Circulation Policy
Checkout of material requires a current, valid Tech ID or valid courtesy card.  Students with a valid Tech ID may renew an item online or in person with the material up to three times (unless there is a hold request on the item).

Courtesy Cards
Courtesy cards are available to students and faculty from other institutions with a LALINC card from their home institution.  Courtesy cards are also available to current Tech Alumni Foundation members, retired Tech faculty, and ICP/GSU students.  To be a Friend of the Library, a courtesy card recipient may pay $25.00 per year for a card.  In all categories listed above, proof of identification is required when the courtesy card is used to checkout material.  Courtesy cards are processed during regular hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday).  Applications may be filled out evenings and weekends and the card picked up during the next business day or the evening of the next business day.

Delivery Service from Prescott Memorial Library Collection
(Distance Education & Special Needs)
Current Louisiana Tech students and faculty living outside of Lincoln Parish and not attending or teaching any class on the Ruston campus or having a verified disability that renders them house-bound may obtain many books, articles, and other materials from the Library through its Document Delivery Service. It is expected that these materials be returned to the Library by the due date and at the user's expense. For service, contact Ms. Regina Foster at 257-3555 or reginaf@latech.edu.

Loan Amounts and Periods
Undergraduates - 20 items for 21 days
Graduate students  –  30 items for 21 days
Faculty and staff  –  50 items through end of Spring or Summer Quarter, respectively
Courtesy card holders  –  10 total items for 21 days
Some special materials (annual reports, curriculum books, government documents, etc.) are exceptions to this policy

Overdue Material
Anyone with overdue material is notified electronically by email if an email address has been provided, or by mail.
Fine:  Book  –  25 cents per day; $20.00 at day 31 and beyond.
Fine:  Reserve and other special material  –  $3.00 per hour; $20.00 maximum.
Fine:  InterLibrary loan item  –  $1.00 per day for the first two days and increases to $5.00 per day on the third day; $52.00 maximum.

Lost or Damaged Material
$80.00 per book (more for other material), unless suitable replacement timely provided.

Security System
The Library has a security system which will sound an alarm when material is not properly checked out.  When the alarm sounds, return to the circulation desk.