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Loan periods & policies

Loan periods

Loan Periods for Materials Borrowed from the Knox Libraries

Books, Scores,

Non-music audio, CD-ROMs

DVDs Reserves Laptops Music CDs

Reference

materials

Knox faculty & staff 180 days 3 days 24 hours 3 hours 7 days 24 hours
Knox students 35 days 3 days* 2 hours 3 hours 7 days* N/A
Knox Honors students 1 term 3 days* 2 hours 3 hours 7 days* N/A

*Limited to three DVDs or CDs at a time.

 

Renewals

Library materials may be renewed remotely on the in Knox Primo--click the sign in link in the upper right corner.

Renewals for materials borrowed via I-Share may be requested through your account on Knox Primo. Renewal of I-Share materials is at the discretion of the lending library. To renew I-Share items, log into your library account, select the items to renew, click Renew Selected Items button, and the due date will either immediately update or you will immediately be notified that the item cannot be renewed. Faculty and staff are allowed six renewals. Students are allowed three renewals.

Renewals of items borrowed via the Tipasa interlibrary loan system should be made online via your Tipasa account. Renewal of interlibrary loan material is at the discretion of the lending library. 

 

Lost or Damaged Items


Replacement charges for lost or damaged materials will either be the cost to the library to replace the item or $50.00, whichever is lower.

Policies and Privileges for Borrowed Materials

Knox faculty, staff and students may be blocked from borrowing materials at Knox for failure to return items promptly. In most cases borrowing privileges can be reinstated very quickly by contacting the library Circulation department libcirc@knox.edu.

Patrons may be blocked from requesting materials at individual I-Share libraries if they have incurred any one of a number of blocks based on failure to pay fines or return materials on time. Patrons will always receive notices of loan problem prior to any action, and patrons are encouraged to work directly with the library who owns the items in question to resolve the issues. Knox faculty, staff and students should contact the library Circulation department libcirc@knox.edu if they need help in resolving borrowing issues with other I-Share libraries.