
35¢/day
Two-Hour Reserves
5¢/minute
Three-Day and Seven-Day Reserves
$2.50/day
Maximum Fine
$35.00/item
Maximum Fine (Reserves)
$10.00/item
General Collection items have a four day grace period. On the fifth day after the due date, all fines are assessed retroactively. There is no grace period on reserve materials. When you accrue fines in excess of $10.00, you will be blocked from borrowing, renewing, or requesting library materials. If you have unpaid fines at the end of the semester, you may be blocked from registering for the next semester.

Renewals

You may renew books in person in the library or online via the GIL catalog. The library does not renew books over the telephone. You do not need to bring your books to the library to renew them; all that is required is a photo ID card. To renew online, logon to your GIL account, check the items you want to renew, and click the "Renew" button.

Requesting Materials

If a book you need has been checked out to someone else, you may request it through the GIL online catalog. Click the "Request" link at the top or bottom of the screen on which the record for the book is displayed. When is returned, you will be notified that the book is available for you to pick up at the Circulation Desk.

You may not renew books which someone else has requested. Out of consideration for others, please return books which have been requested as soon as possible.

Who May Borrow

Patron Type
Maximum Books
Checked Out
Maxumum
Renewals
Alumni (SPSU)
10
2
ARCHE Borrowers
10
2
Auxiliary Students
75
3
Business Borrowers
10
2
Chattahoochee Tech
10
2
Continuing Education Students (SPSU)
10 (Reserve Only)
n/a
Faculty/Staff (SPSU)
100
3
Family Members
10
2
Foundation Members
10
2
GIL Express Patrons
75
2
Interlibrary Loan
500
1
Retired Faculty/Staff (SPSU)
100
3
State Employees
10
2
Students (SPSU)
75
3

 

Departmental Contacts

Li Chen, Systems/Circulation
(678) 915-7467
lchen
Mark Kirkley, Circulation & Reserves Assistant
(678) 915-7275
mkirkley
All email addresses are in the domain spsu.edu (append "@spsu.edu" without quotations to the end of the address).
Steven Vincent
September 13, 2005
Lawrence V. Johnson Library
Southern Polytechnic State University

 

 

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