Borrow & Renew Materials

Telephone: (309) 556-3224
Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 am – 12 pm, 1 pm – 4 pm

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Borrowing priviliges 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 Media Service Desk.

Community users should review the borrowing priviliges for individuals NOT affiliated with IWU

Loan Periods

Loan periods for interlibrary loan materials are determined by the library which owns the item.

Responsibility for Lost Books

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.

Renew Borrowed Materials

Requests for renewing borrowed materials for an additional loan period may be submitted electronically. Requests regarding IWU materials are granted when the item is not needed by another individual or library process. Requests on materials owned by other libraries are granted at the discretion of the owning library.

To request renewal of items owned by IWU or ILCSO libraries (signified by the Blue Document Delivery slip), individuals should use the My Account feature of ILLINET Online.

To request renewal of items obtained from other libraries (signified by the Yellow Document Delivery slip), individuals should use the Renewal feature of ILLiad

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.

Access to Other Libraries

Members of the IWU community may visit and borrow from many (but not all) academic libraries in Illinois. Please view the listing of ILCSO 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).

Photocopying Services

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.

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@titan.iwu.edu
   Telephone: (309) 556-1040
   Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 am– 12 pm, 1 pm– 4 pm

Music and Media Information - (309) 556-3223
Thorpe Music & Media Services encompass equipment and showing scheduling.

   Technician: Michael Limacher
   Email: limacher@iwu.edu
   Telephone: (309)556-3323
   Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 9 am– 12 pm, 1 pm– 6 pm

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