All guests of Union
University are given free access to the materials and computers in the
library. We ask that guests to campus sign the guest register with each
visit to the library. We ask that Union personnel and students have their
ID cards available for use in the library.
Library Cards
Union Students, Staff
and Faculty - Current students, staff and faculty are issued an
ID card which serves as a library card. ID cards are required for
check-out of materials.
Union Alumni
- Upon proof of alumni status, Union alumni are issued a guest card which
allows check-out of up to 3 books. Audio visual items are reserved for
current faculty, staff, and students. Exceptions require staff approval.
Library Guests
- The following groups of guests are eligible to obtain a free guest
library card.
A member of Union's
board of trustees
Retired Union faculty and staff
A local minister or
church staff member
A local academic or
public librarian (West Tennessee Area Libraries Consortium)
The spouse of a
faculty/staff member
A Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary student taking extension classes at Union University
Card holders must be at least 18 years old. A photo ID and
proof of qualifying status must be supplied at the time of application. Guests
are limited to 3 books and may not check out audio visual items. Loaning of
guest cards is prohibited and the user should be prepared to show ID if asked.
Resource Sharing
- A faculty member or current student from the colleges in the West
Tennessee Area Libraries Consortium (WeTALC) may
use the Emma Waters Summar Library to check out
up to 3 books. A current ID card is required at the time of check out. Union
students may also use the libraries of these schools. Member schools of
the consortium are:
Bethel College
Christian Brothers
University
Dyersburg State
Community College
Freed-Hardeman
University
Jackson State
Community College
Lambuth
University
Lane College
LeMoyne-Owen
College
Rhodes College
University of Memphis
University of
Tennessee at Martin
University of
Tennessee at Memphis
Victory University
Community Patrons
- Members of the West Tennessee community may pay an annual fee of $60.00
for a guest card which entitles them to check out up to 3 books at a time
from the Emma Waters SummarLibrary
. This fee also allows the guest free printing. Audio-visual
materials are for current students, faculty and staff only.
Loan Policies
Anyone wishing to check out
materials from the Emma Waters Summer Library must have their ID card or
guest card available.
The following loan periods
have been established for each class of library users.
Faculty
Staff
UND
GRAD
Alumni &
Guests
Books
Two months
Two weeks
Two weeks
Two weeks
Two weeks
Videos
One week
One week
Two days
Two days
Non-circulating
CDs
One week
Three day
Three day
Three day
Non-circulating
Books on Tape/CD
One week
One week
One week
One week
Non-circulating
Bound and current
periodicals, Reference materials, Old and Rare collections and Special
collections do not circulate.
Library patrons may check out
a maximum of the following number of items depending on their patron
classification.
Books
Media
Periodicals
Faculty
Unlimited
Unlimited
Non-circulating
Staff
20
3
Non-circulating
UND
20
3
Non-circulating
GRAD
50
3
Non-circulating
Guest
3
0
Non-circulating
Overdues
Three overdue notices will be
sent to students via email. If the item is not returned after being
overdue for a month, the item is automatically declared lost and a $50.00
lost item fee and $10.00 handling fee will be assessed. A student's I.D.
is blocked if there are three or more items checked out which are overdue,
or if there are unpaid fines in excess of $10.00. The student must return
the books and pay the fines before charging any more materials.
Alumni and guests may not
check out additional materials until all overdue books have been returned
and fines paid.
Fines
Fines are charged to
students, alumni and guests at the following rates.
