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Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

Medical Library/Department of Information & Communication Sciences

Circulation/Borrowing

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).