Texas A&M University-Commerce
TexShare Library Card Program
(updated 06/07/2000)
LIAISON: Sue Weatherbee-Circulation Coordinator
Texas A&M University-Commerce
Gee Library
Post Office Box 3011
Commerce, TX 75429-3011
PHONE: (903) 886-5414
FAX: (903) 886-5723
E-Mail: Sue_Weatherbee@tamu-commerce.edu
LIMITATIONS:
Limited to twenty (20) items per borrower. Blocking places
restriction upon delinquent borrowers, tagging them for retrieval
of overdue items.
ELIGIBILITY:
Application is made at the Circulation Desk via a written
form; card is issued with Circ Coordinator's signature of
approval, and either held for pickup or mailed upon request
to applicant. Must show photo ID to retrieve card. Card issuance
effective for duration of current semester only; must renew
each semester.
CARD AVAILABILITY:
During normal operation hours.
HOURS:
Normal fall and spring semester hours:
Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m.
Friday, 7:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Saturday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Sunday, 2:00-10:30 p.m.
Normal summer semester hours:
Sunday, 2:00-10:00 p.m.
Monday through Thursday, 7:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.
Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Closed Saturday
Between-semester or holiday hours:
Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00
Closed Saturday and Sunday
RENEWAL OF MATERIALS:
Renewals can be completed in person, over the telephone, or
via email.
RETURNS:
Books can be returned in person, either to the front desk
or via the outside book drop, and can be mailed back to the
Gee Library.
US Mail:
Texas A&M University-Commerce
Gee Library P.O. Box 3011
Commerce, Texas 75429-3011
OVERDUES:
Overdue notices are made either via telephone, regular-delivery
mail, or emails.
RECALLS:
All books are subject to recall. Should a recall be necessary,
the patron in original possession of the book would be notified
either by telephone, email, or by letter.
NON-CIRCULATING ITEMS:
Items placed upon reserve by faculty members for usage within
the library premises only. some special collections, such
as reference, are also designated as non-circulating.
LOANS:
General book check-out period is three weeks, with one renewal
for Texshare card holders, who are restricted to five books
per category and twenty(20)books in total. Individuals under
18 are not elegible unless they are a student at a Texshare
academic institution participating in the card program.
FINES:
A flat fine of twenty-five cents ($.25) per day is charged
per overdue item per calendar day.
LOST ITEMS:
Sixty dollars ($60.00) is charged per lost item, upon classification
of said item(s) as having been lost.
BILLING:
Patron is notified via a telephone call, regular-delivery
letter, or email, that the book in question is overdue and
must be returned, and the fine period is in effect, starting
with the first overdue day. Letters are sent at the seventh
and fourteenth days to remind the patron to return the book.
The book is considered lost after sixty days, and the lost
fee is added.
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