Seton Hall University

Borrow, Renew, & Return

Borrowing privileges are extended to SHU students, faculty, staff and members of the SHU Alumni, and to community residents through a borrowing agreement with the ReBL Reciprocating Borrowing and Lending Program. Note:

E-Z Borrow: loan period of 12 weeks. No renewals.
Interlibrary loan: loan period of 39 days. One renewal.
EZB and Inter Library Loan books will be held for 10 days. If not picked up within 10 days they will be sent back to the lending library. Holds will be held for 3 days and returned to the main collection if not picked up within 72 hours
The fine rate for overdue E-Z Borrow and ILL books is $1 per day.

The following loan periods and fines apply to material borrowed from the library.

Books

Books	Student* Undergraduate	Student Graduate	Employee	Faculty	Other**	Alumni	Visiting Scholar
Loan Period	45 days	90 days	90 days	one year	28 days	45 days	one year
Maximum	unlimited	unlimited	unlimited	unlimited	10	unlimited	unlimited
Renewal Period	45 days	90 days	90 days	one year	none	none	one year
Maximum Number of Renewals	1	1	1	1	none	none	1
Fine Rate	10¢	10¢	none	none	10¢	10¢	none
Maximum Fine Amount	$40	$40	$0.00	$0.00	none	none	$0.00
Hold	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Recall	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Minimum Loan for Recall	28 days	28 days	28 days	28 days	14 days	14 days	28 days
Recall Fine Rate	$1	$1	$1	$1	$1	$1	$1
Recall Fine Interval	per day	per day	per day	per day	per day	per day	per day
Recall Return Interval	3 days	3 days	7 days	7 days	3 days	3 days	7 days
Grace Period	3 days	3 days	7 days	7 days	3 days	3 days	7 days

* Student category includes: State Police
** Other category includes: PALCI (Pennsylvania Academic Library Consortium), Project Acceleration, ReBl, Vale Faculty Borrowing, Consortium of East Jersey and Palinet Academic Reciprocal Borrowing

Video-Film

Video-Film	Student * Undergraduate	Student Graduate	Employee	Faculty	Other **	Alumni	Visiting Scholar
Loan Period	3 days	3 days	3 days	10 days	none	none	10 days
Renewal Period	none	none	none	10 days	none	none	10 days
Maximum Number of Renewals	none	none	none	none	none	none	none
Fine Rate	$1	$1	none	none	none	none	none
Maximum Fine Amount	$40	$40	none	none	$40	$40	none
Hold	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Recall	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Minimum Loan for Recall	3 days	3 days	3 days	3 days	none	none	3 days
Recall Fine Rate	$1	$1	$1	$1	$1	$1	$1
Recall Fine Interval	per day	per day	per day	per day	per day	per day	per day
Recall Return Interval	3 days	3 days	7 days	7 days	3 days	3 days	7 days
Grace Period	3 days	3 days	7 days	7 days	3 days	3 days	7 days

CDs, DVDs and AV

CDs, DVDs and AV	*Student Undergraduate**	Student Graduate	Clerical, Maint., & Admin	Faculty	Other **	Alumni	Visiting Scholar
Loan Period	14 days	14 days	14 days`	14 days	none	none	14 days
Renewal Period	none	none	none	14 days	none	none	14 days
Max # of Renewals	none	none	none	1	none	none	1
Fine Rate	$1.00	$1.00	$0.00	$0.00	none	none	$0.00
Max Fine Amount	$40.00	$40.00	$0.00	$0.00	none	none	$0.00
Hold	yes	yes	yes	yes	none	none	yes
Recall	yes	yes	yes	yes	none	none	yes
Min Loan for Recall	7 days	7 days	7 days	14 days	none	none	14 days
Recall Fine Rate	$1.00	$1.00	$1.00	$1.00	none	none	$1.00
Recall Fine Interval	per day	per day	per day	per day	none	none	per day
Recall Return Interval	3 days	3 days	3 days	7 days	none	none	7 days
Grace Period	3 days	3 days	3 days	7 days	none	none	7 days

Circulation Procedures

Journals do not circulate.
We do not accept cash for Circulation fines/fees. Payment can be made by Pirate Gold, check or money order.
Books are no longer being stamped with a due date.
You are responsible for all material checked out on your card and for knowing the due dates. A receipt with book titles and due dates will be printed if requested when the material is charged out.
You are responsible for returning or renewing materials on time.
To view a list of library materials checked out on your account and their due dates, from the Services drop-down menu at the top of this page, select My Account. You may also access your Library Account from within SHUSearch; if on campus, chose "Sign in" on the upper right page of the SHUSearch results page. If off campus, you are already logged in; just select the "folder" option.
You may renew books once if they are not overdue. Overdue books must be renewed in person at the Circulation Desk.
Overdue notices and statements of fines and fees are sent via e-mail on a regular basis to all patrons with Seton Hall e-mail addresses. You are responsible for checking your e-mail for these notices.
Please direct questions to the Circulation Desk (973) 761-9435 | circulation@shu.edu)

VALE Reciprocal Borrowing Seton Hall University faculty & students may apply for access and borrowing privileges at 45 New Jersey colleges and universities that are members of VALE (the Virtual Academic Library Consortium).

Reciprocal Borrowing and Lending Consortium The Reciprocal Borrowing and Lending Consortium allows ReBL card holders to access 21 member libraries in Essex County (NJ).

Lost, Repair and Replacement Charges

Items that are 45 days overdue are considered lost and:

you will receive a bill for the average replacement and processing costs of $100.00 per item.
you may contact the Circulation Desk (973-761-9435 | circulation@shu.edu) for the actual cost of the item.
your borrowing privileges will be suspended and a hold may be placed on your library account.
Seton Hall University reserves the right to hold transcripts and diplomas as a result of nonpayment.

Patrons are not charged for normal wear and tear on library materials. However, the following conditions do not constitute normal wear and tear and may result in repair or replacement charges (charges are determined based on the particular circumstances of each case):

wet or moldy items
items damaged by food stains, oily or sticky residue
items missing pages or covers
item containing marking by pencil, ink or highlight marker
items showing tears, cuts, graffiti or other unusual damage