Circulation
All WSSU faculty, staff, and students must use their Ram Card which should be current and validated each school year to borrow materials. Borrowers are financially responsible for all materials checked out on their Ram Cards.
Overdue Charges
- Borrowers are not charged overdue fees for items returned prior to 60 days.
- All borrowers are charged the replacement cost for items damaged, lost or not returned after 61 days plus a processing charge of $25.00.
Renewals
- Most materials may be renewed three times, once via the telephone or online, and twice in person by bringing the materials to the Circulation desk
- Items in high demand, may not be renewed
New:
Individuals may renew their material themselves online. Persons should go to the online catalog and go to view my record. Put in the number asked for which is either the barcode on the Ram card, your social security, or your banner ID. Once this is done, then your record should come up and you can review your materials.
This must be done before your items become overdue. Individuals may not renew an item that is already overdue.
Eligible Borrowers
- WSSU students, faculty, and staff
- Retired Faculty and Staff
- City Patrons
- Co-operative Users (any students, faculty, and staff from any of the UNC System colleges and universities)
- NC. School of the Arts (students, faculty, and staff)
- NC. A&T State University (students, faculty, and staff)
- Distance Education students
Requirements for Borrowing Library Materials
WSSU Students (Undergraduates and Graduates)
- Full and part time students must present a current, validated WSSU Ram card when borrowing or renewing materials
- Check out and renewal of materials is prohibited if the student owes $25.00 or more in replacement charges and or processing costs
- There is no limit to the number of books that may be checked out from the general book collection
WSSU Faculty and Staff
- A WSSU current and validated Ram Card must be presented when borrowing materials. Faculty and staff members should check out all materials for their spouses and children to use. All faculty an staff members are fully responsible for all items checked out on their Ram cards
- There is no limit to the number of books that may be checked out from the general book collection
Retired Faculty and Staff
- Retired faculty and staff can register as City Patrons by paying $10.00 cash and use the library for one year
- Retired faculty and staff may check out a maximum of five items at one time
- Retired faculty and staff may not have any more than five items checked out at one time
- The Library Director has the option of waiving the $10.00 fee
City Patrons
- City Patrons may be registered as borrowers for one year upon payment of $10.00 in cash. The patron's name, address, telephone number, barcode, and expiration date are maintained in the card file at the Circulation Desk.
- City Patrons who wish to extend their borrowing privileges for subsequent years must pay $10.00 per year.
- Persons eligible for City Patrons borrowing privileges must present valid identification or information that they live, work, or attend school in Forsyth, Davie, Stokes, Guilford, Surry, Davidson, or Yadkin County.
- The minimum age for registering as a City Patron is 18. Persons under 18 must have a parent to register them.
- Check out is prohibited if the City Patron has any unpaid charges or overdue materials
- City Patrons may not renew materials over the telephone
- Up to five items may be borrowed by each city patron. In no case is the total of books checked out by an individual City Patron to exceed five items
- City Patrons may not check out DVDs, Videos, Laptops and or iPODs.
Cooperative Users (any students from any one of the 16 UNC System Schools)
A list of all of the schools within the UNC System with phone numbers is listed in the appendix. This list is used to call the university library to verify the status of library borrowers.
- Cooperative Users are students, faculty, and staff from other schools in the University of North Carolina System. These patrons must show a valid school ID card from their school.
- They must be in good standing at their home school library (have no overdue materials or have any outstanding charges).
- Cooperative Users are registered and put into the system as Cooperative Borrowers.
- An address card with name, address, telephone numbers and barcode is kept in the card file at the Circulation desk.
- WSSU O'Kelly Library has the option of limiting the number of items that can be checked out.
- Items are checked out for six weeks.
- Cooperative Users may not check out DVDs, Videos, Laptops, and or iPods
NC School of the Arts (students, faculty, and staff)
- Check out is authorized as stated in the Central North Carolina Library Consortium lending policies
- Users must be in the system with current patron information
NC A&T State University (students, faculty, and staff)
- Check out is authorized as stated in the Central North Carolina Library Consortium lending policies
- Users must be in the system with current patron information
WSSU (students, faculty, and staff) Borrowing materials from NC School of the Arts and NC A&T State University
- WSSU students may borrow materials from the libraries at NC School of the Arts and NC A&T State University as specified by their lending policies
- Borrowers must be in the system with information updated within the last three months
- WSSU borrowers are responsible for all materials lost, and damaged, from
NCSA and NCA&T State University. If materials are lost or damaged, borrowing privileges are canceled.
Distance Education Students
- Distance Education students must be registered as a current and valid WSSU patron
- An address card with name, address, telephone number, and barcode will be kept in the card file at the Circulation desk
- Distance Education students may check out materials (books) for six weeks
- Distance Education students may not check out Media items.
Loan Periods
Books from the general collection may be borrowed for three weeks. Reference books, periodicals, archival materials, and microforms must be used in the library.
Popular Reading
All popular reading materials are borrowed for three weeks. Popular reading materials may not be renewed due to the high demand for those titles. Popular reading items may not be placed on hold.
Charges
Replacement costs for books plus the processing charge are charged after sixty one days. If materials (books) are returned prior to sixty days, there is no charge. Charges occur after items are overdue sixty one days. Student charges are sent to the Cashier's Office - March, June, September, and December. The processing charge is non-refundable. Faculty and staff charges are accessed and should be taken care of prior to May 15th. July 15th, and December 15th.
