Olin Circulation Unit
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Hours Monday-Thursday 7:30am-2:00am Friday 7:30am-8:00pm Saturday 9:00am-10:00pm Sunday 10:00am-2:00am Schedules for intersession hours and holiday hours will vary. Please call 935-5454 to obtain current hours. Location The Check-out Desk is located in the lobby on Level 1 of Olin Library, at the right-hand side of the curved Help Center desk. Contacts The Circulation unit may be reached by phone at (314) 935-5420, by e-mail at circ@wumail.wustl.edu or at: Circulation
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Borrowing Privileges Washington University students, faculty, staff and courtesy borrowers who have current identification cards may borrow books. A current Washington University I.D. or courtesy card is required for all borrowing transactions. Visitors may get borrowing privileges after donating to the University Century Club. Information on this program is available at: http://library.wustl.edu/services/visitors.html Loan Periods
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Borrowing Circulation of Periodicals Click here for a chart showing fines for all libraries. Overdue fines for Olin Library books are charged as follows:General collection materials: 20 cents/day Nonbook media: $1.00/day Recalled materials: 40 cents/day Fines for overdue reserve materials are: 2-Hour, 3-Hour: 60 cents/hour or fraction thereof. 1, 2 & 5-Day: $1.00/day or fraction thereof. A borrower who fails to return a book after the second overdue notice has been sent will be charged for replacement. In addition, borrowing privileges will be suspended. Overdue fines are waived when a replacement charge for the lost book has been paid. Information about student billingLost Books and Replacement Charges Borrowers who have lost books will be charged for their replacement. Charges for unreturned library materials are intended to help the library replace such materials and make them available for future use. A non-refundable $15.00 replacement fee is charged in addition to the replacement cost. If the book is subsequently found, the replacement cost will be refunded or credited but the replacement fee will remain. MOBIUS items have a replacement cost of $120.00 Payment made by a borrower under these circumstances in no way implies transfer of ownership of library property. Lost and unreturned items remain the property of the library. Information about student billingRecalls What is a Recall? Click here. Only authorized borrowers may place recalls. A book may be recalled from another borrower after it has been on loan for a minimum of two weeks. Recalled item due dates will automatically change to precede the original due dates. Books needed for reserve are recalled immediately. Searches Patrons may request searches for books that cannot be located in the general collection by requesting the book directly from the catalog. When found, the books will be held at Circulation and the patron will be notified. If the books are not found within several days, the patron will be informed, even though the searching process will continue for three months if necessary. Lockers, and Faculty Studies Olin Library Day Locker, Lockable Bookshelf, and Faculty Study Policy Library materials kept in lockers and faculty studies must be charged out or the materials will be removed. It is the responsibility of the borrower to charge out books at the Check-out Desk and either return or renew them when they are due. |
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