Other Circulation Policies

Eligible Users: Davis Library extends use privileges to a variety of users, including students (graduate and undergraduate), faculty, and staff and alumni of the University and Rio Grande Community College. As a participating member of OhioLINK, use privileges are also extended to any valid student or faculty member of any other participating OhioLINK institution. In addition, Davis Library allows the general public who reside in the four county Rio Grande Community College district (i.e., Gallia, Jackson, Meigs, and Vinton) to use the library's collection and many of its services, provided they have registered with the Library and have a valid Davis Library identification card. There is no charge for community users to register. Children are allowed to register as a library community patron with the advice and consent of their parent or guardian. Children are not allowed access to the Internet on Library workstations unless they are be accompanied by a their parent or guardian.

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Unbound Periodicals: Unbound periodicals are shelved behind the Circulation Desk on the main floor adjacent to the reserve materials. Periodicals, bound or unbound, do not circulate outside the library. Availability of periodicals is limited to a first-come, first-served basis and cannot be held for a student. The Library reserves the right to recall any unbound periodical. After the first two hours, there is a 25 cent per hour, per issue fine for overdue unbound periodicals. There is a maximum $5 fine per item on overdue hourly reserve materials. A $10 replacement charge will be assessed for any lost or mutilated periodical issue as well as a $5 processing charge per issue. In the case of mutilated issues, additional fines may be assessed by the Office of Public Services. A refund of the lost materials charge for an unbound periodical issue will be made to the student if materials are found and returned in good condition within one year of the due date and will include the replacement charge minus the processing charge. Students receiving photocopied periodical articles through interlibrary loan are required to pay any charges for those articles, regardless of when those materials are received in Davis Library.

Halts: Students may expect to have library privileges (including OhioLINK borrowing) temporarily suspended, and requests for diplomas, transcripts, and registration materials interrupted as a result of seriously delinquent library transactions. Such action may be taken for overdue materials, unpaid fines, unpaid interlibrary loan, and/or failure to pay for lost or mutilated materials. A complete listing of current "Halt" categories is available through the Records Office. The procedure for removing a library "Halt" is to contact the Library as soon as possible and resolve the problem transaction. For questions relating to Circulation, please contact Deb Thompson, Circulation Associate.