Faculty

Borrowing:

• To begin borrowing books, you must fill out the online library card application form and submit it. Once your information has been entered, then you can pick up your card at the circulation desk in the library.
• The basic loan period for faculty is 120 days. 
• Each faculty member is entitled to one 120 day renewal after the initial loan. A book may be recalled from a faculty member if it is needed for another course.
• To find out how to renew books online, please check out the "Renewing Items" guide on the side menu for detailed instructions. While you are logged into your library account, you can place "holds" on items and the library staff will put it aside at the front desk for you.
• Faculty members are not assessed fines for overdue books but please return your books when you are done with them.
• All books checked out this semester must be returned no later than the last day of finals.

Interlibrary Loan:

• If the library does not own a book or article that you require, then we will attempt to procure it through our interlibrary loan service. We typically do not charge for this service but there are some exceptions.
• To submit an interlibrary loan request, please fill out the online request form on the library site. 
• Delivery of book requests varies due to location of the lending library and how long it remains in the system, so please allow at least 5-7 business days. The turn around time for copy requests is around 1-3 days but there are exceptions.
• Copy requests will be emailed to you, so please make sure the library always has your up-to-date email address.

Course Reserve Shelves and Syllabi:

• The library staff will put books and articles on the reserve shelves for each of your courses.
• Please email your course reserve needs to the library staff. This can be done by emailing a staff member directly or by filling out and submitting the Course Reserve form on the website.
• The reserves section is arranged by the professor and course. 
• The library would like a copy of each of your course syllabi submitted before the semester for the purpose of collection development. Please email a copy to [email protected].

Photocopying and Scanning:

• There are two photocopiers in the library, which make copies and can scan & email.  There is one on the first floor in the reference reading room and one on the third floor.
• There is no charge for photocopying or scanning.
• If you would like articles or essays scanned for your Blackbaud course site, then let us know what you need and we can take care of your requests.

Computers and Printing:

• There are eleven public computers available in the library. There are two in the basement, eight on the first floor, and one on the third floor.
• The library does not charge for printing. The eight computers on the first floor and the one on the third-floor print to one of the two network printers located near the circulation desk. The two basement computers print to the network printer in the basement.
• The library's wi-fi network is free but it is password protected. The wi-fi network's name is "Library". Please ask a library staff member for the password.

Self Check-Out:

• After you set up a library account, you can use the dedicated self-checkout computer to borrow books.
• The self-checkout computer is located on the counter right above the course reserves section.
• The self-checkout software does time out after a while, so you might have to sign in again. There are typed instructions to the left of the computer, which will tell you what to do if this happens to you.

• All Faculty have access to the library at all times through the FOB access system. The FOB keypad is located on the left side of the library's front door.
• The entrance to the library is located on the first floor behind the Prayer Hall. Click here to see a map of the first floor.