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Reserve patron services

  Searching | Checkout | Renewing | Fines

Searching for Reserve materials 

To access the materials currently on Reserve, use the above search boxes or the Reserves feature on Addison.

Once you have found the listing for your professor, you may select up to 2 items to check out at a time.

Write down the call numbers of the item you need and bring them to the Circulation/Reserve desk.

Noted in the last column of your professor's reserve list is the length of time you can check the material out:

• 2 hour library use only
• 2 hours
• 3 hours
• 2 days
• 7 days

Helpful hint: If you don't know your professor's exact name, you can type the first letter of their last name (ex. C) to receive a listing of all the professors with last names starting with "C".

To view PDF files on reserve you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Checking out materials 

• To borrow reserve items, please bring a valid form of identification. We will accept:
  • Hokie Passport
  • Virginia Driver's License
  • Virginia Identification Card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
  • University Libraries Borrower Card
• For information on who are eligible users of these IDs, please see the acceptable IDs section.
• The materials will be checked out on your library account.
• You may check out 2 items at a time.
• A label on the book, personal item, folder, video or other media material will indicate the loan period and whether the item may leave the library.

Renewals 

Reserve items may be renewed a maximum of 3 times, with the exception of 7 day loan items, which cannot be renewed.

You can renew either in person at the Newman Library Circulation/Reserve Desk or by calling 540-231-6340. (To see renewal information for other branches/units, see their web sites linked below.) You will need to provide your patron ID number and the reserve item number you wish to renew. You will be given a new due date and time. Fines will accrue at $1.00/hour (or fraction thereof) for hourly reserve items renewed late, and at $1.00/day for daily reserve items renewed late.

At certain times, no renewals will be allowed. They include:

• during Exam Week and Reading Day
• if a staff member has determined a time of peak usage
• if the item is in need of repair

Please note that if materials are not renewable, you will be fined if the item is not returned on time.

Fines 

Hourly Reserve items (2 Hour Loan and 3 Hour Loan) are fined $1.00/hour overdue.  Daily Reserve items (2 Day Loan and 7 Day Loan) are fined at $1.00/day overdue.

For example:

• if a reserve item is returned 15 minutes late or 59 minutes late, the fine will be $1.00
• if the reserve item is an hour and 10 minutes late, the fine will be $2.00.
• if the reserve item is a Daily Reserve item and it is a day late, the fine will be $1.00

Patrons may pay fines at the Photocopy/Cashier's desk or the Circulation desk.

Patrons may appeal Newman Library reserve fines by completing an appeal form available at the Circulation/Reserve Desk.

Reserve fines at other branch libraries (ie. Art+ Architecture Library, Vet Med Library, or the NVC Resource Center) may be appealed at that respective branch.