Borrowing Policies for Faculty/Staff Members
Loans, Renewals, Fines ...
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Renewal Limit |
Fines |
Grace Period |
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No overdue fines. (See note.) |
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$15.00 fee applies to items returned after having been billed for replacement. |
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$0.50/day. $50.00 if overdue >30 days. |
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Materials overdue for over 30 days are billed for replacement at $125 ($75 replacement charge + $50 billing fee). |
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$1.00/day. $50.00 if overdue >30 days. |
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Materials overdue for over 30 days are billed for replacement at $125 ($75 replacement charge + $50 billing fee). |
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Maximum overdue fine is $25. |
SearchOhio Non-Book Items |
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Maximum overdue fine is $25. |
Kent State Audiovisual (AVS) Materials |
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You will receive notification if an item you borrowed has been recalled. |
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You will receive notification if an OhioLINK item you have borrowed has been recalled. |
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Check with library staff - may vary by library location, date of material, bound/unbound, etc. |
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2 hours (7 days for some items) |
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$0.50/hour or partial hour |
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May be checked out again (in effect, "renewed") if not in demand.
May be checked out overnight when borrowed within 1 hour of Circulation Desk closing. Some items may loan for 7 days to faculty. |
2-hour/No Overnight Reserve Items |
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$0.50/hour or partial hour |
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May be checked out again (in effect, "renewed") if not in demand. Items cannot leave the building. |
1-, 3-, or 7-day Reserve Items |
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May be checked out again (in effect, "renewed") based on availability after a 24-hour waiting period. |
Interlibrary Loan Services (ILL) Items |
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Government Document Items |
(See note and other item types.) |
(See note and other item types.) |
(See note and other item types.) |
(See note and other item types.) |
Circulate as normal items, unless designated as Reserve, Reference, non-circulating, etc. |
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Many Reference items do NOT circulate; some items may loan for 1 day. Some items, especially those located in Main Stacks, may loan for 7 days. Check with library staff. |
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Renewals
Items that are renewable will not renew if there are other holds or requests for the item; though usually possible, renewals cannot be guaranteed, so plan your research accordingly!
More renewal information ...
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Fine Payment
Fines can be paid at the Kent Campus Main Library Circulation Desk with cash, check, credit card, or FlashCash *. Credit card payments can also be made online by logging in to your KentLINK library account. Fines that have been invoiced – submitted to the Bursar's Office – are payable through the Bursar's Office or at the library. Fines that have not been invoiced may be submitted to the Bursar's Office upon request, in person, at the Circulation Desk; fines submitted to the Bursar's Office by request will not clear from a patron's library record until they are paid.
* A cash balance that can be added to your FlashCard – food plan balances do not apply.
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Grace Periods
A fine will not be assessed for items returned (or renewed, when applicable) within their grace period. If an item is returned after the grace period, the fine will accrue from the most recent due date (not the end of the grace period), from patron's record, for the entire period the item is overdue. 2-hour Reserve and Periodicals have a ten (10) minute grace period. If the item is returned after the grace period, the fine will accrue from the most recent time due (not the end of the grace period) for the entire period the item is overdue.
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