Circulation Policy

The following photo IDs are accepted for checking out material:

• OSU or NCSC student/faculty ID with current validation
• Ohio Driver's License
• Valid student/faculty ID from any OhioLink Institution
  
  

Enrolled OSU/NCSC students have:

• Borrowing privileges from the OSU circulating collection for six weeks with unlimited renewal unless recalled by another patron
• Borrowing privileges from OhioLINK member libraries for three weeks with six renewals
• Access to all available OhioLINK information databases and materials
  
  

OSU/NCSC Faculty and Staff have:

• Borrowing privileges from the OSU circulating collection for seventeen weeks with unlimited renewal unless recalled by another patron
• Borrowing privileges from OhioLINK member colleges for six weeks with six renewals
• Access to all available OhioLINK  information databases and materials
• Access to article photocopies from other OSU libraries and OhioLINK member libraries upon request
  
  

OSU Local Courtesy Card holders have:

• Borrowing privileges from the Bromfield Library circulating collection for three weeks (a maximum of ten items at a time)
• Adults with a valid Ohio Driver's License may apply for OSU Courtesy Card at the circulation desk.
• Membership to the OSU Friends of the Library includes OSU/OhioLINK borrowing privileges upon application. Please ask for details at the Bromfield Circulation Desk.
• Reference Books and Periodicals do not circulate.
  
  

Holds
If an item is not available from the Bromfield Library a hold can be placed via the web in OSU, OhioLink, or Search Ohio library catalogs by following the "request this item" link. Items requested will take 3-7 business days to arrive at our location and be held on our hold shelf for ten days hence.

Recalls
An item may be recalled from you by another patron at any time, which may change the item's due date. A courtesy e-mail notice will be sent notifying you of any recall(s) on your item(s) with a due date in 10 days from the date the hold was placed on the item, or the original due date, whichever is less. Please respond to these notices promptly. Overdue fines accrue at the rate of $10.00/day per recalled item. Items that have been recalled may not be renewed

Lost Items

• Lost books: $140 ($100 replacement. $40 processing charge)
  
  

Overdue fines
Recalled items: $10 per day to maximum of $100
2 Hour Closed Reserves: $2 first hour, $5 per hour thereafter to a maximum of $102
1 Day Closed Reserves: $2 first day, $5 per day thereafter to a maximum of $102
3 Day Closed Reserves: $2 first day, $5 per day thereafter to a maximum of $102
1 Week Closed Reserves: $5 first day, $10 per day thereafter to a maximum of $105
OhioLINK and Search Ohio Items: $0.50 per day, $125 billed per item overdue 30+ days ($50 if returned)

For Lost/Damaged Bromfield Library Materials please contact:
Kay Foltz at 419-755-4029 or foltz.2@osu.edu

To appeal any library fines or fees, including replacement of lost or damaged materials, please visit:
http://library.osu.edu/find/circulation-services/library-appeal-form/

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