To borrow material from IRTS, you must present a UNI identification card and be a registered UNI student or a current employee.

Present your ID and the material you wish to borrow to the Circulation Desk attendant, who will scan your ID and then the barcode inside the cover of each item.

Materials Checked Out at the Circulation Desk +

Building Use Only – No Checkout
Standardized Tests
Reference
Periodicals
Teaching Methods Lab Software

+ The listed checkout periods apply to undergraduates and graduates. Faculty members have extended loans on some material (see below). Fine rates apply to all students.

* $10.00 replacement charge for any CD or video cases, or enclosures therein, which are not returned.

** $25.00 lock replacement fee for lost keys.

*** Curriculum Guides, Resource Units or Activities

UNI Faculty / Staff
Faculty/Staff members have loan periods on software for 1 week with one 1-week renewal. Faculty/Staff must present UNI identification card when checking out any IRTS materials.

Renewals
You may renew items by phone (273-6066), in person, or through UNISTAR.

Holds
If the UNISTAR screen displays a date under the STATUS line of an item you want, that means the item is checked out and due on the date shown. You may ask us to hold it for you when it's returned by bringing your ID card and the item’s call number to the Circulation Desk. Once a hold is placed on an item, a recall notice is sent to the person who has it. That person is entitled to keep the item for the full loan period, but may return it sooner knowing someone is waiting for it. You will be notified by mail when the item becomes available. A pick-up deadline will be stated on the notice; if you have not come in for the item by that time, it will be returned to the shelves.

Recalls
If you should receive a recall notice for an item you have checked out, please bring it back by the date indicated on the notice, as fine rates increase by .50/day for failure to respond to a recall. This .50 is in addition to the regular overdue fine. Also, your library checkout privileges will be blocked until all overdue recalled items are returned.

Searches
If there is no date under the STATUS line on the UNISTAR screen, but the item you want is not on the shelves, you may come to the Circulation Desk and request that we search for it. Bring your ID and the item's call number. If an item you've requested is found at that time, or on subsequent searches, it will be held for you at the Circulation Desk and you will be notified by mail.

Confidentiality of Library Records
By law the library is prohibited from revealing the name of any person who has checked out, requested, or used library materials, except to the person him/herself.

Visitors to the Library
Persons not associated with UNI may check out library material by filling out a form at the Circulation Desk and purchasing a Visitors Card. The Visitor's Courtesy Card allows the use of the IRTS materials, subject to the loan periods and fine rates specified, and subject to immediate recall whenever a UNI person requests an item a visitor has checked out. Rates for Visitor’s Courtesy Cards are $5.00 for one month, $10.00 for three months, $20.00 for six months and $40.00 for a year.

Lost and Found
The library's Lost and Found is located behind the Circulation Desk.