Borrowing Procedures for Distance Users
UCM-Books
To borrow books owned by UCM, you will need to make a request through
Interlibrary Loan. To determine if UCM owns a particular book, you should first check
Quest, our online catalog to determine if UCM owns that journal.
Special Note for Summit Center students. Requested library materials can be delivered to the Summit Center Monday through Thursday. Requests for this service go through the Interlibrary loan office and will be sent up the next afternoon (Monday through Thursday) and can be picked from the Summit Center's office professional.
You can utilize Quest from home. Loan periods are as follows:
- 4 weeks
- Graduate, Undergraduate, Alumni, Public Clients, MIX, Interlibrary Loan,
Graduate Research Students, Faculty Emeritus, Support Staff
- 8 weeks
- 12 weeks
- Graduate Assistants, Faculty
UCM-Journal Articles
You will find full text of many journal articles by using EBSCO's Academic Search Premier, an electronic online database that is available to you from off campus. Instructions for accessing Academic Search from off campus can be found at http://library.ucmo.edu/proxy.htm. If the article you find is full text, you can simply print it out at your computer. If the article is not full-text, you should first check Quest, our online catalog to determine if UCM owns that journal. Quest is availble online at http://quest.missouri.edu/search%7ES2.
Borrowing from other Missouri Academic Instituions
UCM students may borrow from any of the Missouri colleges and universities participating in MOBIUS using the same searching software as Quest. This gives UCM students access to over 7 million titles. It also gives distance students in Missouri the option to pick up and return books from a college library closer to them than UCM.
MOBIUS can be accessed by clicking the link on the top of most Quest search pages or you can go directly there with this link http://mobius.missouri.edu/search/. After identifying the book needed the researcher must select the "REQUEST THIS ITEM" link. Next you will be required to identify which institution you are affiliated with. UCM students should select "Quest."
The next screen will require submission of your name and ID number. UCM students will use their campus ID number followed by our campus code, "UCM" (ie. 700223333UCM) This screen will also ask you to identify where you wish to pick the book up, giving you the opportunity to pick up the book at locations other than UCM.
Renewals
All books are renewable unless a Hold/Recall has been placed on the book. Renewals may be made by mail, telephone, or e-mail. Phone number: 660-543-8276. E-mail: renewal@libserv.ucmo.edu Students may also renew library materials using the library account function within Quest.
Overdue Books
Fines of $0.25 per day will be assessed on each overdue book to the maximum of $14.00. When a book reaches the maximum fine of $14.00 for 56 days overdue, it will then be treated as a lost book and the borrower will be charged for the lost book.
Fine charges greater than or equal to $1.00 not paid at the time an overdue book is returned will be sent to the Revenue Office for collection. These charges must be paid at the Revenue Office.
The library will mail overdue notices shortly after a book is due. Failure to receive this notice in no way relieves the borrower of the obligation to return the library material by the date it is due or to pay the fines. The person to whom the book is charged is responsible for the return of the item checked out and for any fines incurred. If an ID card is lost, report it to the Circulation Desk at once and request a duplicated from Student Affairs, Administration 214. Mailing addresses should be kept current at the Admissions Office.
Lost Books
Report all lost books immediately. Three charges accrue on lost books:
1. late fine until date reported lost
2. replacement cost of the book
3. $15.00 processing fee
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