- Your
Clemson University ID is your library card.
Check
out periods
Undergraduates may have 100 items at a time checked out.
| Materials
|
Time Periods
(Undergraduates) |
Time Periods
(Honors Students) |
| Books* |
4 weeks |
6 weeks |
| Magazines, journals,
and newspapers |
None |
3 for 3 days |
| Popular reading materials
(books, audiobooks) |
4 for 4 weeks |
4 for 4 weeks |
| Materials on reserve |
Varies |
Varies |
| Videos |
3
days |
3
days |
| DVDs |
3
days |
3
days |
| Music CDs |
3
days |
3
days |
| Juvenile books |
2 weeks |
2 weeks |
| Laptops |
2 hours |
2 hours |
* All books subject to recall.
- To find out if the library has a book, journal, CD, DVD, or other
item, check the online
catalog.
If
an item is listed in the catalog as IN PROCESS, use the In
Process Request Form to have it cataloged and held for you
at the Circulation Desk. You will be notified when it is available
for pickup. (Do NOT use for items listed as On Order or In Pre-Order
Process.)
- Bring items for checkout to the Circulation Desk in Cooper Library
or the Architecture Library.
-
- View a checkout
list
- You can access your library account online. You can view the items you currently have checked out and their due dates.
Online
book checkout - Distance education students and students with certain/some disabilities may
request that books be checked out and mailed to them.
Renew
Items
- In-person
- Bring materials to the Circulation Desk in Cooper Library or the
Architecture Library for renewal, or just your Tiger One card. It is not necessary to have your books with you to have them renewed!
-
- Online renewals
- Renew books online from My Library Account.
Recall/Hold
Items
If a book is checked-out, and the due date is more than two weeks away, you may request a recall/hold using My Library Account. Log in, search the catalog for the item you you want to recall or hold, then click on the hold/recall button.
The patron who has it is guaranteed two weeks, but must then return
it. You will be notified when it is available. All books are subject
to recall.
If you do not return a recalled item by the specified date, you will
be charged $1.00 per day late fee and not be able to check out or
recall anything else.
Holds can be submitted on Popular Reading items and books that are due in less than two weeks. When a book is placed on hold, the person who has it checked out cannot renew it. When the book is returned, it is then held for the next person on the hold list.
Please note that recall requests take precedence over hold requests.
Returning
Materials
- In the library
- Return materials to the Circulation Desk in Cooper Library or
the Architecture Library.
-
- Book drops
- Cooper Library parking lots
- Outside the Architecture Library in Lee Hall
- At the Hendrix Student Center
Outside the Holmes building
-
Fines
| Materials |
Fines |
| Books |
25¢ per item per day |
| Magazines, journals, newspapers, and recalled materials |
$1.00 per item per day |
| Popular Reading Materials (books, audiobooks) |
25¢ per item per day |
| Laptops |
10¢ per minute |
| Videos and DVDs |
$1.00 per item per day |
| Music CDs |
$1.00 per item per day |
| Reserve materials |
Varies from $1.00 per hour to $1.00 per day |
Undergraduate students receive notifications by email.
You can pay library fines online with TigerStripe or credit cards, in person (by cash, check, tigerstripe, or credit cards) at the
Cooper or Architecture Circulation Desk, or by mail.
Outstanding debts are turned over to the Bursar's Office at the
end of each semester. Clemson's Student Handbook clearly states
that any indebtedness to the University that becomes past due,
immediately jeopardizes the student's continued enrollment and
he/she will not be allowed to reenroll in any subsequent semester
until the indebtedness is resolved. The Handbook goes on to state
that the University may assess a $25 fee on any indebtedness and
that any collection costs associated with the debt will also be
the student's responsibility.
If you have questions about Cooper Library materials, fines or fees, please contact the Circulation desk at 864-656-1557. For questions involving Media fines please call the Media desk at 864-656-0402. You may also contact the Architecture desk at 864-656-3933 concerning Architecture Library materials.
If you lose or damage a library item, you will be billed the cost
of the item ($75 average) plus the overdue fines (25¢ per day
per item) and the processing fee ($25). You will receive a bill
for any material that is 45 days overdue. If the item is found within six months, you will be reimbursed the fees but not any overdue fines.
If you replace a lost or damaged item, you will only be billed
$8 plus any overdue fines. If you have questions about how to replace
an item, please contact the Circulation Desk in Cooper Library (864)
656-1557 or the Architecture Library (864) 656-3393.
Outstanding debts are turned over to the Bursar's Office at the
end of each semester. Clemson's Student Handbook clearly states
that any indebtedness to the University that becomes past due,
immediately jeopardizes the student's continued enrollment and
he/she will not be allowed to reenroll in any subsequent semester
until the indebtedness is resolved. The Handbook goes on to state
that the University may assess a $25 fee on any indebtedness and
that any collection costs associated with the debt will also be
the student's responsibility.
Use Interlibrary Loan to obtain a book or journal article not available in the Clemson University Libraries.
If you request a book, you will be notified when it arrives and
you can pick it up at the Circulation Desk in Cooper Library.
Photocopies of requested articles will be mailed to you. If you
prefer to pick them up at the Circulation Desk in Cooper Library,
indicate this on the request form and you will be notified when
they are available for pickup.
Check
out Privileges at other Libraries
- Where?
- Most South
Carolina public and private colleges and universities
-
- How?
- Get a borrower's card or a permission letter at the Circulation
Desk in Cooper Library or the Architecture Library. Distance education
students should contact Fredda Mealor (864) 656-4499 in Cooper Library or Christopher Chapman, Architecture Library (864) 656-3934.
Requesting
Photocopies of Articles
Distance education students and students with disabilities
may request
a photocopy of an article in a journal owned by the library. There
is a 10¢ per page fee.
Room Reservations
Reserve a room in Cooper Library for groups of 5 or more people with this form.
Disclosure
The Confidential Library Records Act (South Carolina Code of Law 60-4-10) that was passed by the South Carolina Legislature and signed by the Governor on May 22, 1985 states that it is unlawful to disclose Library records "which by themselves or when examined with other public records would reveal the identity of the library patron checking out or requesting an item from the library or using other library services..."
However the records of library materials you borrow or use can be disclosed:
- to persons acting within the scope of their duties in the administration of the library or library system
- persons authorized, in writing, by the library patron to inspect their personal records
- in accordance with proper judicial order
- in compliance with the USA PATRIOT (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism) Act of 2001 (PL 107-56) regarding terrorist activities
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