Circulation Policies for Staff

Loans

WPI staff may borrow up to 50 items at a time. Items are subject to immediate recall if needed by a WPI faculty member for course reserve purposes only. If the item is not returned within 6 days of the recall notice, a fine will be charged.

Books, Best Sellers CDs, and Audio Books may be borrowed for 4 weeks. They may be renewed up to 3 times for an additional 4 weeks each time.

Videos (DVD and VHS formats) may be borrowed for 7 days with 1 renewal of an additional 7 days.

Reserves may be borrowed for 2 hours and must be used in the library. The exceptions are library owned materials which may be charged out overnight one-half hour before closing and returned within one hour of the library opening.

Tech Suites are group collaborative spaces that may be used for 2 hours with one 2 hour renewal.

Special Collection items, Periodicals and Reference items do not circulate. They may only be used in the Library.

Laptop computers may be borrowed for 3 hours use exclusively within the Library. They may be renewed 1 time for an additional 3 hours. Laptops are due back 1/2 hour before the Library closes. Please note that this may shorten the due date if checked out within 3 hours of closing.

Renewals

Items may be renewed if a hold has not been placed on it by another patron. A hold is a request by a patron that the item be reserved for them when it is returned. There are three ways to renew items:

Self-renew using My Account via online library catalog
Call (508)831-5410 during operating hours
Email accessservices@wpi.edu with renewal request
Renew Interlibrary Loan items in your ILLiad account.

Lost Items

Twenty-eight days after the due date an item is marked as lost. If a patron has one lost item, s/he will be blocked from checking out any more materials. Their record will not be cleared until the item has been returned or the bill has been paid. No refunds will be issued after 6 months.

Fines/Fees

Items not returned by the due date are fined on a per day basis. There is a 3 day grace period for books. There is no maximum fine. For amounts exceeding $15.00, the patron.s borrowing privileges will be blocked, they will not be able to receive transcripts and they will not be able to register for classes.

Books, CDs, Audio books	$.10/day
Videos	$1.00/day
Reserves	$.50/hour
Laptop computers	$.25/minute
Tech Suites/Anderson Labs	$.25/minute
Recalled items	$1.00/day

Damaged Items

Materials that are damaged will be charged an appropriate fee for replacement or repair. Patrons will have two weeks from date of notification to dispute the invoice. After the two week period, all invoices are final.

Notices

Notices are sent as a courtesy to remind patrons of the due dates. They will be sent via email, if supplied, or paper copy. The library does not assume responsibility for the non-receipt of notices. Failure to receive an overdue notice does not absolve patrons from returning materials late.

Courtesy notices are sent 7 days before an item's due date as a reminder to either return or renew the item.

Overdue notices are sent 7 and 14 days after an item's due date as a reminder that the item was not returned on time and fines are being charged.

Bills are sent 28 days after an item's due date and include the replacement cost of the item.

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Last modified: Oct 22, 2009, 12:11 EDT