Jean and Alexander Heard Library--Circulation Policies

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Circulation Loan Policies

Unreturned or damaged material will be billed for replacement. All items are subject to recall. Materials in Special Collections do not circulate. Materials may be returned to any library. Protecting the privacy of library users is a core value for all librarians. Please refer to our Privacy Policy.

Each library may have materials available for circulation and programs to circulate materials to designated communities in addition to those listed here. Please contact a divisional library with questions.
Biomedical	Central	Divinity
Peabody	Law	Management
Music	Science & Engineering

Circulation Policies for Vanderbilt Libraries

Material	Library	Borrower Category	Loan Period	Renewals	Fines
Books and Scores	Central, Divinity, Law, Management, Music, Peabody, Science	faculty	365 days	3	Fines are levied only for recalled items that are overdue.
		graduate	90 days	4
		undergraduate, staff, alumni	28 days	4
	Biomedical	all	21 days	3
Art Oversize Books	Central	faculty	90 days	3	Fines are levied only for recalled items that are overdue
		graduate	3 days	2	$1.00 per day, 3-day grace period.
		undergraduate, staff, alumni	3 days	2	$1.00 per day, 3-day grace period.

Bound periodicals	Central ,Divinity, Law, Management, Music, Peabody, Science	faculty, graduate	3 days	3	$1 per day overdue
	Central ,Divinity, Law, Management, Music, Peabody, Science	undergraduate, staff, alumni	no circulation	no circulation
	Biomedical	all	no circulation	no circulation

Laptops	Central, Divinity, Music, Peabody, Science	faculty, graduate, undergraduate, staff	8 hours	no renewals	$7.50 per hour overdue

CD	Music	faculty	90 days	unlimited	No fines.
	Music	graduate, undergraduate, staff	7 days	2	$1 per day overdue, $2 per day for overdue recalls
	Central, Divinity, Law, Management, Peabody, Science	faculty	365 days	3	Fines are levied only for recalled items that are overdue.
		graduate	90 days	4
		undergraduate, staff, alumni	28 days	4

DVDs	Central	faculty, graduate	7 days	2	$1 per day overdue
	Central	undergraduate, staff	3 days	2	$1 per day overdue
	Divinity, Law, Management, Peabody, Science	faculty	365 days	3	Fines are levied only for recalled items that are overdue.
		graduate	90 days	4
		undergraduate, staff, alumni	28 days	4
	Music	faculty	90 days	unlimiited	No fines
	Music	graduate, undergraduate, staff	7 days	2	$1 per day overdue

Videos	Central	faculty, graduate	7 days	2	$1 per day overdue
	Central	undergraduate, staff	3 days	2	$1 per day overdue
	Divinity, Law, Management, Peabody, Science	faculty	365 days	3	Fines are levied only for recalled items that are overdue.
		graduate	90 days	4
		undergraduate, staff, alumni	28 days	4
	Music	faculty	90 days	unlimited	No fines
	Music	graduate, undergraduate, staff	2 hours	3	No fines

Reference	all	all	no circulation	no circulation

Microforms	all	all	no circulation	no circulation

Reserves	all	all	two hours	no renewals	$.60 per hour
Reserves			one day	no renewals	$1.00 per day