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Borrowing
from CSC Libraries
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| Sue Gray- Minneapolis Reference / Circulation Librarian |
(651)
690-7898 |
| Belinda E. Lawrence- St. Paul Public Access Librarian |
(651) 690-6648 |
| Jennifer A. Peters- St.
Paul Public Access Technician |
(651)
690-6655 |
Borrowing privileges for Students | Faculty | Staff | Alum | Neighbor | CSJ
Lost ID/Library cards Overdues and lost book charges
Loan periods
Reciprocal privileges with other libraries
Eligibility for borrowing privileges is determined by affiliation with the College of St. Catherine. A valid library card is required to check out materials, including items on Reserves. The CSC ID card is the library card for students, faculty and staff (the library barcode is on the back of your ID).
- Students
- Currently enrolled students of the College of St. Catherine have full borrowing privileges. The loan period for most items is 6 weeks. Seniors auditing our classes have borrowing but not interlibrary loan privileges.
- Faculty (including retired faculty)
- Current and retired CSC faculty have full borrowing privileges. The loan period for most items is one semester.
- Staff
- Current CSC staff have full borrowing privileges. The loan period for most items is one semester.
- Alumni
- Alumni are eligible for a Special Privilege Card with restricted borrowing privileges. Complete an application at the Circulation Desk.
- Neighbors
- Persons living in the Twin Cities metropolitan area are eligible for a Special Privilege Card with restricted borrowing privileges for an annual fee of $30. Apply for a Special Privilege Card at the Circulation Desk. Processing requests for special privilege cards may take several business days.
- Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet
- CSJ's receive the same borrowing privileges as faculty and staff of the College.
- CSC students, faculty and staff
- Obtain a new ID card from the Student Life Office ($10) in St. Paul go to Couer de Catherine Info Desk on the 2nd floor; in Minneapolis go to Room 359 in the Education Building. If the office cannot issue you a new card immediately, they will provide you with a temporary card. Bring your new CSC ID or temporary card to the Circulation Desk in the library and we will deactivate your old barcode number and replace it with the new one.
- Special Privilege Card holders
- Stop at the Circulation Desk during office hours (Monday - Friday, 8am - 4:30pm). We will deactivate your old barcode number and issue you a new card. The fee to replace lost cards is $5.
The loan period for most books is determined by the status of the borrower, as defined above. Some items do not circulate or have shorter loan periods as noted below.
- Periodicals
- Periodicals including magazines, journals, and newspapers do not circulate. Special arrangements may be made through the Reference Desk for in-classroom use or to accommodate special photocopying needs.
- Reference Books
- Reference books do not circulate except by special permission of the Reference Librarian for in-classroom use.
- Reserves
- The loan period for reserve items is set by the instructor and may be 2 hour, 3 hour, 24 hour, or 48 hour.
- Media Services Reserves
- Audio-visual items on reserve are for in-library use only except by special arrangement.
- Videorecordings
- Many videocassettes are on reserve for classes and do not circulate. Others can be checked out for 7 days. Consult St. Paul Media Services or Minneapolis Media Services for more information.
- Sound Recordings
- Sound recordings, unless on reserve, circulate for 6 weeks.
- Archives & Special Collections
- Items in these collections do not circulate and may be used only under the supervision of the Archives staff.
- Ade Bethune Collection
- Items in the Ade Bethune Collection do not circulate and may be used only by special permission in the room.
Items may be renewed up to two times. The first renewal may be done by phone (St. Paul: 651-690-6647 and Minneapolis: 651-690-7784). Please have your library and book barcode numbers ready when you call. To renew a second time you must present the book(s) at the Circulation Desk.Self renewals are available in My Account on CLICnet.
The St. Catherine Libraries do not charge fines for overdue materials, however we do charge for books that are not returned. When an item becomes overdue, an overdue notice is automatically generated and sent to the borrower. If the item has not been returned after the third overdue notice (about four weeks), the borrower will be billed a $50 lost book fee.Books returned after the $50 fee has been assessed should not be placed in the book return. To be certain that all charges are cleared from your account, return "lost" items directly to a Circulation Desk staff. The $50 fee is refundable if the item is returned prior to final processing.
Unresolved lost book charges will result in the following:
- Library borrowing privileges will be suspended.
- Students cannot register for classes.
- Transcript requests will not be honored.
- A collection agency will be employed when necessary.
Contact Jennifer A. Peters (651-690-6655) for billing questions for St. Paul campus students and Monica Olmschenk (651-690-7782) for billing questions for Minneapolis campus students.
The College of St. Catherine is a member of the Cooperating Libraries in Consortium (CLIC), a group of private colleges and universities in the Twin Cities metro area.
The CLIC member libraries are:
- Augsburg College
- Bethel Seminary
- Bethel University
- Concordia University
- Hamline University - Bush
- Hamline University - Law
- Macalester College
- Northwestern College
- University of St. Thomas - Ireland
- University of St. Thomas - Keffer
- University of St. Thomas - Law
- University of St. Thomas - O'Shaughnessy Frey
Student, faculty and staff of any CLIC institution may use their ID card to check out books at any CLIC library.
The College of St. Catherine does not have a reciprocal borrowing agreement with the University of Minnesota or with any other academic institution.
