ID Required – valid Tech ID card
Checkout Period – 21 days
Maximum Number – 20 items
Maximum Renewals – 3 times (unless it is overdue or a hold is placed on it)
If a hold is placed on an book checked out by a faculty member, a recall can be issued
for it.
When a recall is issued, the due date is changed to 21 days and a recall notice is
mailed.
If the item is not returned by the due date, future checkout privileges may be blocked.
Regular Circulating Items – 25¢ per day per item
Recall Items – 50¢ per day per item
Reserve Items – $3.00 per hour per item
Maximum Amount – $90.00 (after 30 days, it is considered a lost item)
Two overdue materials will block privileges.
Lost Items – If item is overdue 30 days, a $90.00 replacement fee is charged to the
patron.
Found Items – When a lost item is returned, the fine is changed back to $20.00 overdue fee.
Book – $90.00
Reference Book – Evaluated individually due to high replacement cost
Compact Disc (part of book or separate cataloged item) – $90.00
Microform (fiche, film, card) – $225.00
Periodicals: Loose Issue – $50.00, Bound Volume – $200.00
Video – $90.00
Government Documents included in above categories (ex. Docs Ref. Book = $125.00)
Special Collection, Manuscripts and Archives – Evaluated individually due to rare
nature
Current Louisiana Tech students and faculty may qualify for postal delivery of materials from the Library’s current collection if they meet one of the following criteria:
It is expected that these materials be returned to the Library by the due date and at the user’s expense.
For assistance with this service, contact Ms. Regina Foster at 257-2523 or reginaf@latech.edu.
To borrow materials from Prescott Memorial Library, patrons other than enrolled students and employees of Louisiana Tech University must present a valid Courtesy Card and submit proof of identification.
Courtesy Cards are available free of charge to students and faculty from other institutions with a Reciprocal Borrowing Library card from their home institution.
Courtesy Cards are also available to current Tech Alumni Foundation members, retired Tech faculty, and ICP/GSU students.
Patrons not in one of these categories can obtain a Courtesy Card for $25.00 per year.
Applications for Courtesy Cards are processed during regular weekday hours from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. If an application is filled out on an evening or weekend, the card may be picked up during the next business day.
ID Required – valid Courtesy Card and other ID
Checkout Period – 21 days
Only items from the local collection can be checked out.
Maximum Number – 10 items
Maximum Renewals – 2 times (unless it is overdue or a hold is placed on it)
A Courtesy Card holder may neither place a hold on material which has been borrowed
by someone else, nor request its recall. Material borrowed by a Courtesy Card holder,
however, is subject to recall.
Overdue Fines
Regular Circulating Items – 25¢ per day per item
Recall Items – 50¢ per day per item
Maximum Amount – $90.00 (after 30 days, it is considered a lost item)
One overdue item will block privileges.
Lost Items – If item is overdue 30 days, a $90.00 replacement fee is charged to the
patron.
Found Items – When a lost item is returned, the fine is changed back to $20.00 overdue
fee.
Book – $90.00
Compact Disc (part of book or separate cataloged item) – $90.00
Video – $90.00
Periodical materials should remain in the Library so that they are available to Library users at all times. However, the following exceptions are acceptable for short term checkout: