Borrowing, returning,
renewing
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The following affiliates are eligible to borrow library material:
- registered students possessing an SBU photo ID card
- SBU affiliated faculty / staff possessing an SBU photo ID card
- participants in Special Programs, Institutes or Workshops sponsored
by the University
- Emeritus faculty
The Library extends borrowing privileges only to registered students.
The Library relies on the
official registration database (SOLAR) to authenticate whether a student
is registered or not.
When a student's SOLAR record indicates the student is currently registered
and this information appears in the Library's patron database then
the Library will grant borrowing privileges. This
means that new students must already be registered for their first
semester in order to borrow
and continuing students must be registered for either the current
semester or, during the summer,
for the coming Fall semester in order to keep their borrowing privileges.
A Graduate Student with registration questions should contact the
Program Coordinator of his/her academic department or
the Graduate School.
If you are not associated with any of the affiliations listed above,
you may be eligible to borrow through one of our ‘Courtesy’
Borrowers programs (as an active member of the Alumni Association,
the Friends of the Library program, or through your local Long Island
public library, for instance). Please call 632-7115 to find out if
you are eligible.
‘Courtesy’ Borrowers are required to present documentation
and credentials necessary to be approved for borrowing. Upon completion
of a Patron Registration Application, a Library card will be issued
and a patron record created. ‘Courtesy’ Borrowers are
generally allowed to check out a maximum of 10 items. Open Access
Borrowers (registered Students at other SUNY schools) are allowed
to check out a maximum of 5 items.
Off-campus access and use restrictions.
Almost all of these electronic resources are owned or leased
by the libraries, and are not available on the “free”
web. On campus, they are available to all users; however, off-campus
access is limited to current Stony Brook faculty, students, and staff.
In addition, certain restrictions govern their use, reproduction,
and distribution. All users should be aware of and abide by these
restrictions.
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| General Material for
all borrowers |
30 days or less * |
| General Material for Faculty, Staff, and
Emeritus Faculty |
Last day of Fall
and Spring Semesters *
End of currently enrolled semester |
| Graduate Students |
End
of currently enrolled semester* |
| Undergraduates |
30
days* |
| * Books may be recalled at
any time, which may result in a shortened loan period. |
| Reserve Material** |
2, 4, or 5-hour cannot leave;
1, 2 day or 7 day |
| ** Materials on Reserve circulate
for varying periods as requested by the course instructor. |
| Video Collection*** |
7 days |
| *** Audio-Visual Services reserves
the right to loan videotapes to specific categories of borrowers.
You may be restricted from borrowing at this Service Area. |
Maximum number of checked-out items
- Undergraduates - 50 normal loan items, 4 reserve items (3 reserve
items for Sci&Eng), 3 audio-visual items
- Graduate Students, Faculty, Staff, Emeritus Faculty, Management
Confidential, Professional - 98 normal loan items, 4 reserve items
(3 reserve items for Sci&Eng), 3 audio-visual items
- Open Access participants - 5 items
- Special courtesy borrowers - 10 items
Checking out / Returning Material
Date-due slips or stamped cards are placed in all materials borrowed. You are responsible for knowing the due dates and returning or renewing the material by the designated time. Items on Reserve must be returned to the library from which it was checked out. All other material may be returned to any service desk, however, it is strongly recommended that you return borrowed items from the library where borrowed.
Materials (except items on Reserve) may also be deposited in the outdoor
book return drop, located at the South Entrance of the Melville Library
Building.
Normal loan material can be renewed up to 3 times for all borrowers.
Short-term loans (reserves) may be renewed in person only, at the library where they were checked out, if no other patrons are waiting for them.
In person. Present your ID card
to service desk staff. It is not necessary to bring the material into
the library in order to have them renewed. There are no phone or email
renewals.
Through STARS (West Campus Libraries Catalog):
1. In STARS,
click on the Sign in button on the
toolbar at the top of the page.
2. Enter you Stony Brook NetID or your Stony Brook University Card Number (begins with 6038...) and your NetID password or your birthdate in the format mmddyyyy, unless you have already changed it.
3. Click on “My Account” on the toolbar.
4. Click on “Loans” under “Activities.”
5. Click on “Renew All” (or choose individual
titles to renew).
6. A message will appear if any items in the record are non-renewable.
Any of the following conditions will prevent you from renewing your
material:
- There is a restriction on your borrowing record
- You owe the maximum allowed for your patron status type
- The material has been recalled by another patron or reserve
- There is a hold on the material
- You have reached the renewal limit
- The material itself is non-renewable |
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