Circulation Desk Hours
Circulation Desk services are available whenever the library is open. All materials should be checked out prior to closing time.
Library Card
ULV students, faculty and staff are required to have an ULV picture ID card to check materials out. Cards can be obtained at Woody Hall.
Overdue Notices
Beginning Sept 7, 2004, the library will only email (no postal notification) courtesy reminders, overdue notices and fine notices. These notices will be emailed to ULV email accounts only.
- Don't know your ULV email address? Log in to MyULV at https://banweb.laverne.edu/
- To log in to your email account go to: For Students - http://gmail.ulv.edu, For Faculty & Staff - https://webmail.laverne.edu/
Loan Policies
Wilson library does not circulate reference materials, periodicals, microforms, or CD-ROM's. For book and video/DVD loan periods by type of patron, please see the following table. Laptops are also available for check-out, for more information see the Laptop Loan Policy. Loan periods for other materials will vary.
| PATRON CATEGORY | BOOK LOAN PERIOD | BOOK RENEWALS | VIDEO/DVD LOAN PERIOD | VIDEO/DVD RENEWALS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate Students | 35 calendar days | Two (if no requests or holds) | 10 calendar days | One (if no requests or holds) |
| Masters, Doctoral, Honors Students | 60 calendar days | Two (if no requests or holds) | 10 calendar days | One (if no requests or holds) |
| Full Time Faculty/Administrators with Faculty rank | 180 calendar days | One (if no requests or holds) | 10 calendar days | One (if no requests or holds) |
| Part Time Faculty, Faculty Emeritus | 35 calendar days | Two (if no requests or holds) | 10 calendar days | One (if no requests or holds) |
| Classified Staff | 35 calendar days | Two (if no requests or holds) | 10 calendar days | One (if no requests or holds) |
| Administrative/Professional Staff | 60 calendar days | Two (if no requests or holds) | 10 calendar days | One (if no requests or holds) |
| IEALC (Inland Empire Academic Libraries Cooperative) students. Limit of five library materials. |
35 calendar days | Two (if no requests or holds) | No checkouts allowed | No renewals |
| SCELC (Statewide California Electronic Library Consortum) Faculty. Limit of five library materials. |
35 calendar days | Two (if no requests or holds) | No checkouts allowed | No renewals |
| Wilson Associates and Board Members. Limit of five library materials. |
35 calendar days | Two (if no requests or holds) | No checkouts allowed | No renewals |
Recalls
Wilson Library guarantees an initial loan period of 35 days for books. After this time, books may be recalled for another patron.
Fines
As of July 1, 2007, the following policy applies to overdue materials:
When an item (book or video/DVD) is overdue by 20 days, you will be billed for the item as if it is lost. Until the time you are billed there are no daily fines. At billing time, you will be charged $100.00, which includes a $75.00 replacement fee, plus a $15.00 processing fee and a $10.00 Administrative Charge.
If you return the billed item, $90.00 will be credited to your account; leaving the $10.00 Administrative Charge.
If you have lost a book before it is due and notify the Circulation Department, the $10.00 Administrative Charge will not be charged to your account.
Instead of paying for a lost book or video/DVD, you may replace the item. In this case, the $75 replacement fee will be credited to your account. However, the $10 Administrative Charge and $15 processing fee will remain on your account.
Please note if your balance equals $100.00 or more you will be placed on financial and transcript hold at the University of La Verne. Also, you will not be able allowed any check-outs if your library account exceeds $100.00.
Overdue Notices
Beginning July 1, 2007 you will receive:
- a courtesy notice 3 days before your library books or videos/DVDs are due.
- a second notice reminding you that your library items are overdue 10 days after the item was due.
- a bill for the item(s) 20 days after the item was due. (For more information on billed items, see the Fines Policy).
Book Search Request
If an item in ULV Libraries' Catalog (LEOpac) is listed as available but cannot be found on the shelves, circulation staff will search shelves for the item over a period of 3 days. Forms are available at the Circulation Desk. Patron will be notified as to the status of the item.