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Moody Library: Circulation Policies

7502 Fondren Rd. Houston, TX 77074
Phone: 281-649-3304

Library Circulation Policies

CHECKOUT PERIOD:
  • Books - 3 Weeks
  • Compact Discs - checked out for in-library use only
  • DVD's - 1 week
  • VHS Tapes - 3 weeks
  • Vinyl Recordings - 1 week

Most items can be renewed twice after initial checkout. Click My Account and renew your items at any time.

OVERDUES:

Fines are 25 cents per day for regular materials beginning the next day after the due date. The due date is stamped in the book. The library is not responsible for notifying borrowers that materials are overdue, but one notice will be sent 7 days after due date and a second 14 days after due date. If materials have not been returned 28 days after due date, the materials will be presumed lost and a replacement bill will be sent for the item plus a $5.00 processing fee in addition to the accumulated fines. Delays in registration or in receipt of transcripts can result from overdue materials or unpaid fines.

Reserve materials and Media are assessed fines as follows: Overnight, Building Only, and 1 Day are $1.00 per hour; 3 Day and 1 week are $5.00 per day. If these materials are not returned, students will be contacted as soon as possible and reserving faculty members will be notified.

REGISTRATION:

All students, staff, and faculty must register with the library to activate borrowing privileges. Registration forms are available at the circulation desk. Students must present barcoded ID's showing current registration for classes. Registration is for the current semester only and must be renewed each semester. Registrations cannot be activated after 10:00 P.M.

TexShare participants need to register for their TexShare card at their school's library before items can be checked out from HCU Library. Participants must then bring their school I.D. card as well as their school's TexShare card with them, then they can register in our system.

FULL SERVICE PATRONAGE:

These include: 1) HCU students, 2) Faculty, and 3) Staff (with the exception of Curriculum Materials.

LIMITED ACCESS PATRONAGE:

These include: 1) Trustees, 2) members of the Alumni Association, 3) residents of University Place, 4) TexShare and, 5) the staff of Memorial Hospital.

INTERLIBRARY LOANS (I.L.L.):

Currently enrolled HCU students, HCU faculty, HCU staff and HCU trustees are eligible to borrow books and articles that the Moody Library does not own though Interlibrary Loan (ILL).  An ILL request form can be filled out in person or online at http://moody.hbu.edu/ILL_forms.html.  Items borrowed through ILL are shipped to Moody Library.  The patron will receive an email when their item arrives at the Library.  An HCU patron can borrow from another library in person using the TexShare card. 

TEXSHARE for HCU Students:

To get a TexShare card you will need to bring your current HCU ID (with the current term's sticker) to the Moody Library and fill out a TexShare registration form.   Your TexShare card will expire at the end of the term; after that you will need to return to the Moody Library for a new one.  Please follow all the rules of the TexShare library and return the items you borrow on time.  Rice University does not participate in the TexShare card program.  Please come to the reference desk to find out how you can check out items from Rice in person. 

If you are not an HCU student -  you must go to your library's circulation or reference desk and ask for a TexShare card. Once you have it, come back to HCU library with your current student ID card and TexShare and you can be registered.