Home>Information>Borrowing Privileges Faculty/Staff Borrowing Privileges   Regulations Faculty/staff may check out an unlimited number of books upon presentation of a valid University identification card at the access service desk. Borrowing privileges are not transferable. Borrowers are responsible for items borrowed until returned to the library. Lost or damaged materials must be replaced at current replacement costs plus processing. Materials can be borrowed for a semester and may be renewed only once for an additional semester by telephone, online or in person. Telephone renewals should be made on or before the due date. Billing/Lost Status If Library materials are not returned 60 days after the due date, the materials will be presumed lost and all library privileges will be blocked. The faculty/staff member will be charged the replacement cost plus a $15.00 non-refundable billing fee. If books are returned after payment has been made, there are no refunds given.   Loan Periods Books(Main Collection & Black Studies) - 1 semester Reserve Materials - 2 hours, overnight, 3 days or 1 week Audiovisuals - 3 days Government Documents - 1 week Laptops - 4 hours (Library Use Only), 3 days (Out of Library Use) Learning Resource Center (LRC) - Books circulate for a period of 3 weeks during the Fall/Spring semesters; 2 weeks during the Summer semester. Professional materials including textbooks, vertical files, and curriculum guides circulate for in-house use only. Periodicals - Library Use Only Reference Materials - Library Use Only Special Collections/Archives - Library Use Only Recall Implementation of the circulation policies as stated is dependent upon a good recall system. Therefore it is imperative that all faculty and staff respond to recall notices. If an item is requested by another patron, a recall notice will be generated. Faculty/Staff are requested to return the material to the library within twenty-four (24) hours of receipt of the notice. Failure to return a recalled book within ten (10) days will result in a fine of $10.00/day up to a max of $100.00.   Other Privileges Faculty and staff may use interlibrary loan to borrow materials unavailable at F.D. Bluford Library. Faculty may place books on reserve for student use. For more information please call: Access Services or Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery 336)334-7617