General Items
- Paper Books – 1 year (part-time faculty – entire semester)
- Reference Books – 24 hours
- Paper Journals – in-library use only
- Bound Journals – 24 hours (Only Bound Journals circulate (to faculty only). Checkout period is one day – due by 10:30 pm on day following checkout. Bound journal fines are $1 per day)
Media
- CDs – 7 days, extendable (total limit 6 per checkout)
- DVDs – 7 days, extendable (total limit 6 per checkout)
- Videos – 7 days, extendable (total limit 6 per checkout)
- Microfilm/Microfiche, extendable – in-library only
Equipment
- Cameras – 7 days
- Calculators – 7 days
- CD Drives – 7 days
- Laser Pointers – 7 days
Information Delivery Services (IDS)
- Interlibrary Loan (ILL) – varies depending on the lending library
- EZ-Borrow – The check-out period is 84 days (12 weeks) and cannot be renewed. EZ-Borrow books are ordered online from other libraries and sent via UPS to Marshall University for your use. We are bound by the lending library loan periods and must also factor in the USPS 4th class book rate time-table when we return them to avoid overdues.
- EZ-Borrow book fines are $1 per day.
Other Circulation Services
- Photocopying – yes
- Scanning – yes
- Reserves – yes
See the list of all the borrowing services.
We also encourage you to speak to Angie Strait at 304-696-4356 or email our acquisitions team at acqteam@marshall.edu. If funds are available, we will make every effort to obtain the resources you need to support your research and teaching. You can also use the online purchase request form https://marshall.libwizard.com/f/Purchase-Request-Form.