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Auditing and Certification Program students must present a current Drew ID card at the Circulation Desk in order to be registered as a library user. Borrowers are responsible for all items charged on their accounts. Reference and periodical items do not circulate.

Total items a borrower may charge and loan periods

 

Borrowing privileges and loan period

Auditors and Certification Program participants may borrow up to Participants in these programs may borrow 10 items at a time for a loan period of 30 days. No renewals, off-site database access, InterLibrary loan, or recall privileges are granted. Historical Preservation Certificate candidates are granted Interlibrary Loan privileges. 

Fines

Students Auditors and Certification Program participants are subject to overdue fines of 10 cents a day . The Maximum and the maximum overdue fine per item is $10.00 . Overdue notices are sent as a courtesy, due date slips are placed in each book at check-out. Items overdue for 40 days are automatically per item.  Items that are overdue for 35 days are assumed to be lost and a $100.00 per item replacement charge is placed against the borrower's library account. Replacement fee is $75 per book. Assumed lost items must be brought to the Circulation Desk for discharging. Once returned the $75 on the borrower’s  account (unless it is determined that the replacement cost for the item exceeds $100.00.)  Once returned, the $100.00 fee per item is reduced to a lesser amount . If unless the library Library has already purchased a replacement copy, the $75 fee is not reduced.


Suspension of Borrowing Privileges

When an item becomes assumed lost all library borrowing privileges are automatically suspended until either the book has all assumed lost books have been returned and/or the all replacement fee fees paid.

Fines for failure to return a recalled item

Recalled Items

Recalls are requests by Drew faculty, staff, students, or Reserves for material charged to another borrower.  Items are subject to recall 20 days after the original charge out date.  However, ; items needed for Reserves Reserve may be recalled at any time.  If a recalled item is not returned promptly, a patron is subject to fines, replacement charges, and the suspension of borrowing privileges.

Fines for failure to return a recalled item

Maximum Recalls are requests by current Drew faculty, staff, students or Reserves for material charged to another borrower. The maximum overdue recall fine for failure to return a recall placed by a for another patron is $20.00. Maximum overdue recall fine for failure to return a Reserves recall is $45.00. If a Reserves recall   If a recalled book needs to be replaced before it is returned, or is not returned promptly and the library purchases a new copy for Reserves, an additional replacement fee of and is considered lost, a minimum $100.00 replacement charge will additionally be chargedassessed.