Faculty Information

Faculty/Adjunct Faculty Circulation Policy

Who May Borrow

• Any current Fort Hays State University faculty or
  adjunct faculty with a valid FHSU I.D. card.
  
• An I.D. card may be obtained at the University Card
  Center, Memorial Union. The telephone number is
  785-628-4359.

Faculty I.D. Card

• By using a valid FHSU I.D. card to borrow material(s)
  or by allowing another person to use it, the card holder
  assumed responsibility for this material(s) and agrees to
  adhere to the policies of Forsyth Library. The patron
  will be billed for damaged or lost material(s)

Lost I.D.

• Please notify the Circulation/Reserve Office
  (785-628-4434; llwegner@fhsu.edu) as soon as
  possible, as well as John Ross (785-628-4539),
  University Card Center.

Reserve

• Material may be placed on reserve for a specified period
  of time for student use.
  
• Request forms need to be filled out completely. One
  form per Course Title.
  
• Title on request form should correspond with the title on
  the syllabus.
  
• Faculty are responsible for pulling all library material(s)
  to be placed on reserve, unless prior arrangements have
  been made with the Circulation/Reserve Office. Faculty
  may have a graduate student do this for them.

Class Assignments

• Please notify the Circulation/Reserve Office
  (785-628-4434; llwegner@fhsu.edu) of class/group
  assignments when library materials are limited. Placing
  limited materials on reserve will insure you that all
  students will have access to the materials.

Circulation Policy

• Loan Period
  • Semester Use - Fall = August - December
  • Semester Use - Spring = January -May
  • Semester Use - Summer = June - August
• During the month of May, faculty members who have
  library materials charged out will receive a notice. This
  notice will request them to return materials or have them
  renewed for the following Fall/Spring Semester.
  • RENEWALS - must be made by the end of the
    Spring semester.
  • HOLDS - are allowed.
  • RECALLS - are allowed (after the material is out
    two weeks).
  • RUSH RECALLS - for class use are allowed after
    the material is out 3 days.
  • LOST MATERIALS - have a service fee of Fifteen
    ($15.00) Dollars and a replacement fee of Fifty-five
    ($55.00) Dollars. Replacement cost is subject to
    review and adjustment may be made for
    particularly expensive or inexpensive materials.
• Faculty are exempt from paying overdue fines.

Journal Use (Exceptions for Faculty)

• Faculty may receive special permission to check-out
  non-circulating items, such as display journals for three
  hours and non-display journals for three days. Special
  permission to check out other non-circulating material(s)
  such as Reference, Government Documents, Western
  Reference, etc. may be given by the Librarians
  responsible for those departments.

Graduate Check-Out for Faculty

• Faculty designating graduate students to pick-up or
  charge material(s) must send their faculty I.D. with the
  student.

Video Tapes

• Videos are housed at the Circulation/Reserve Desk and
  must be checked out with an I.D. Check-out time is
  three days unless otherwise specified.
  There is a VCR available for use on the main floor of the
  Library. Please see Reserve Desk.