Ph.D. Candidate Borrowing Policies

Georgetown University Ph.D. candidates may borrow as many books as they need from the Lauinger, Blommer Science and Woodstock Theological libraries.

Loan Period Semester long with no renewals. All books are subject to recall after four weeks if requested by another borrower, two weeks if needed for Course Reserves. For the borrowing periods for all other materials (e.g., periodicals, multimedia, government publications), please visit Borrowing Policies by Material Type.

Overdue Fines Overdue notices are sent to your Georgetown email address as a courtesy. Failure to receive notices of overdue items is not grounds for dismissing the fines. Fines are levied against all overdue items.

A block will be placed on your circulation record if you owe $100 or more in fines. All unpaid fines will be reported to Student Accounts four weeks after date of assessment.

Replacement Options for Lost or Damaged Materials

$57 replacement cost plus a $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 by the patron for replacement consideration by the Library. If accepted, there will be a $15 processing fee plus any fines accrued up to a maximum of $10.

Replacement costs and options for multimedia can be found under "Equipment Policies" on the Gelardin New Media Center's Circulating Equipment page.

Please contact Course Reserves at reserves@georgetown.edu or (202) 687-7644.

Please contact the ILL office at ill@georgetown.edu or (202) 687-7428.