Library
Services: Loan Periods
Overdue and Fine Notices
Recalls
Locates
Renewals
Holds
Books | 28 days | up to three times, unless requested by another user
Compact Discs | 7 days | yes, as above
VideosDVDs | 3 days | yes, as above
16mm film | Do not circulate | NA
*Museum of Fine Arts Passes | Do not circulate | NA
Periodicals | Do not circulate | NA
Course Reserves | Loan periods vary from 2 hrs - 7 days | no
Group Study Rooms | 3 hours per group of 2-6 per day | no
* Simmons students get admission to the Museum of Fine Arts free by showing a valid ID. Students may also visit the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum free by showing a valid ID.Top
Material Type | Loan Period | Renewable?
Books | 90 days | up to three times, unless requested by another user
Compact Discs | 7 days | yes, as above
Videos/DVDs/16mm Films | 3 days | yes, as above
Museum of Fine Arts Passes | 24 hrs (each admits one; may borrow up to two) | no
Periodicals | 2 issues max, current issues only with permission of library staff | no
Course Reserves | Loan periods vary from 3-7 days | no
Group Study Rooms | Not available to Faculty/Staff* | NA
*Faculty and Staff may book rooms for group use by calling Conferences and Events at 617.521.2158
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Material Type | Loan Period | Renewable?
Books | 28 days | up to three times, unless requested by another user
Compact Discs | 7 days | yes, as above
Videos/DVDs | Do not circulate | NA
16mm films | Do not circulate | NA
Museum of Fine Arts Passes | Do not circulate | NA
Periodicals | Do not circulate | NA
Course Reserves | Do not circulate | NA
Group Study Rooms | Not available to Alumnae/i| NA
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Fenway Library Consortium Borrowers
includes current faculty, staff and students of the following institutions: Emerson College,
Emmanuel College, Mass College of Art, Mass College of Pharmacy, Museum
of Fine Arts , School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Wentworth Institute
of Technology, Wheelock College, New England Conservatory of Music; Brookline
Public Library, Hebrew College, Lesley University, Suffolk College, UMass Boston and Roxbury Community College.
Books | 28 days | up to three times, unless requested by another user
Compact Discs | 7 days | yes, as above
Videos/DVDs | Do not circulate | NA
16mm films | Do not circulate | NA
Museum of Fine Arts Passes | Do not circulate | NA
Periodicals | Do not circulate | NA
Course Reserves | Loan periods vary from 2 hours -7 days | no
Group Study Rooms | Not available to FLC members | NA
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Overdue and Fine Notices
When library materials checked out to you become overdue, you will
receive two reminder notices by e-mail or snail mail to return or renew
the materials. If you do not respond to these notices, you will be billed
a standard fee for replacement and processing costs. If you do not respond
to the bill, it will be sent to the Treasurer's Office and added to your
Simmons account balance.
Overdue and bill notices for Fenway Consortium borrowers will be mailed to
their home library.
Late fees are charged for overdue reserve materials and museum passes. Overdue
reserves are 25 cents per hour. Overdue museum passes are $5 per day.
Recalls
If an item you want is checked out to another library user, you
may request that it be recalled. The item may not be recalled
from the original borrower sooner than its normal minimum loan period. If you need an item
that is checked out before its earliest due date, call or visit the
Circulaton desk. Staff there will help you locate the material you
need as quickly as possible. The Circulation desk can be reached at
617.521.2786.
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Locates
If you cannot find a particular item on the shelf, visit or call the Circulation
desk and ask for assistance. Our staff will check the shelf for you.
If we are unable to locate the material immediately, we will initiate
a search and try to find the item for you elsewhere. The Circulation desk can be reached at
617.521.2786.
Renewals
Simmons students, faculty and staff may renew library materials online,
over the phone (617.521.2786), or in person. Alumnae/i and other types
of borrowers may renew items over the phone or in person. Materials
that are listed as renewable in the charts above may be renewed up
to three times unless another library user has requested them.
Holds
You may place a hold on an item that is checked out, so that you
will be next in line to borrow it. Or, you may place a hold on a book
from the Simmons School of Management Library so that the book will
be delivered to Beatley Library for you to pick up.
You may place a hold from the Library's online public access catalog (OPAC)
by finding the record for the item you want and clicking on the "Request" button
at the top of the screen. Only current Simmons faculty, staff and students
may place holds online. You will be prompted for your email username and password, and asked to select the copy of the item that you want. You will
be notified by phone when your request has arrived at Beatley Library Circulation
desk for pick-up. Once the item arrives at Beatley Library, we will hold it
for you for one week before returning it to circulation.
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Page updated: September 24, 2008
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