Borrowing and Other Privileges

Person's Status

Checkout Physical Items - Loan Periods:

Books

To end of current semester

DVDs

5 days, 1 renewal

All else

On-site use only

Other Privileges:

Checkout Physical Items - Loan Periods:

Books

To end of semester, 2 renewals

DVDs

5 days, 1 renewal

All else

1-3 days depending on item

Other Privileges:

Alumni can complete a Borrower Form and present a valid New Jersey Driver's License at the Library Services Desk to obtain privileges.

Checkout Physical Items - Loan Periods:

Books

21 days, 2 renewals

DVDs

5 days, 1 renewal

All else

On-site use only

Other Privileges:

  • Access Online Resources on campus

  • Desktop Computers + Public WiFi available

  • Digital Scanners 

  • General Information Services

  • Special Collections

New Jersey residents older than 16 years of age can complete a Borrower Form and present a valid New Jersey Driver's License at the Library Services Desk to obtain privileges.

Checkout Physical Items - Loan Periods:

Books

21 days, 2 renewals

DVDs

5 days, 1 renewal

All else

On-site use only

Other Privileges:

  • Access Online Resources on campus

  • Desktop Computers + Public WiFi available

  • Digital Scanners

  • General Information Services

  • Special Collections

Checkout Physical Items - Loan Periods:

Books

21 days, 2 renewals

DVDs

5 days, 1 renewal

All else

On-site use only

Other Privileges:

  • Access Online Resources on campus

  • Checkout Physical Materials

  • Desktop Computers + Public WiFi available

  • Digital Scanners

  • General Information Services

  • Special Collections

 

Borrow Small Equipment

Ask at the Access & Information Services Desk for in-library use:

 Calculators

 Charging blocks and cables 

 Dry board markers and  erasers

 Headphones

Laptops

Students that need laptops for short-term use can  request them at the ITS Help Desk in D wing. 

The Library has one laptop with the Respondus Lockdown Browser installed, for use during online exams, that students can borrow for short-term, in-library use. 

There is a four-hour limit on use. A Stockton ID card must be presented. 

Materials Use, Returns and Charges

Renewals

Request online, by phone, or in person.

Recalls

The library may recall any item and shorten its due date.

  • Books are subject to recall 3 weeks after check-out.
  • DVDs are subject to recall 5 days after check-out.
  • Items for course reserve subject to immediate recall.

Overdue Materials

The library may place a hold on a student record if library materials are not returned. Once a hold is placed on a student’s record, they cannot borrow library materials, register for classes, obtain a Stockton transcript, or receive their degree until the overdue material is returned.

Claims Returned

If your account shows an item as checked-out or overdue that a borrower believes they returned, the borrower should notify the library immediately.

The borrower is expected to search their possessions for the item, while the library conducts an internal search for the item. The library will searches each month for a six month period or until an applicable graduation date.

If the item isn't found by the end of the search period, the library will bill the borrower the Lost/Damaged Item Charge.

Lost/Damaged Items

The current Lost/Damaged Item Charge, as approved by the Board of Trustees, is $50.00 per item. The amount of the charge does not vary according to the amount of damage or the replacement cost of the item. Each volume is considered an individual item.

Everyone is subject to Lost/Damaged Item Charges. Students, alumni, and community borrowers who incur Lost/Damaged Item Charges have their borrowing privileges suspended until the charge is paid. Students who are assessed this charge also have a hold placed on their student record. Faculty and Staff who are leaving the employ of the University and have unpaid library charges will address the Lost/Damaged Item Charge in the course of their exit interview. Community borrowers may be suspended from further borrowing for one year.

A Lost/Damaged Item Charge that is in arrears for six months will be referred to the New Jersey Division of Taxation for recovery through the SOILS program. This program places a lien on any personal income tax refund due to a New Jersey resident.