Circulation Policies

General Information Borrowing Policies Recall Policy Fine & Billing Policies

General Information

The main Circulation Desk is located on the 1st floor of the Edmon Low Library. Books may be borrowed by anyone who presents a valid OSU ID or a library courtesy card with matching photo ID.

Circulation Desk Hours
Days/Dates	Service Hours
Monday-Thursday	7:30 a.m. - 2 a.m.
Friday	7:30 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Saturday	9 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Sunday	9 a.m. - 2 a.m.

Hours vary during intersessions, summers and holidays.

Telephone Numbers and E-mail Addresses

Circulation Desk:
Library Hours:
Library Fax:
Renewal Phone:
E-mail Renewals:
Web Renewals:

405-744-6812
405-744-5029
405-744-5183
405-744-9741
lib-cir@okstate.edu
Visit the OSU Online Catalog

Borrowing Policies

Loan Periods Renewal Limits Returns

Loan Periods

Main Collection

The standard loan period is 30 days.
OSU graduate student loan period is 120 days.
OSU Faculty have two due dates a year: March 1 and August 31.

Reserve Collection

Loan periods vary:

2-hour, restricted to library use only
1-day; 3-day; or 7-day.

Branch Libraries

Loan periods vary:

Renewal Policy

Library books may be renewed, if they are not recalled, "lost," or reserve items. See Renewal of Library Materials for details). You may also renew books via the online catalog.

Book Limits

Faculty: 150 books
Graduate Students: 100 books
Undergraduates and Staff: 50 books
Courtesy Card Users: 25 books

Book Returns

Book returns are located on the 1st floor and outside on the south side of the building. All reserve materials must be returned to the Circulation Desk.

Recall Policy

Checked out books can be recalled by another user. Books may be recalled after 14 days. Books needed for reserve or reference may be recalled at anytime. Circulation privileges are suspended when books are not returned by the recall due date. Fines for late recalled books are $5/day.

Fine & Billing Policies

General Faculty Courtesy Card

General Policies

Main collection materials:

Fines are >$.25/day/book, plus an additional $5/day for each overdue-recalled book.

Reserve materials:

$1.20/hour/item for 2-hour loans, and $5/day/item for longer loan periods.

Special permission materials:

$.60/hour for 2-hour loans, and $1/day for longer loan periods.

Unreturned materials:

Main collection materials: If a book becomes 60 days overdue, you are billed the replacement for the book(s), plus a $20 non-refundable processing fee per book.
Recalled, reserved, and special permission materials: If one of these items become 30 days overdue, you are billed for the replacement of the item(s), plus a $20 non-refundable processing fee.
Replacement cost of a reserve test file is $20, plus a $20 non-refundable processing fee.
Replacement cost of a reserve photocopy is $10, plus a $20 non-refundable fee.

Note: When a lost item(s) is returned after billing, you are credited only for the replacement cost. The processing fee is non-refundable. All library users are charged for lost or damaged books checked out on their IDs.

Faculty

Overdue fines:

are not charged to OSU faculty members, except for overdue recalled, reserve, microform & media, special permission, and interlibrary services materials.

Unreturned materials:

When a "lost" book is returned after billing, you are credited only for the replacement cost of the item(s). The processing fee is non-refundable. you are responsible and will be charged for lost or damaged books charged on your ID.

Courtesy Card Holders

Courtesy borrowing privileges are blocked if books are not returned within 30 days of the due date or if other charges remain unpaid. (See Courtesy Card for details)

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