Users
The Marine Resources Library (MRL) is supported jointly by the College of Charleston, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Marine Resources Division, and the NOAA/NOS/CCEHBR Charleston Laboratory. Faculty, students and staff associated with these institutions may borrow materials from the library.
Full-time, permanent personnel of other agencies who have offices at Fort Johnson, College of Charleston Friends of the Library, as well as the faculty and students of other institutions in the Charleston Academic Library Consortium (Charleston Southern Univ., Citadel, MUSC, and Trident Tech) are also entitled to check out materials from MRL. Other patrons are welcome to use MRL's resources within the library.
Patrons will be asked to show a valid I.D. before checking out books. If you are not certain of the privileges to which you are entitled, please consult a member of the library staff.
General Information
RECALLS: Books which have been checked out for two weeks or more will be recalled upon request. Books needed by a faculty member for reserve may be recalled at any time.
HOLDS: Books currently charged may be placed on hold by another patron. The book cannot be renewed and will be held for the requesting patron when it is returned.
RENEWALS: A book may be renewed twice unless it has been placed on hold by another patron. Renewals must be done on or before the day the book is due. Patrons may check their accounts and renew books on the Web version of the library catalog if they have a library PIN number. PIN numbers may be requested at the MRL Circulation Desk. If books are not overdue, they may also be renewed by phone.
OVERDUES: An overdue notice will be sent one week after the item is due. Fines of ten cents ($.10) per day will be charged with a maximum of $10.00.
LOST/DAMAGED ITEMS: Materials are assumed lost after they are 120 days overdue. The fee per lost book is $45.00 plus a $15.00 processing fee. Materials returned in damaged condition will be repaired or replaced at the Librarian's discretion. The cost of the repair or replacement will be charged to the patron to whom the material was charged when the damage occurred.
Loan Periods
BOOKS: Loan period varies. See chart below.
| GRICE Graduate Students |
Six Months (180 days) |
| CofC Faculty/Staff |
Six Months (180 days) |
| SCDNR/MRD & NOS/CCEHBRC Staff |
Six Months (180 days) |
| CofC Undergraduate Students |
Four Weeks (28 days) |
| CofC Graduate Students |
Four Weeks (28 days) |
| All Other Patrons |
Two Weeks (14 days) |
{Note: Books which have been checked out for two weeks or more will be recalled upon request. Books needed by a faculty member for reserve may be recalled at any time.}
JOURNALS: Do not circulate except in rare cases with permission of the Librarian.
REPRINTS: May be signed out overnight on the short-term check-out sheet located at the Circulation Desk by SCDNR/MRD personnel, by NOS/CCENBR Charleston personnel, by College of Charleston faculty and by students in the marine biology graduate program.
RESERVE ITEMS: Loan period varies. Ask at the Circulation Desk.
REFERENCE BOOKS: Do not circulate except in rare cases with permission of the Librarian.
NEWSLETTERS: Do not circulate.
MAPS: Do not circulate.
REFERENCE BOOKS: Do not circulate.
AFTER-HOURS USE: College of Charleston marine biology graduate students and faculty, SCDNR Marine Resources Division Charleston staff, NOAA Coastal Center for Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research Charleston Laboratory staff, and NOAA Hollings Marine Laboratory staff may use the Marine Resources Library after regular business hours gaining entrance with their access card. The after-hours priviledge is granted only to the access card holder. To locate materials within the library, refer to the library floor plan. To check out books, please complete and submit the after-hours checkout form for each book. If you need assistance, please submit the ask the librarian a question form and the librarian will contact you the following business day.
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