Borrowing of Library Materials Policy
NJIT libraries facilitate the circulation of materials owned by NJIT to students, faculty and staff and authorized alumni, courtesy and guests borrowers.
Type of materials* | Students (undergraduate & graduate) |
Faculty & Staff | Alumni, Courtesy & Guest |
---|---|---|---|
circulating books: lower level | 28 days | 90 days | 28 days |
2-hours reserve items: circulation desk | 2 hours | 2 hours | 2 hours |
1 day reserve items: cirulation desk | 1 day | 1 day | 1 day |
7 day reserve items: circulation desk | 7 days | 7 days | 7 days |
humanities & social science videotapes | 1 day | 1 day | 1 day |
*All materials are recalled at the end of each semester |
Materials on loan may be renewed twice providing no one has requested them. NJIT graduate students may renew items three times. Renewals may be done in the following ways:
In the spirit of limiting renewals to two times so that other users have access to material, we also ask that borrowers wait 48 hours before borrowing a book they have just returned. In cases where we know 48 hours have not passed, we will consider such a loan as a renewal for the purpose of this policy.
Type of materials* | Students (undergraduate & graduate) |
Faculty & Staff | Alumni, Courtesy & Guest |
---|---|---|---|
circulating materials | fines are waived | fines are waived | $0.10 per day/item |
use in library items (not returned to the circulation desk) | $5.00 per item | fines are waived | $5.00 per item |
2-hours reserve items (use in library) | $1.00 per hour/item | fines are waived | $1.00 per hour/item |
1 day reserve items | $1.00 per day/per item | fines are waived | $1.00 per day/item |
7 day reserve items | $1.00 per day/per item | fines are waived | $1.00 per day/item |
* Fines are NOT a mechanism to "rent" a book. Purposefully keeping a book for a longer period of time after it is overdue and then simply paying up the fine does NOT relieve you of your library obligations. Borrowers who are habitually keeping books overdue may may be subject to loss of access and use of library resources and disciplinary action by the university.
Updated at the CITLAR Committee meeting, Sep 11, 2014
Updated at the Faculty Library Committee meeting, Dec 16, 2004
Updated at the Faculty Library Committee meeting, Oct 21, 2004
Updated at the Faculty Library Committee meeting, Nov 20, 2003
Updated at the Librarians Team Meeting, Sep 5, 2003
Approved at the Librarian’s Team Meeting, Aug 18, 1999