Borrowing Information
About
Most of the items in the Library main collection can be checked out by students, staff and faculty. Community users and other patrons may be able to borrow items if they qualify for a Special Borrowers Card or by joining Friends of the Library.
Books & Masters Theses
| Students | Faculty | * FOL, Alum, etc. | Request | Pick up | Renewals | Late Fines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Collection Books |
28 Days | Semester | 28 Days (15 max) | Library Catalog | Pick up and check out at the Book Checkout & Pickup Counter | Multiple | 25¢ per item/day Min $60 if lost |
| Theses | 28 Days | Semester | 28 Days (15 max) | Library Catalog | Pick up and check out at the Book Checkout & Pickup Counter | Multiple | 25¢ per item/day Min $60 if lost |
| LINK+ Books | 21 Days | 21 Days | N/A | Link+ | Pick up / Check out at the Book Checkout & Pickup Counter | One (3 weeks) |
$1 per item per day $115 per if lost |
| ILLiad Books | Usually 28 days |
Usually 28 days |
N/A | ILLiad | Pick up / Check out at the Book Checkout & Pickup Counter | One | Ask DDS |
| * Friends of the Library, Alumni Association members and other affliliated users must have a special borrowers barcode. | |||||||
Notes
- Students working on a thesis or on an incomplete may borrow items from the circulating collection after completing a Library Registration Form, available at the Book Checkout & Pickup Counter. Thesis students will need their advisor's signature or have thesis advisor e-mail authorization to use library to
Circulation Services at circmail@sfsu.edu. Students working on an incomplete need the signature of their instructor. For more info, contact Circulation Services.
- You can only check out items for yourself. You cannot check out items for others, nor can they check out items for you.
- The 28 day borrowing period does not apply to books borrowed from LINK+ or via other Document Delivery services.
Reserve Materials
Students may borrow articles and books in the Reserve Collection from the at the Book Checkout & Pickup Counter. Items are also returned to this location.
| Students | * FOL, Alum, etc | Request | Pick up | Renewals | Late Fines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reserve Materials | 2, 24 or 48-hrs | N/A | Get call number from Lib catalog | Pick up and check out at the Book Checkout & Pickup Counter | Five | $1 per item/hr. Min $60 if lost. 48 hr items: $1 per day |
Periodicals (Journals, Magazines, Newspapers etc. )
| Students | Faculty | * FOL, Alum, etc | Request | Pick up | Renewals | Late Fines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 2 Days (5 max) |
2 Days (5 max) |
FOL, Alum Assn 2 days. Others in-house only. | Browse in Library | Pick up and check out at the Book Checkout & Pickup Counter | One | $5 per item/day |
| Bound | 28 Days (5 max) |
28 Days (5 max) |
FOL, Alum Assn 28 days. Others in-house only. | Library Catalog | Pick up and check out at the Book Checkout & Pickup Counter | One | $1 per item/day |
| Microforms | 7 Days | 7 Days | 7 Days | Find in Catalog; Request with form | Pick up and checkout at the Book Checkout & Pickup Counter | One | N/A |
| * Friends of the Library, Alumni Association members and other affliliated users must have a special borrowers barcode. | |||||||
Reference Items
| Students | Faculty | * FOL, Alum, etc | Request | Pick up | Renewals | Late Fines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reference | 2 hours | 2 hours | 2 hours | Library Catalog | Pick up and check out at the Book Checkout & Pickup Counter | 5 | $1 per item/day $100+ per if lost |
| * Friends of the Library, Alumni Association members and other affliliated users must have a special borrowers barcode. | |||||||
DVDs, CDs, LPs, etc.
| Students | Faculty | * FOL, Alum, etc | Request | Pick up / Viewing | Renewals | Late Fines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVDs | In-house only | 2 days | In-house only | Get call number in Library Catalog, take to Book Checkout & Pickup Counter. | Room 85 - Ground Floor | Two | $1 per item/day Min $60 if lost |
| Videotapes |
In-house only | 2 days | In-house only | Library Catalog | All tapes broadcast to Room 85. Reservations may be required. | Two | $1 per item/day Min $60 if lost |
| Compact Discs | 7 days | 14 days | 7 days | Library Catalog | Room 85, Ground Floor | Two | $1 per item/day Min $60 if lost |
| Sound Effect CDs | In-house only | 14 days | In-House only | Library Catalog | Room 85 | N/A | N/A |
| Laser Discs | Not available | Not available | Not available | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Audio Tapes | Not available | Not available | Not available | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Phono Records | Not available | Not available | Not available | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Sound Effect Records | Not available | Not available | Not available | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| * Friends of the Library, Alumni Association members and other affliliated users must have a special borrowers barcode. | |||||||
Printed Music
| Students | Faculty | * FOL, Alum, etc | Request | Pick up | Renewals | Late Fines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music Parts | 4 weeks | Semester | 4 weeks | Library Catalog | Pick up and check out at the Book Checkout & Pickup Counter | Two | $1 per item/day Min $60 if lost |
| Reference Scores M1-M3 (Monuments) | 4 weeks | Semester | 4 weeks | Library Catalog | Pick up and check out at the Book Checkout & Pickup Counter | Two | $1 per item/day Min $60 if lost |
| Thematic Indices Reference Music | 2 hours | 2 hours | 2 hours | Library Catalog | Pick up and check out at the Book Checkout & Pickup Counter | N/A | N/A |
| * Friends of the Library, Alumni Association members and other affliliated users must have a special borrowers barcode. | |||||||
Government Information
| Students | Faculty | * FOL, Alum, etc | Request | Pick up | Renewals | Late Fines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government Information | In-house only | In-house only | In-house only | Library Catalog. | Pick up and check out at the Book Checkout & Pickup Counter | N/A | N/A |
| Government Info | 28 days / Some exceptions | 28 days / Some exceptions | 28 days / Some exceptions | Library Catalog. | Pick up and check out at the Book Checkout & Pickup Counter | 2 | 25¢ per item/day Min $60 if lost |
| Maps & Atlases | 7 days | 7 days | 7 days | Library Catalog | Pick up and check out at the Book Checkout & Pickup Counter | 2 | $1 per item/day $60+ per if lost |
| * Friends of the Library, Alumni Association members and other affliliated users must have a special borrowers barcode. | |||||||
Special & Archival Materials
Items from the the Library's archival collections may be viewed on campus by appointment only, but may not be borrowed. To make an appointment, call 338-1856, or email eliassen@sfsu.edu. Photocopy and reproduction of materials is at the discretion of the staff.
