Check out the rules before you check out the books. Here are some basic
rules to remember:
- Library users
MUST have a valid ID card with them to check out materials.
- Your card
MUST be activated at the circulation desk to use.
- Report a lost ID
to the library immediately. If you fail to report the loss, you will
be responsible for items checked out on your card.
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Circulation |
Reserves |
Holds |
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Recalled Items |
Renewals |
Interlibrary Loans |
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Photocopies |
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Circulation
NSU ID or other active SD library card (must be over 18) is required.
Undergraduate and NSU Guest Borrowers:
Books, Videos, CDs, AV Materials, & Sheet Music: Two-week checkout
Fines: $2.50 every two weeks
(billed cost of item at 60 days)
Bound Periodicals: Three-day checkout
Fines: $1.00 per day
(billed cost of item at 30 days)
Graduate Students and University
Staff:
Books, Videos, CDs, AV Materials, and Sheet Music: End of current semester
Fines: $2.50 every two weeks for books
(billed cost of item at 60 days)
Bound Periodicals: Three-day checkout
Fines: $1.00 per day
(billed cost of item at 30 days)
Faculty:
Books, Videos, AV Materials: Last day of spring classes
Bound Periodicals: Three-day checkout
External Borrowers (those using a library card not issued by
NSU):
Books, Videos, CDs, AV Materials & Sheet Music: Two-week checkout
Fines: $2.50 every two weeks for books
(billed cost of item at 60 days)
Bound Periodicals: No checkout permitted
The
following items may not leave the library:
Archives material
Microforms
Individual issues of magazines and journals
Reference books
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Reserves
Items held behind the circulation desk
NSU ID required to use items
You may use two items at a time
Not to be taken out of the library, unless specified by professor
Fines: $2.00 per day (billed cost of item at 7 days)
Remember,
you MUST have your NSU ID card with you to check out reserves.
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Holds
Ask
at the circulation desk to be placed on a waiting list for items
currently checked out by another patron
Receive notice when item(s) available
Pick up at the circulation desk
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Recalled Items
Due
on the new date indicated on the recall notice
Fines are doubled on items not returned by the recall due date
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Renewals
Overdue items cannot be renewed
Books may be renewed twice
Books on which another patron has placed a hold are not renewable
Bound periodicals are not renewable
Renewals cannot be done over the phone
Renewals can be done
online;
after signing in,
click on the My Library Card button and follow the instructions
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Interlibrary Loans
NSU
students and personnel only
Online interlibrary loan forms
Patron-initiated interlibrary loans available through the library
catalog
Allow 1-4 weeks for delivery
Journal article copies sent via campus mail
Pick up books at circulation desk
Overdue book charge $1.00 per day
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Photocopies
Copies 10¢ each
Copy cards, coins, and $1 accepted
Copy cards available at circulation desk
Copyright laws apply to YOU
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