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.
