Circulation: Services for Members of the General Public

EXTERNAL BORROWERS

Non-York users may apply at the Circulation Desk for a library card. The following are eligible to register as External Borrowers:

*Alumni (upon presentation of Alumni Association card). To obtain card click here .	$25.00 annual fee
*Members of the public (Excluding high school, community college and undergraduate students from other universities)	$100.00 annual fee
Faculty, students and staff from universities which participate in the Direct Borrowing agreements	No fee

*Please note that registration is valid for one year from the date of issue and is recognized at all York University Libraries.

eResources is not available to External Borrowers.

LIBRARY HOURS

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The Reference Desk opens at 10.00am and Reference Librarians are available for individual consultations by appointment. Hours are extended as the term progresses and reduced in the summer. Please note that circulation and reference services are not always available when the library is open. Circulation transactions can normally be made up to 10 minutes before closing.

CIRCULATION PROCEDURES

Library card and PIN

The library card together with the PIN enables access to services in the library and remotely. A user ID (a number found on the label affixed to the front of the library card) starting with 29007----- and a PIN are required to access some library resources. The PIN can be retrieved online through the library’s home page at http://www.library.yorku.ca if you have supplied the library with an e-mail address. Click on SERVICES then go to My Account.

Borrowing Regulations

All materials taken from the Law Library must be recorded at the Circulation Desk. With the exception of Reserves, Microforms, CDs, DVDs and Videos, materials may be returned to any York University Library. Materials must be returned on or before the due date and time to avoid overdue fines. For York University Libraries' Lending Code and more detailed Circulation information, click here.

Loans

Loans are limited to 15 items.

MATERIAL	LOAN PERIOD	HOLDS	RENEWALS
General Texts	14 days	Yes	Yes
Reserve	3 hours	No	No
Special Collections	3 hours	No	No
Restricted Items e.g. Law Reports	Not available	No	No
Fiction Collection	Not available	No	No
DVD	Not available	No	No
CD-ROM	14 days	Yes	Yes
Laptop & Power Supply	Not available	No	No
Video	14 days	Yes	Yes
Microfiche/film (Text)	14 days	Yes	Yes

Loans are subject to immediate recall if needed for the Reserve collection.

Loan Renewals

Loans can be renewed using the following methods:

Online – An online self-renewal service is available on http://www.library.yorku.ca . Under the heading SERVICES, select Borrow and Renew, Under Renew, click on Online. A valid library card and your PIN are required for this service.
In Person – At the Circulation Desk at any of the libraries. Materials and a valid library card must be presented in order to provide the information required for renewal transactions. 14 day loans are limited to one renewal provided there are no other requests for those items.

Holds

Materials can be placed on hold if you locate an item in the library catalogue that has been checked out and there is no other copy available. Please complete an online HOLD request by clicking on the HOLD ITEM button at the bottom or top of the screen. If the item is out on a 14 day loan, a HOLD will be placed for you. If it is out on a 100 day loan a RECALL will be made. When the item is returned, it will be held for you for 7 days. If there is an additional hold request for an item the normal loan period will be reduced to 7 days. Online requests are placed on the next working day. HOLD requests can also be placed at the Circulation Desk of any of the York University Libraries.

Searches

If you are unable to locate an item, please enquire at the Circulation Desk. If the item is not out on loan, you can request a SEARCH. You will be notified by email when the book is located and it will be held for you for 7 days. SEARCH request forms are available at the Circulation Desk.

Reserve Collection

The Library Catalogue will indicate LAW-RESV as the location for these materials. Please obtain call number from the online catalogue and request at the Circulation Desk. Overdue fines are calculated at $3.00 per hour or any part thereof on all Reserve items. External Borrowers may use Reserve materials on a READING ROOM ONLY basis. Reserve materials cannot be renewed.

Microforms

Microfilm and microfiche collections and readers are located in the Reading Room, east of the courtyard. Printing is available on the reader-printer by use of a copy card only at 9 cents per exposure. Circulating microform may be borrowed for the same loan period as circulating books.

Special and Retrospective Collection

Materials from the Special and Retrospective Collection can be requested at the Circulation Desk and they will be retrieved within one to two hours. Loan period is 3 hours and use is restricted to the Reading Room only. Photocopying or other types of reproduction of material by borrowers is not allowed, however, photocopying arrangements can be made through the library staff. If making notes while reading these materials, please avoid using pens or other instruments which could cause inadvertent damage.

Backlog

For items designated LAWBACKLOG in the library catalogue, please request at the Circulation Desk and allow up to one hour for retrieval.

In Process

Materials displayed as IN-PROCESS in the library catalogue may be requested by following the online instructions.

On Order

Materials displayed as ON-ORDER in the library catalogue indicate that the items have been ordered but have not yet been received and are therefore unavailable.

Inter-Campus Borrowing (ICB)

Inter-campus borrowing is a service provided to transport library materials between the Keele campus libraries (Law, Peter F. Bronfman Business Library, Scott and Steacie) and the Glendon campus library (Frost). If you locate a circulating item from the Frost collection in the Libraries’ Catalogue and you would like to have it transferred here, click on the ICB button at the bottom or top of the screen and complete the online request form. When the item from Frost arrives at the Law Library, you will be notified and it will be held for you for a period of 7 days.

Return of Books

All books which were not checked out at the Circulation Desk but were used in the reading area or at the photocopiers should be returned to the book trucks in the area after use. Please do not reshelve books. Library materials with the exception of Reserves, Microform, CDs, and Videos can be returned to the book drop at any York University Library. Reserves, Microform, CDs and videos must be returned to the Circulation Desk from which they were borrowed.

A book drop is located at the southern entrance to the building to facilitate return of materials when the library is closed. The after-hours book drop is cleared one hour after the library opens.

Direct Borrowers may return items borrowed from the Law Library to their home library.