UTB/TSC Library:Circulation and Reserves Department

Check-out/Return Library Materials

All library materials must be checked-out and returned at the Circulation and Reserves Desk. In order to check-out library materials, students, faculty and staff must present their UTB/TSC STING CARD. Please read Borrowing Policies.

Pay Fines

Fines and fees for lost or overdue library materials can also be paid in cash, check, or credit card (Visa/Mastercard) at the Circulation and Reserves Desk.

Change

The Circulation Desk provides change for copy cards and public phones.

Study Rooms

There are a total of 15 study rooms located on the 2nd floor of the library. They vary in size and can accommodate 2-8 people. Patrons must show their Sting Cards in order to check out a study room key. The time-limit for study room use is 2 hours. All study rooms have chalkboards. Chalk and erasers can be borrowed at the Circulation and Reserves Desk.

No food or drinks allowed inside the Study Rooms.

Study Rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

All UTB/TSC student, faculty and/or staff members must show their current UTB/TSC STING CARD in order to check out a study room key from the Circulation & Reserves Desk. These rooms are not available for use by the general public.
Study Rooms may be occupied for a 2 hour time period. However, if additional time is needed after the initial 2 hour limit has expired, and no one is waiting for the room in use, the patron may renew the study room at the Circulation & Reserves desk for an additional amount of 2 hours. The time limit can NOT exceed 4 hours.
The lights must remain on at all times.
If student needs to step out for a break, student must leave the study room key with the Circulation staff. We will only hold the key for 5 minutes, if student does not return after the 5 minute break, the Circulation staff and/or UTB Security Guard will remove all items from the study room to allow someone else the opportunity to use the study room.
The Library is not responsible for personal items left unattended in these rooms. All items left in the Study Rooms will be turned in to Campus Police.
To respect our users' privacy, library staff will not inform users what study room their friends, roommates, classmates and so forth are using.
Please be courteous and vacate the room when your time is up. Please pull the door shut and return the key to the Circulation & Reserves Desk. Study Rooms are kept locked at all times when not in use.
Study Rooms must be vacated 15 minutes before the library closes.
All 15 Study Rooms have chalkboards. Chalk and erasers are available at the Circulation & Reserves desk.
Students must observe library regulations, and leave the room in good order. The student using the room is responsible to the Library for the replacement cost of $10.00 for a lost Study Room key.

NOTE: Room renewals will only be allowed at the discretion of the Circulation Staff and/or UTB Security Guard. The two-hour policy will be strictly enforced to allow fair access to the study rooms. Study Room privileges may be suspended if these rules are not followed.

Fine and Fee Appeal
An appeal based solely on inability to pay or disagreement with the fine structure will not be considered. The decision of the Instructional Support Appeals Committee is final and may not be reappealed.

Appeal Procedures

A library patron wishing to dispute a library charge such as overdue fines, lost, damaged or missing items may conduct the following procedures:

The patron should first speak with the Circulation supervisor.

If the problem is not resolved, the patron may fill out an appeal form.

Appeal forms are available at the Library Circulation Desk(1st Floor) and Library website -- Fine and Fee Appeal Form

All appeal forms must be filled out completely and accurately.

Please submit any documentation that will help the Instructional Support Appeals Committee make its decision.

Appeals Committee

The Library Appeals Committee is comprised of staff members from the various divisions of the Instructional Support Department. The Instructional Support Appeals Committee meets once a month.

Notification

Name of patron will not be disclosed to the Library Appeals Committee

The Instructional Support Appeals Committee will convene and discuss each appeal

The Committee will make a decision and a notice will be sent to the patron