Circulation Dept.
First Time Users
To check out material , a student, faculty or
staff user must bring their current McNeese ID card to the
circulation desk. "A
Friend of the Library" or a LALINC student must have their
current card with them, to check out material.
To check your account online you will be asked
for your user ID and PIN.
The user ID for students, faculty
and staff is comprised of your Banner number, plus 2
additional digits:
"01" for faculty and staff
"02" for students
The user ID for Friends of the
Library or LALINC student is the number from your card, plus 2 additional
digits:
"02" for LALINC students
"03" for Friends of the Library
Examples:
99999999901 (faculty and staff)
55555555502 (student and LALINC)
11111111103 (Friends)
Do not include any dashes or spaces.
PIN numbers are unique identifiers for library customers.
Most PIN numbers are set to CHANGEME. If this does not work,
your PIN can be obtained from the Reference Desk from the following contact points:
Phone: 475-5725, e-mail:
refdept@mcneese.edu,
or Ask
A Librarian.
Checking out Material
The Circulation Department checks out material for most of
the library's collection. A current McNeese ID card serves as
the library card for McNeese students and faculty or staff.
"Friends of the Library" are issued a different card. LALINC
students have a special card that is issued from their
university
library.
Members of the General Public may join the
"Friends of the Library" for a $15.00 annual fee. These
members are granted the same term of loan as students.
Membership forms are available at the Circulation Desk.
Loan periods are as follows:
| Group |
Number of Items |
Term of Loan |
| Faculty/Staff |
150 |
end of semester |
| Students/LALINC |
25 |
3 weeks |
| Friends |
20 |
3 weeks |
Renewals
Faculty may renew materials only 2 times after the initial
loan period has elapsed. Students may renew materials up to 3
times after the initial loan period. Renewals can be done
online, go to MY Account in the online public catalog.
Reserve materials and items which are on hold for someone cannot be renewed.
Reserves
Faculty and other staff members may put items on reserve at
the Circulation Desk. Reserve loan periods are selected by the
faculty submitter, examples: 1 hour, 2
hours, 1 day, or 2 days. Reserve items may not be renewed, and
some items are restricted to library use only.
Holds and Recalls
Hold and Recall requests may be placed on items currently
on loan to another patron. Hold and Recall requests may be
placed in writing at the Circulation Desk.
For a Hold, once the requested item
is returned, the requestor will be called, letting them know the
item is now available. Hold items will be held for 10 days. For a Recall, the
customer who currently has
the item will be called, asking that they return it before the original due
date. Recalled items will then be held for 10 days and the requestor
called stating that the item is now
available.
Hold or Recall requests cannot be processed if the
requesting customer has a block on their library
record or is not currently enrolled/active.
Searches
If you are unable to locate an item on the
shelves, come check at the Circulation Desk. The item may be
waiting to be shelved or it may be missing. Circulation staff
will search for the item and let you know the outcome. If they
are unable to locate the item you can request it from another
library through the ILL Dept.
Group Study Rooms
There are five group study
rooms available for checkout. The rooms check out for three
hours and cannot be reserved ahead of time.
ILL Items (Inter-Library Loan)
ILL items can be picked-up from
circulation, a current McNeese ID or "Friends of the Library"
card will need to be shown before the items can be picked-up.
When you are through with your ILL items bring them to
circulation and let them know the items are being returned.
Fines and Bills
No fines are levied for overdue library materials.
Customers will be billed by the
Circulation Department for the full replacement cost of
unreturned materials. After five weeks they will be blocked
from checking out material and the replacement cost will be
billed to their university account.
Lost and Found
The Circulation Dept. has a lost/found area
for items left in the library. If you find items in the
library bring them to the Circulation Desk.
For further information please contact Mary Jane Bloomquist,
Circulation Librarian, at (337) 475-5718 or Circulation Staff
at (337) 475-5723.
This page last updated on
November 13, 2007.
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