Borrowing Privileges

• McGill students, faculty, and staff must have a valid University ID card with a machine-readable barcode in order to charge materials from any of the McGill Libraries

• Faculty and graduate students from other Quebec or Ontario Universities may borrow materials on presentation of their University ID Card and CREPUQ (Quebec) or OCUL(Ontario) card.

• Educators and members of the general public may purchase a membership card at the Administration Office, McLennan Library Building, Mon.- Fri. 9:00 - 17:00.

• A Self-Service Circulation Check out Machine is also available for your convenience.

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Loan Periods
As of January 5, 2004 loan periods and renewals for regular loan items will be the same for all McGill Libraries.  Regular loans does not include journals, reserve materials, Curriculum Lab materials and other special collections.

 
Loan periods vary depending on the type of material, and the collection in which the material is housed.  All books are subject to recall after 14 days.

• Reserve Materials


Required readings are placed on short term loan at the request of instructors. The books, articles and course materials are shelved behind the Circulation desk. To request an item, go to the Circulation desk.
Loan periods are 2 hours; 3 days; 1 week. (For details on how to place items on reserve visit the Books Reserves Request Form or the Articles and Book Chapters Reserves Request Form)
 

• Reference Collection


Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Handbooks, Directories, Bibliographies, etc are available for consultation and for library use only. For additional sources check the Virtual Reference Collection
 
• Periodicals

Periodicals are arranged alphabetically by title on the shelves as you enter the Education Library.
Current issues and unbound issues are for library use only.
Bound volumes circulate on a one day loan to students and faculty.

Current & Unbound Issues	Library Use Only
Bound Volumes	1 day loan



• Curriculum Lab Materials

This is a resource collection of elementary and secondary level textbooks; activity books; teachers guides; audio and video cassettes; slides; kits; CD-ROMS; Quebec Ministère de l'Education (MEQ) Curriculum Guides and the Reavis Reading Collection of fastbacks provided by Phi Delta Kappa

Undergraduate Students	1 week loan
Graduate Students	1 week loan
Faculty	2 week loan
McGill Staff	1 week loan

Loans are restricted to the McGill Community and may be renewed only 3 times.
 

• Northern Education Collection

This special collection focuses on Northern Education and pedagogy. It is shelved at the back of the Curriculum Lab.
Students and educators in Northern communities may request materials by email or fax. Loan period is 6 weeks.
Local McGill community may borrow materials for a period of 1 week and may renew items only 3 times.
 
• CDC Children's Literature Collection

This is a representative collection of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, folklore, biography and picture books for children. These materials are shelved at the back of the Curriculum Lab.

Undergraduate Students	1 week loan
Graduate Students	1 week loan
Faculty	2 week loan
McGill Staff	1 week loan

Loans are restricted to the McGill Community and may be renewed only 3 times.


• PhD theses Master's theses, and M.Ed. Monographs

Theses and M.Ed. monographs of the Faculty of Education are shelved at the back of the Curriculum Lab.

Undergraduate Students	2 week loan
Graduate Students	6 week loan
Faculty	Term loan, annual recall
McGill Staff	6 week loan

Loan Limits As of June 1, 2002  

Returns &  Renewals

Online Renewal
To renew items online, go to the MUSE home page  and click on Sign In at the top of the page. Enter your student I.D. number and your PIN in the pop-up menu. (Note: Your PIN is your date of birth: YYYY/MM/DD.) Click on Your Account at the top of the screen, and again on the next screen. Click on Loans. Loans must be renewed one at a time by clicking on the blue number to the left of the book in question. Click on Renew in the pop-up window for each book.

Telephone Renewals
Books may be renewed by phone by calling 398-4689. Phone renewals are accepted during regular opening  hours:

The Self Check-Out Circulation Machine may also be used to renew books that are not overdue.

Holds

Placing a Hold on a Book

• When a book is recalled the borrower will receive a recall notice by mail. The book is now due on the new date listed.

• All borrowers are guaranteed the use of a book from the general collection for a minimum of 14 days.

• Fines for recalled items are $2.00 per day.
   

• For general stack material, overdue fines are $0.50 per day.
• For reserve material:

2hr loan -- $0.02 per minute
3 day or 1 week loans  & Periodicals-- $2.00 per day.
• Recall fines are $2.00 per day. When you receive the recall notice, be sure to check for the new date due.
• Fines accrue for every day (or hour, for reserve) an item is overdue, regardless of whether the library is open.
• Exact change is required for the payment of fines.
• A fine of $10.00 or more will block borrowing and renewal privileges.