Office of The Registrar

Administrative Policy Statement

Library Circulation Policies

Library Circulation Policies are subject to change. Please contact the library by email at library.mcgregor[at]antioch[dot]edu or by phone at (937) 769-1889 with any questions regarding circulation policies.

Maximum Items

• Faculty may have a total of 50 items (OhioLINK & McGregor) checked out at a time.
• Students and staff may have a total of 25 items (OhioLINK & McGregor) checked out at a time.

Loan Periods

• OhioLINK Materials
  • Books are checked out for 21 days.
  • Non-book materials are checked out for 7 days.
• McGregor Materials
  • Books are checked out for 21 days.
  • Non-book materials are checked out for 7 days.
  • Reserves are determined on a case-by-case basis.
  • McGregor journals, theses and reference materials cannot be checked out.
• Faculty, staff and students are responsible for returning items by the due date.

Overdue Fines & Fees

• OhioLINK Materials
  • A $.50 overdue fine is assessed per item, per day up to 30 days ($15.00).
• McGregor Materials
  • A $.50 overdue fine is assessed per book, per day.
  • A $1.00 overdue fine is assessed per non-book item, per day.
• If any item (OhioLINK & McGregor) is overdue for 30 days or more, the patron will receive a replacement bill of $125 per item, reduced to $50.00 upon return of the item.
• If a patron incurs $10.00 or more in fines (OhioLINK & McGregor), library privileges will be suspended until the fines are resolved.
• If a patron incurs $125.00 or more in fines (OhioLINK & McGregor), the librarian will place a library hold on the patron’s account, preventing subsequent registration and release of transcripts until the fines are resolved.
• Faculty, staff and students are responsible for lost or damaged items.

Renewals

• Books (OhioLINK & McGregor) can be renewed up to 4 times at 3 weeks per renewal, if another patron has not placed a hold on the book, for a total maximum borrowing period of 15 weeks.
• Non-book materials (OhioLINK & McGregor) cannot be renewed.

Requests

• Faculty, staff and students may have a total of 10 requests (OhioLINK & McGregor) at a time.

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