Phone: 217-545-2122
Email: circulation@siumed.edu
SIU faculty, staff, students, and residents may borrow library materials by presenting their current identification or appointment cards at the Circulation Desk for registration in I-Sbare.
| Type of Material |
Check-Out Period |
| Books |
4 weeks |
| Media (videocassettes, audiocassettes, slides) |
4 weeks |
| Journals |
Library use only |
| Reference Books |
Library use only |
| Reserve materials |
Range from 2 hours to 2 weeks. |
Renewals are permitted, if no other user has requested the materials. A recall/hold may be placed on circulating materials at a user's request. Materials may be recalled to the Library at any time, usually after the first four-week loan period.
Reserve materials may be requested at the Circulation Desk and are retrieved by library staff. These materials circulate on a limited basis; loan periods range from two hours to two weeks. Portable computers are available for loan (see Loanable Equipment for additional information).