Information About the Recall Policy
Students, staff, and faculty of The Claremont Colleges may recall a book from any borrower. Affiliate faculty, staff and students (mainly CST persons) may also place recalls. Please remember that ALL patron records are confidential. Names of borrowers or requesters may not be given out to others.Once you have confirmed that the book you need is checked out, contact the Circulation Department in person or by telephone to request a recall. A recalled book is given an adjusted due date of 10 days from the day it was recalled. A book may have more than one recall on it. The Libraries' system honors the priority of the requests according to date and time, not by patron type. A book recalled to be processed for RESERVE, however, will cancel individual recalls. Requesters will be notified if this occurs. (All borrowers are guaranteed a two-week loan period before a book may be given an adjusted due date.) If you indicate that an emergency situation exists and you need the book before the adjusted due date, Circulation staff will attempt to phone the current borrower to request an earlier return. Please note that the borrower is obligated to honor the adjusted due date but not a request for an earlier return.
A recall notice is sent to the borrower by the next weekday after the recall is made, alerting the borrower to the new due date. If a borrower does not respond to the recall notice, an overdue notice is sent. Fines for overdue recalled books accrue at $1.00 per day. The book is billed at 2 weeks overdue. Borrowing privileges are suspended when a recalled book is overdue.
When a recalled book is returned, a notice is sent to you. The book will be held for one week at the Circulation Department. If you do not pick up the book at the end of one week, it will be returned to the stacks or held for the next person who requested it. Please alert the Circulation Department as soon as possible if you no longer need a book that you recalled.
If a book is recalled from you that you still wish to use, inform the Circulation staff at the time you return the book and your name will be added to the HOLD queue in the system.
Please note that Reserve books may not be recalled. At your request, however, we will place a hold on a 2-day or 7-day Reserve book, which is currently checked out, to prevent the book from being renewed, and to alert us to hold the book for you at the Reserve Desk for 24 hours.
If you plan to be out of town for more than 3 days, please have someone check your mail for recall notices.
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