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Circulation Policies and Services

Student, Faculty/Staff, Courtesy (apply at the Circulation desk) and Texshare. All ID's are made at the Identification Center.   A Texshare card application is available at the Circulation desk or--Electronic Forms.

The loan period is three weeks for undergraduate students, masters students, courtesy patrons, TexShare patrons, and staff. The loan period is one semester for doctoral students and faculty.
All Borrowers may renew books unless another patron has placed a hold on the book. Books with a hold are subject to re-call.

Book renewals may be made in person or by phone. The phone number is 903-886-5713. The renewal loan period is the same as the original loan period. Materials with a hold may not be renewed.
You may also renew your books via e-mail click here: Book Renewal Request

Borrowed library materials are to be returned to the Circulation Desk at the Gee Library, Commerce campus or the Metroplex campus in Mesquite. The libraries provide an outside bookdrop for returns when they are closed.

Fines are assessed at $.25 per day per item to a maximum of $10.00. Reserve book fines are $1.00 per day. Unpaid fines may result in the suspension of borrowing privileges. Failure to pay fines or to resolve charges for damaged or lost items may result in the withholding of grades, transcripts, or the blocking of registration. Damaged or lost book charges are the replacement cost of the book plus a $15.00 processing fee.
Library patrons who are delinquent and/or are determined by the Circulation Coordinator or Library Director to be high-risk patrons, will not be allowed to charge library material or their book check-out privilege may be limited.

E-mail overdue notices are sent after an item is one day late and a second notice is sent after ten days. A bill for replacement cost is sent when an item is sixty days past due. E-mail notices are sent as a courtesy and failure to receive a notice does not constitute a basis for altering or clearing a fine. Library patrons are responsible for notifying CTIS (903-468-6000) of an E-mail address change or updating their E-mail address through Web Trax.

Holds may be placed on items that are checked out to another patron. When the item has been returned the patron who placed the hold will be notified. The item will be held for seven days at the circulation desk. All items loaned to patrons are subject to recall. Patrons are notified of recalls by phone or mail.

When an item is not found on the shelves and not charged to another patron, the circulation staff will place a trace for the material. When the item is located it will be held for the requesting patron and a notice will be sent. If the material cannot be found, the requesting patron will be notified and the title will be reordered or the patron may request the Interlibrary Loan Department to order the material. An interlibrary loan request will be subject to the policies of that department.

Patrons are eligible for a courtesy borrowing card if they reside with in a 50 mile radius of Commerce,TX and are at least 19 years old. All Alumni are eligible for a courtesy card. Courtesy patrons must abide by all circulation policies. The Library does not charge for this service; however, the Identification Center will charge a $10.00 fee for the I.D.

Texas A&M University-Commerce is also in a Federation with the University of North Texas and Texas Woman's University which are located in Denton. Faculty, students, and staff may use their A&M-Commerce ID's to check out materials from the libraries at both universities. You would be following the borrowing policies of their libraries and would be responsible for returning the materials.

Lockers are available to currently enrolled students. There is no charge for this service. Please apply at the circulation desk. There is a $5.00 charge for lost keys. Items stored in lockers must be checked out through the Circulation desk.

The Reserve Book Room is located at the circulation desk. Reserve items have been placed on reserve at the request of a professor. These materials are loaned for periods of two hours, one day, three days, or one week. Fines for overdue reserve items are assessed at $1.00 per day because of high demand. A current listing of items on reserve is available through the online catalog (LION). Borrowers may check out two items at one time and no holds/renewals are permitted. Faculty members may request that items be placed on reserve by contacting the Reserve Desk at (903-886-5713). An electronic reserve form is available here: Electronic Forms.

Copyright Compliance Policy for Gee Library Reserves
How To Obtain Permission From The Copyright Owner.

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