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[hidetoc]Location
The University Library's Circulation services are located on the 1st Floor interior lobby of the Robert S. Swanson Learning Center.
Purpose
The Circulation Desk is the service point for library users to borrow ("check out") and return ("check in") library resources.
Services
Check Out and Check In
Library resources to be used outside the University Library must be checked out with a UW-Stout ID card or library-issued community user card.
Equipment needs to be renewed in person. Non-equipment library resources may be renewed by phone at 715-232-1215, in person, or online:
- Start at Library Home Page http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/
- Click on Stout Library Catalog
- Click the My Account button
- Log in with your 7-digit ID# and last name
- Place a check by each item to be renewed. Note: Overdue items may only be renewed in person or by phone at 715-232-1215
- Click Renew Items button
Holds
Have an item that is currently checked out held for you upon its return. Holds may be requested in person, by phone at 715-232-1215, or online:
- Click Request button above the item record
- Log in with your 7-digit ID# and last name
- Select Hold from the drop-down list
- Click OK
- Complete the form
- Click the Submit Request button
Recalls
Recall an item that is currently checked out. The library user with the item will be sent an e-mail asking for the item to be returned in 7 to 14 days. Recalls may be requested in person, by phone at 715-232-1215, or online:
- Click the Request button above the item record
- Log in with your 7-digit ID# and last name
- Select Recall from the drop-down list
- Click OK
- Complete the form
- Click the Submit Request button
Copiers and Microform Reader/Printers
Need assistance with copiers and microform reader/printers? Ask in person or, using a Circulation house phone at the entrance to each floor, lift the receiver and you will be connected with staff at the Circulation Desk.
Searches
Need assistance with locating a library resource that seems to be missing? Ask in person or, using a Circulation house phone at the entrance to each floor, lift the receiver and you will be connected with staff at the Circulation Desk.
Overdues
Your courtesy with returning items timely is appreciated. Keeping library resources beyond due dates prevents fellow library users from accessing that information. Overdue fees, ranging from $5 to $15 per day, will be assessed for items kept beyond due dates. Additionally, item replacement costs (includes high-cost equipment) will be assessed if there is no response to overdue fees.
Book Returns
- Indoor: Two returns are located at the Circulation Desk.
- Outdoor:
- In the drive-through semi-circle in front of the library. This return is for books only.
- Under the east window at the front entrance of the library. This return is for books and media.
- Equipment must be returned in person to the Circulation Desk.
Video Booking
Instructors and students may arrange to have videos held for use in class presentations. Requests may by submitted online via the Video Booking Request form and must be submitted a minimum of two weeks prior to the planned pick-up date.
Equipment for Checkout
Equipment purchased with Student Technology Fees (marked with *) will be checked out exclusively to UW-Stout students; Stout faculty and staff need to borrow this type of equipment from Learning Technology Services, 212 Millennium Hall, 715-232-1143.
- Audio Disc Player (CD)
- Brailler
- Cameras
- Cassette Tape Recorders
- Digital Voice Recorders
- DVD Player
- Filmstrip/Sound Projectors
- Headsets
- Laptops*
- MEVA, for sight impaired
- Microfiche Readers
- Opaque Projector
- Overhead Projectors
- Projection Screens
- Record Players
- Slide Projectors
- Slide Trays
- Slide/Tape Viewer/Projector
- Video Cassette Player
- Video Display Projectors*
Loan Periods
The length of a checkout is determined by the media type and the location.
| Media Type | Loan Period |
|---|---|
| Main Stacks and Browsing | 28 days |
| Educational Materials Center (EMC) | 7 days |
| Some Microforms; i.e. Thesis and ERIC | 7 days |
| Main stacks Video (DVD and VHS) | 14 days |
| EMC Videos and Computer Software | 7 days |
| AV equipment | 1 to 7 days |
| Periodicals, Open Reserve, and Reference items | In Building Use Only |
Proxy for Faculty Check Out
- Faculty and academic staff at UW-Stout may authorize another UW-Stout person, such as a student assistant or a department program assistant, to be a proxy.
- Persons with proxy permission use their own UW-Stout ID cards to check out library items to the authorized faculty or academic staff member.
- The Proxy Patron Authorization form can be printed, completed, and routed to Circulation--it cannot be submitted online.
Contact Information
- General Circulation Questions -- Circulation Desk Location Map
- 715-232-1215
- 800-787-8688
- circulation@uwstout.edu
- Audiovisual Equipment: 715-232-1215
- Library Hours: 715-232-1215
- Overdue and Billing: 715-232-1551
- Reserve: 715-232-1112
Staff
Circulation is a part of the Access Services Department which includes the following staff:
- Susan Lindahl - Head of Access Services lindahls@uwstout.edu
- Peggy Klein - Circulation, Overdue and Billing kleinpe@uwstout.edu
- Josh Steans - Interlibrary Loan, Open Reserve, and Circulation steansj@uwstout.edu
See Also
Last Updated: 08/21/2008 and Last Revised: 8/15/2008
Contact Circulation for more information or help on this topic.