CHECKOUT PERIOD: |
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. |
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. |
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. |