Florham-Madison Campus Library

Circulation
 
 

 

Borrower Responsibility
  • University students, faculty, staff and alumni - with appropriate FDU identification - may borrow circulating materials from the library. 
  • The FDU identification card, with a library barcode affixed to it, serves as library card. 
  • A student ID-card must bear a current FDU registration sticker as well. 
  • An FDU ID-card is not transferrable and may be used only by the person identified on the card. 
  • Circulating materials may be charged at the circulation desk during library hours until fifteen minutes before the library closes. 
  • Since all items charged to a library card become the responsibility of the corresponding borrower, any loss of ID-card or change of address should be reported, as soon as possible, to the circulation desk. 
  • Borrowed materials should be returned by their due date to the circulation desk or--if the library is closed--deposited into the book return bin just outside the library entrance. (Receipts for returned materials, if needed, may be obtained at the circulation desk.) 
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Loan Periods
  • Undergraduates: 28 days 
  • Graduate Students: current semester 
  • Full-Time Faculty: 120 days 
  • Adjunct Faculty: 28 days 
  • Staff: 28 days 
RENEWALS
Books must be returned to the circulation desk, by their due date, for renewal. A book may be renewed for a second loan period, unless it has been requested by another patron. 
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Search Services:
Search Assistance
Search assistance or a trace may be requested if a particular book owned by the library cannot be found in the stacks. Once located, the book is held at the circulation desk and the requesting patron, notified. 
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Fines
  • As a courtesy, the library mails reminder notices for overdue, lost, or recalled materials. Nevertheless, all fines incurred remain the borrower's responsibilty, whether or not a reminder was received! 
  • Overdue fines accrue at 20 cents per book per day. 
Lost or Damaged Materials:
  • If library materials are damaged while borrowed, the borrower responsible is billed for the cost of repairs. 
  • A borrower responsible for materials that are lost or cannot be repaired, is billed for their replacement plus processing fees. 
  • All lost or damaged materials remain the property of FDU Library. 
  • Any items discovered in disrepair should be brought to the attention of the circulation staff before being checked out of the library. 
Questions: 
  • Billing inquiries should be directed to the head of the circulation department.
  • After 4 weeks, unpaid fines or unresolved issues regarding fines are forwarded to the bursar's office.
  • The University may withhold registration, transfer of credits, grades, and graduation, until all library fines are paid.
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