Circulation/Reserve

Circulation Desk

The Circulation Desk is the primary location to check out and return materials.

Circulation Policies

Loan Periods
Faculty	1 academic semester
PhD Students	1 academic semester
University Staff	4 weeks/28 days
Graduate Students	4 weeks/28 days
Undergraduate Students	3 weeks/21 days
Alumni/Retired Faculty-Staff	3 weeks/21 days
Participating High Schools	3 weeks/21 days
Special Summer Program Participants	3 weeks/21 days

Overdue Fines Overdue fines begin on the day after the book is due
Fines	$ .25 a day, per title, for standard checkout periods.
Maximum	$50.00 per item

SERVICE HOURS
Mon- Thurs	8:00AM - 5:00PM
Fri	8:00AM - 5:00PM
Sat	CLOSED
Sun	CLOSED
Holiday and special event hours will be posed at the appropriate time.

Staff

Linda Forsythe

linda_forsythe@subr.edu

Melanie Haynes

melanie.haynes@sus.edu

Rena Darensbourg

rena_darensbourg@subr.edu

Phone

225-771-2855

Overdue Fines

Patrons are responsible for all fines which result from overdue returns, damage to items, lost or stolen items, including those items obtained by interlibrary Loan.

In order to check books out, you must have no overdue books or fines. If you have overdue books or an unpaid fine, your library account will be blocked until the fine is paid at the Comptroller's Office.

Overdue books or unpaid fines will prevent SU Students from:

Checking-out additional books from John B. Cade Library
Accessing the library's databases remotely (off-campus)

Lost/Damaged Books Policy

Lost book charges include:

The cost of the book
$20.00 replacement fee
Accumulated fines on the book

If a lost book is found and returned to the library, the cost of the book minus the replacement fee is credited to the patron’s account by the Comptroller’s Office. The accumulated fines are non-refundable.

Recalls/Holds

Any library material may be recalled or have a hold placed on them. A recall is an official request for a book to be returned early. A hold is the reserving of an item, upon returning, for the next user. Library patrons can request a user hold on needed items currently charged out to another patron. When the material becomes available, the patron is notified and given three (3) days to pick up the items(s) at the Circulation Desk; after the 3-day hold, the items(s) will be returned to the shelf.

Renewals

Faculty and PhD students can renew materials at the end of the spring, summer, and fall semesters.
Reserve materials cannot be renewed.

Library materials must be renewed on or before the due date. Borrowers are extended renewals loan periods up to 4 times. After the 4th time the items must be returned to circulation.

The following materials cannot be renewed:

Overdue renewed items
Items on hold
Items held by a borrower whose student ID is blocked
Items that have been renewed up to 4 times

How to renew materials

Material may be renewed from a computer workstation within the library or from a remote location internet access.

To renew books online:

Click on “My Account”
You will see “My Account”
Select “Renew My Materials”

DVD/VHS

Students, faculty and staff can check-out videos for three (3) days. There is a $3.00 fine for overdue videos. Damaged and lost videos will be assessed (1) $25.00-replacement processing fee; plus the cost of the item.