Circulation Department
Library Policies for Students & the General Public
Circulation Policies
Identification Card
Checkouts require the presentation of your UW Eau Claire identification (ID) card or library patron card. ID cards are not transferable. Responsibility for all loans rests with the owner of the card presented. If you lose your ID card, immediately report such loss to the Blugold Card Office in Davies Center. No checkouts will be made without the proper identification card or library patron card. You may access your own patron account information, or you may wish to have it looked up by the Circulation Desk staff. You must have your ID to initiate any search of your record, including requests for overdue or fine information.
Loan Periods
The loan period for books is 28 days with two renewals. Reference books and bound periodicals may be used within the library only. Unbound magazines may be checked out for one day. The loan period for reserve books, IMC materials, and other special material varies.
The first overdue notice is sent 5 days after the due date. A second overdue notice is sent 10 days later. Fifty days after the second overdue notice, the item is billed as lost.
Once an overdue item is returned or declared lost, a single fine notice is sent to the patron. (Click here for the fine schedule or the replacement fee schedule)
Replacement Fees
The standard replacement costs for library materials are:
- Book: $72.00 maximum (includes $12.00 processing fee)
- Periodical: $27.00 maximum (includes $12.00 processing fee)
- Paperback: $37.00 (includes $12.00 processing fee)
- Gov. Pub.: varies with materials
- Media: varies with type of media
Payments for lost or damaged materials are made at the Main Circulation Desk.
Overdue Materials
The first overdue notice is sent 5 days after the due date. A second overdue notice is sent 10 days later. Fifty days after the second notice, the item is billed as lost.
Once an overdue item is returned or declared lost, a single fine notice is sent to the patron. (Click here for the replacement fee schedule)
- General Collection: $0.25 per day; $5 for material returned with barcode missing
- Recalled Items: failure to return an item recalled for another patron by the specified date will result in a fine of $2.00 per day
- Gov't Publications: $0.25 per day
- Reference Collection: assessment for items in demand may be made at the librarian's discretion
- Periodicals: $2.00 per day
- IMC: $0.25 per day
- Reserve Collection:
- $0.25 per hour for 2 hour material
- $1.00 per day for 1, 3 & 7 day materials
- $5.50 for failing to return photocopied material in envelope
Failure to pay fines/fees promptly will result in a block on borrowing privileges when the amount reaches $10. All fine/fee payments are made at the Main Circulation Desk. At the end of each semester, patrons with outstanding obligations to the library may be referred to a collection agency.
