Students currently enrolled at other institutions can purchase four months of special borrower privileges for $50. Students currently enrolled in an institution that participates in either the WRLC or CIRLA consortium, are entitled to borrow from Georgetown at no cost.

Faculty members currently teaching at institutions that are not a part of the WRLC or OCLC faculty borrowing reciprocal program, may purchase four months of special borrowing privileges for $50.00.

In order to qualify for this borrowing privilege, an active scholarly ID must be presented upon registration.

For students and faculty in the WRLC, please see the Georgetown WRLC borrowing policy page.

For those in the CIRLA consortium, you must bring a signed direct borrower form from your home institution with a photo ID to the circulation desk when registering or renewing privileges. The policies listed on this page apply to your borrowing privileges.

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To use the main campus libraries, you need a photo ID when you sign in at the entrance guard desk at Lauinger Library. To enter the Reiss Building during evening and weekend hours, you need to obtain a pass to the Blommer Science Library from the Circulation Desk at Lauinger Library. Please see the entrance policy for more information.

You are allowed a maximum of six books checked out to your account at any given time.

The loan period is four weeks

All books are subject to recall after four weeks if requested by another borrower, two weeks if needed for Course Reserves.

If your privileges expire four weeks before the due date, your books will be due on the expiration date.

For renewal policies, see Renewing books.

You are responsible for all activity that takes place on your library record. Notify the library immediately if you lose your Special Borrower library card.

You must inform the library of any changes to address, email, and phone number.

If you have any questions about your record or our borrowing policies and procedures, please ask to speak to the Circulation Desk Supervisor. You may call us at (202) 687-7607 or email accessservices@georgetown.edu.

You must present your Special Borrower library card and a picture ID (driver's license, passport, college ID, military ID, etc.) when checking out books.

Only you may use your Special Borrower library card.

Bring the materials to the circulation desk to check out.

You may recall any book charged out to another patron. To recall a book use GEORGE to locate the book you want then click on the link that says "Recall this Item." The link can be found on the right side of the page. All users have one month use of library material unless needed for course reserves. If the user has had the material over a month, their due date will be changed to ten days from date of recall. If you need the material quickly, check the WRLC catalog and, if available, order through the Consortium Loan Service (CLS).

If you are not logged in, you will be asked to log in at this point. Once you are successfully logged in, the Recall Request page appears:

Choose a pickup location and click the Submit button.

You wil see the following screen:

Click on the Request Selected Item button. You will receive an email or a print notice when an item you recalled is ready for pickup.

You can check the status of your requests by clicking on My Account in GEORGE and then clicking on the "requests (holds) link."

Remember, as a borrower, all your books are subject to recalls and holds.
You will receive an email and a print notice if a book you borrowed is recalled for another patron. Return the book by the new due date on the notice.

If you do not return a recalled item by the new due date, a block will be placed on your circulation record and you will not be able to borrow additional items or renew checked out items. Overdue recall fines are $5.00 a day.

You may request that library staff search for a book that you could not find on the shelf or have a book held that has an "available" status in GEORGE. To place a search or hold request use GEORGE and search for the book. Once you are in the book record, click on the link that says "Pull this item":

If you are not logged in, you will be ask to log in at this point and upon successful login, the request page appears:

Choose a pick-up location then click on the Submit button.

You will see the following screen:

Click on the Request Selected Item button. You will be notified via email when books searched or paged are available for pickup at the location you have selected.

Items will be held at the Circulation Desk for 8 days.

You may request retrieval of items located at the off campus shelving facility. To place a request use GEORGE and search for the book. Once you are in the book record, click on the "Retrieve" link on the right side of the screen:

If you are not logged in, you will be ask to log in at this point and upon successful login, the request page appears:

Choose a pickup location and then click on the Submit button. You will see the Item Selection Form screen.

Click on the Request Selected Item button. The material arrives within two business days.

You will receive an email when the material is ready for pick-up. You may also check your My Account to find out when your material arrives.

Items will be held at the Circulation Desk for 8 days.

Items stored in Riggs must be requested through the main circulation desk of either Lauinger or Blommer Science libraries.

Request forms are kept at the circulation desk.

If you have Adobe reader, you may print the request form and submit it to the main circulation desk at either library.

Items will be held at the Circulation Desk where the request was submitted for 8 days before sent back to the Riggs library.

You may renew your books up to three times, if they have not been requested by another borrower.

Books can be renewed online through GEORGE at the "View Your Circulation Record" option (enter name and ID number, then click on "Items currently checked out"), by phone (202) 687-7607, in person at the Circulation/Reserve Desk, or by responding to the electronic overdue notice.

Fines will accrue on all materials renewed three days or more beyond the listed due date.

Return books to inside or outside book drops at Lauinger or Blommer Science libraries.

Do not leave books on the Circulation counters.

Do not return overdue items in outside book drops when the library is open.

You may request a receipt for books discharged from your account at the time you return them.

Although your Special Library card does not entitle you to check out material from the Gelardin New Media Center, with a photo ID you are welcome to view or listen to media while the center is open (please see library hours)

Please note only GU faculty, students, and staff have access to the Picchi Multimedia Room and the Audio and Video Editing Rooms.

For more information about the Gelardin New Media Center, please visit www.library.georgetown.edu/dept/gelardin/index.htm, call (202) 687-7410, or email gelardin@georgetown.edu.

Replacement costs and options for multimedia can be found at: www.library.georgetown.edu/dept/gelardin/borrowing.htm.

Book replacement options:

1) $57 replacement cost
$30 processing fee
and any fine charges up to a maximum of $10,

or

2) A copy of the material may be brought to the Circulation Desk (on the 3rd floor) by the patron for replacement consideration by the Library. If accepted, there will be a $15 processing fee and any fines accrued up to a maximum of $10.

These borrowing privileges do not entitle you to:

borrow course reserves
borrow Gelardin New Media Center material
off-campus access to selected reference databases
use the GU Interlibrary Loan service
use the Picchi Multimedia Room and the Audio and Video Editing Rooms

Overdue notices are sent via e-mail (or postal mail if there is not an e-mail address on your account) as a courtesy. Failure to receive notices of overdue items is not grounds for dismissing fines.

Fines are levied against all overdue items.

Circulating items: $0.25 / per day
Recalled items: $5.00 / per day

A block will be placed on your circulation record if you owe more than $25.00.