Borrow & Renew Materials
Borrowing privileges for IWU students and faculty Borrowing privileges for individuals NOT affiliated with IWU Loan periods Number of items you can borrow Lost books Renew borrowed materials Access to other libraries Photocopying services Library service departments related to borrowing materials Report a missing item
For more information contact the Circulation Coordinator.
Telephone: (309) 556-3224
Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 am – 12 pm, 1 pm – 4 pm
Borrowing privileges for IWU students and faculty
Students, faculty, and staff are automatically granted library borrowing privileges.
The university identification card acts as your library card. Individuals should present this card to borrow items from The Ames Library. It may be necessary to activate the card the first time you use services at the library.
Circulating items, such as books and audio-visual materials, may be borrowed at the Circulation Desk. Items obtained via Interlibrary Loan are also checked out at this desk.
Laptops and media equipment may be borrowed at the Thorpe Center.
Community users should review the borrowing priviliges for individuals NOT affiliated with IWU
| Students | Faculty & Staff | Community Card | |
| Audio (CDs & LPs) | 1 week | 16 weeks | 1 week |
| Books, Government Documents, & Maps | 4 weeks | 16 weeks | 4 weeks |
| Reference, Microform & Newspapers | In building use only | In building use only | In building use only |
| Journals, bound | Overnight | 1 week | In building use only |
| Reserve materials, traditional | 2 hr, 4 hr, overnight | 2 hr, 4 hr, overnight | Not applicable |
| Video (VHS, DVD, etc.) | 1 week | 4 weeks | 3 days |
Loan periods for interlibrary loan materials are determined by the library which owns the item.
If books are not returned within 30 days after the due date, the individual will be billed for the cost of the book, plus a $15.00 processing fee for each item.
Ames Catalog - Renew items owned by IWU or I-Share (Blue Due Date Slip)
ILLiad - Renew items with the Yellow Due Date Slip
Number of items allowed to be borrowed
IWU individuals are allowed to borrow as many items as are needed to complete a project.
Individuals are held financially responsible for all items borrowed on their library record.
Members of the IWU community may visit and borrow from many (but not all) academic libraries in Illinois. Please view the listing of CARLI libraries to find out which libraries will honor a valid IWU ID card for borrowing privileges.
Loan periods may vary from those provided by The Ames Library.
For more information on this service, please stop by the Information Services Desk, send an email, or call 309-556-3350 or ask at the Circulation Desk (contact information above).
For information on having items from other libraries delivered to The Ames Library for your use, please see Interlibrary Loan (ILL).
The Ames Library provides photocopiers on each level for your convenience.
Organizations and departments may be authorized to use a bypass key in order to be billed for copies. Please inquire at the circulation desk to determine if your organization has been granted this privilege. Individuals in groups authorized to be billed for photocopying activities may request the bypass key at the Circulation Desk.
Library service departments related to borrowing materials
Circulation Information - (309) 556-3053
Circulation Services encompass the circulation of library materials, management of patron records, stack maintenance, building security, and public photocopier and fax service provision.
Coordinator - Melissa Laws
Email:circ@iwu.edu
Telephone: (309) 556-3224
Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 am– 12 pm, 1 pm– 4 pm
Document Delivery and Copyright Information - (309) 556-1040
Document Delivery and Copyright Services encompass three areas including Interlibrary Loan, Copyright Permissions, and Library Courier Service.
Coordinator: Tony Heaton
Email: interlib@iwu.edu
Telephone: (309) 556-1040
Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 am– 12 pm, 1 pm– 4 pm
Laptop and Media Information - (309) 556-3223
Thorpe Center encompass equipment and showing scheduling.
Technician: Michael Limacher
Email: limacher@iwu.edu
Telephone: (309)556-3323
Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8am– 12 pm, 1 pm– 5pm
Reserves Information - (309) 556-3728
Reserves Services encompass both traditional and electronic reserve materials, which supplement assigned classroom items. Reserves materials may be text, audio, or visual items.
Coordinator: Amy Sutter
Email: asutter@iwu.edu
Telephone: (309) 556-3728
Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 7 am– 11 am, 12 pm– 3 pm
| This service is maintained by The Ames Library. Please contact us with any problems or suggestions. |