HARGIS LIBRARY BORROWING POLICIES

Items that can be borrowed:

Books, serials with a green card in the back, and VIMS/SMS theses, dissertations, and other publications can be borrowed for the periods listed below. Superceded editions of maps and charts are available on loan to VIMS faculty, students and staff only.

Non-circulating Items:

Reserve materials, reference materials, current and bound journals, microforms and microfilms and special collections.

Borrowing Policies and Loan Periods :

Loan Periods & Renewals

 

Materials that are loaned for periods of a semester, 120 or 365 days

Items may be renewed online. Follow these steps.

Materials that are not returned, or not renewed (if permitted), within 30 days past the due date will be declared lost. Borrowers will be blocked, and charged the replacement cost, plus a processing fee of $25 per item. The processing fee is non-refundable even if the item is located and returned at a later date.

 

Materials that are loaned for periods of 7 or 30 days

Items may be renewed online. Follow these steps.

Materials that are not returned within 10 days of the due date, or are not renewed (if permitted), will be declared lost. Borrowers will be blocked, and charged the replacement cost, plus a processing fee of $25 per item. The processing fee is non-refundable even if the item is located and returned at a later date.

Borrowing Materials from the Williamsburg Campus Libraries

VIMS faculty, staff and students are able to borrow materials from Williamsburg campus libraries by going directly to the library or by requesting an item through Hargis Library Interlibrary Loan services.

Materials borrowed from Williamsburg campus libraries are subject to the loan rules and policies of those libraries which may differ from those of Hargis Library. It is the responsibility of the borrower to be aware of any differences.

• Swem Library borrowing privileges
• Law Library borrowing privileges

Materials that are borrowed from other W&M Libraries must be returned directly to the lending library. There is no inter-campus shipping of materials.

Renewing Materials or Checking Your Records:

To see a list of the items that you have checked out, go to the Library Catalog and click on My Account. Select Review My Account. Enter your Library ID and your Library PIN if you have not already logged in. The login number is the 9 digit number on your W&M ID card. The default PIN is the last 6 digits of this 9 digit number.

For your privacy and protection, it is recommended that you change your Library PIN. From the catalog main page, select My Account then click on User PIN Change.

Damaged or Lost Materials

Damaged materials : These items may require special repair and processing, and will be subject to fees at the discretion of the Library. A processing fee of $25 per item will be charged. Items that are not repairable will be considered as lost materials. All damaged materials remain the property of the Library.

 

Lost materials: Lost materials will be assessed at replacement costs, with a minimum charge of $70, plus a processing fee of $25 per item.