Borrowers should take care in the handling of all library materials. It is the responsibility of the borrower to return materials on time or to renew before the due date. All materials must be returned to either the Book Checkout Desk, the Course Reserves Desk, or one of the return bins. There are three return bins located outside the library. Course Reserves, CSU+, and Interlibrary Loan materials must be returned to the Course Reserves Desk.
As a courtesy, email notices are automatically generated and sent to borrowers regarding overdue items, fines, and holds. It is the responsibility of the borrower to monitor email from the library. Failure to receive this notice is not grounds for the cancelation of fines. All library notices are sent via campus-issued email when possible. It is your responsibility to keep the library informed of changes of mailing address and email address.
Borrowers are responsible for returning or renewing items by their due date. Although the library will send a reminder notice or overdue notice as a courtesy, it is the responsibility of each borrower to know when his or her materials are due. Borrowers are also responsible for informing the library about changes to their mailing and email addresses. Failure to receive a courtesy notice is not grounds for the cancellation of fines. Unpaid fines and fees for items will result in a hold on your general CSUDH account, which may prevent you from registering for classes, applying for graduation, or otherwise separating from the University. Replacement bills are issued when patrons fail to return or renew checked out materials.
| Item Type | Fine Accrual | Grace Period | Replacement Bill Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
General Collection, CSU+, Interlibrary Loan |
n/a |
14 days |
28 days after due date |
|
2-Hour and 4-Hour Reserves |
$1.00 per hour per item |
n/a |
1 day (24 hours) |
| 2-Day and 4-Day Reserves | $1.00 per item per day | n/a | 7 days (1 week) |
Books from the general collection are considered lost and are billed for replacement 28 days after the due date. Reserve materials are considered lost and billed at an accelerated rate based upon their due dates. Each bill includes the following: a bill processing fee, a replacement charge for the item, and the maximum overdue fine per item. The current replacement fee for items from the general collection is $65.00 per item or the actual cost of the item, whichever is higher. Neither the bill processing fee nor the maximum overdue charge is refundable.
| Cost of the Item | Replacement Cost | Processing Fee | Maximum Overdue Charge | Total Replacement Charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
$65.00 or less |
$65.00 |
$20.00 |
$25.00 |
$110.00 |
|
Greater than $65.00 |
Item Cost |
$20.00 |
$25.00 |
Item Cost +$45.00 |
CSU+ and Interlibrary Loan
Books from CSU+ and Interlibrary Loan are considered lost and are billed for replacement 28 days after the due date. Each bill includes the following: a bill processing fee, a replacement charge for the item, and the maximum overdue fine per item. The current replacement fee for items from CSU+ is $90.00 per item, and the replacement fee for items from Interlibrary Loan is set by the lending library. Neither the bill processing fee nor the maximum overdue charge is refundable.
| Service | Replacement Cost | Processing Fee | Maximum Overdue Charge | Total Replacement Charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CSU+ |
$90.00 |
$20.00 |
$25.00 |
$135.00 |
|
Interlibrary Loan |
Item Cost set by Lending Library |
$20.00 |
$25.00 |
Item Cost +$45.00 |
Materials billed for replacement which are returned within 6 months of the original due date will have the replacement charge reduced to the Bill Processing fee ($20.00) plus the maximum overdue fine ($25.00). Note that in some cases, a patron may avoid replacement charges by supplying the library with a replacement copy of the same volume/edition or an acceptable substitute. For more information regarding acceptability of a replacement, contact Wendolyn Vermeer, Collection Services Coordinator, by email or telephone (310) 243-3134.
CSU+ and Interlibrary Loan services are limited to registered students, faculty, emeritus faculty, and staff of CSUDH. Alumni and community borrowers that have limited library borrowing privileges are not eligible.
The following items can usually be requested through Interlibrary Loan (ILL):
The following items cannot be requested via ILL:
Interlibrary Loan items may not be borrowed in order to put on course reserve or similar long-term use. To suggest a purchase for the Library's collections, please use our purchase request form.
Textbooks cannot normally be borrowed through ILL. Textbooks are often difficult to obtain, and cannot be borrowed for the entire semester. Most libraries place their textbooks on reserve at their institution, which means they cannot be loaned out. If the title is available through CSUDH Library's Course Reserves collection, the request will be canceled and the requester will be referred to Course Reserves for access to the resource.
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted materials.
Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research". If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use", that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.