Home>Services Distance Education Loan Policies   Distance Education Students Borrowing Privileges North Carolina A&T State University distance education students may request library materials held in or by the F. D. Bluford Library, as well as materials held by other libraries. There is no charge for this service. However, since this procedure is time consuming and a local university, public, or community college library may hold identical resources, exhausting your local library's collection before making an item request is highly recommended.   Materials You May Request Both copies of articles from journals and books may be requested. Books will be charged to the student’s Bluford Library account via the A&T Student ID card. All items will be shipped to the library on the campus which is receiving the distance education course. Please check with that library for instructions on picking up your materials. To request material the options are as follows: Library's toll free number (1-888-246-1272) Via "request form" in the Distance Education Library packet Online Distance Education Material Request Form - Select book or article and complete the item information. Online Public Access Catalog Email- Circulation Department Please provide the following information when requesting information: Borrower information (name, social security number, home and email addresses, telephone number) Type of request (book, article, etc.) Item information (author, complete title, year, publisher, call number, and name of the library holding the item). For articles complete journal title, volume, issue number, year/date if applicable, and page number(s).   Returning Borrowed Items Books may be mailed directly to the F. D. Bluford Library by any standard postal carrier or returned to the student’s library at the receiving campus, who will ship the items back to NC A&T. Please remember to allow time for transportation when returning items so that no OVERDUE FINES accrue. The fine rate is $.25 per day for materials from our collection. There is no need to return copies of journal articles.   Loan Period Due dates for books will vary since they are set by the library which loans the book. Always note the due date for each item upon receipt. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSURING THAT THE BOOKS ARE RECEIVED BY THE LENDING LIBRARY BY THIS DATE.   Renewals If you need to retain the material for a longer period of time than set due date, please contact the Interlibrary Loan Office by email at ill@bluford.library.ncat.edu before the due date if the item is not from the Bluford Library collection. Renewals are not automatic and must be requested of the lending library. If the item is from the Bluford Library collection, please contact the Library Circulation Desk at 334-7617 or email circ@ncat.edu for assistance. If a recall or hold has been placed on the material, renewal will not be possible.