Welcome to the William Madison Randall Library. We encourage your use of all library materials, facilities, and reference services. Please inquire at the Reference Desk for assistance in using the Library's resources and services.

Students enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington may borrow materials by presenting their valid UNCW One Card.

When borrowing library materials, please observe the following:

1. Have your UNCW One Card available.

2. Borrowing privileges are not transferable, with one exception. High school students enrolled in grades 9-12 may be added as an authorized user to an adult parent's or guardian's borrower's card. By sponsoring their child, the parent or guardian assumes responsibility for the return of all materials and the payment of any charges assessed for damage or over dues. To check out materials, the high school student must present their parent's or guardian's borrower card and their high school identification card or driver's license at the Randall Library Circulation Desk.

3. You are responsible for items borrowed until returned to the Library. Lost or damaged materials must be paid for; we charge the replacement cost and a $15 non-refundable billing fee each item.

Loan Periods

For undergraduate students the loan period is 28 days for books from the general, recreational reading, and juvenile collections and government documents. DVDs, CDs, VHS, and audio books circulate for 7 days. Reference books, periodicals, and other materials in high demand must be used in the Library.

For graduate students, the loan period is to the end of the semester for general collection books and government documents. Books from the recreational reading and juvenile collection circulate for 28 days. DVDs, CDs, VHS, and audio books circulate for 7 days and periodicals for 2 days . Other materials must be used in the Library.

Loan periods for reserve materials are established by course instructors, and may be 2 hours, 4 hours, 1 day, or 3 days.  You may borrow 2 reserve items at a time.

Renewals

You may renew overdue materials online (access My Library Record,) by phone, or in-person but  if another person has placed a hold (request) on an item, renewal is not permitted. The library does not charge fines but borrowing privileges may be revoked if a user continually has overdue books. If items are overdue for two weeks or more, the item's replacement cost and a $15 non-refundable billing fee per item will be assessed.

A/V Renewals
Renewals for videos, DVD's, CDs and audiobooks are limited to two (2) per item.

Overdue, Damage, and Replacement Charges

Reserve materials are subject to fines since these items are high demand, high turnaround and need to circulate to all persons enrolled in the specific course. Reserve fines are as follows:

Hourly checkouts - $1 per item, per hour up to a maximum of $10 per item, per day. If overdue five (5) days or longer, the replacement cost and a $15 non-refundable billing fee is assessed for each item.

Daily checkouts - $5 per item, per day. If overdue five (5) days or longer, the replacement cost and a $15 non-refundable billing fee is assesses for each item.

The library does not charge fines for any other category of material other than reserve materials but borrowing privileges may be revoked if a user continually has overdue books. If items other than reserve materials are overdue for two weeks or more, the item's replacement cost and a $15 non-refundable billing fee per item will be assessed. If an item is damaged or lost, repair or replacement costs will be assessed in addition to the $15 non-refundable billing fee.  Please note that water damage cannot be repaired, and must be replaced. 

UNCW students will have their borrowing privileges blocked when:

• Their debt for Randall Library materials exceeds $100.00

• Their debt for borrowing from UNC system libraries or interlibrary loan transactions exceeds $50.00. 

All charges must be paid before you will be allowed to register for the following semester, to graduate, or to receive transcripts.

 

Questions about this policy maybe addressed to Joyce Johnson, Circulation Supervisor.

Last Update: August 25, 2008