| Faculty | Staff | Graduate Student | Undergraduate Student | Special Card 1 | |
| Maximum Number of Books | No Limit | No Limit | No Limit | 100 | 5 |
| General Loan Period | 1 academic year 2 | 1 academic year 2 | 1 academic year 2 | 1 academic year 2 | 28 days |
| Renewals 3 | Unlimited | None | Unlimited | None | One |
| Fines | $.25 day/bk $100/item | $.25 day/bk $100/item | $.25 day/bk $100/item | $.25 day/bk $100/item | $.25 day/bk $100/item |
| Reserve Materials *the fine is $1.80 hour/item | $1.80 $100/item | $1.80 $100/item | $1.80 $100/item | $1.80 $100/item | $1.80 $100/item |
| Recalled Materials | $1.00 day/bk $100/item | $1.00 day/bk $100/item | $1.00 day/bk $100/item | $1.00 day/bk $100/item | $1.00 day/bk $100/item |
| Unreturned Requested Book Maximum | $1.00 day/bk $100/item | $1.00 day/bk $100/item | $1.00 day/bk $100/item | $1.00 day/bk $100/item | $1.00 day/bk $100/item |
| Borrowing Suspended | $25 or 10 Overdue Items | $25 or 10 Overdue Items | $25 or 10 Overdue Items | $25 or 10 Overdue Items | $15 or 3 Overdue Items |
| Lost Material Replacement Cost 4 | Per Books in Print | Per Books in Print | Per Books in Print | Per Books in Print | Per Books in Print |
| Processing Fee | $25.00 | $25.00 | $25.00 | $25.00 | $25.00 |
NOTE: Some ULS collections may have more restrictive policies
Fines may be paid with cash or check at the Owen Library Information Desk whenever full time staff are on duty. Make checks payable to University of Pittsburgh. Fine payments may also be sent directly to the following address:
Owen Library
450 Schoolhouse Road
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Johnstown, PA 15904
The purpose of fines is to encourage the prompt return of borrowed materials so that they will be available for use by others. Fines for overdue items are charged to all categories of borrowers, including faculty, staff, students, community, and courtesy users. Grace Period: The libraries offer a seven-day grace period for normal circulating items. If a regular circulation item is due September 1, a library user may return it as late as September 7 without owing a fine. However, on September 8, the user would owe $.25 per day overdue fine retroactive to September 1. The fine would be $2.00. Grace periods do not apply to journals, recalled items, reserve, reference, interlibrary loans or other material in specific subcollections.
Overdue notices sent by the University Libraries are courtesy reminder notices only. The University Libraries are not responsible for delayed delivery of notices due to inaccurate addresses or other delivery problems. The first overdue notice is sent the day after items are due. When an item is 15 days overdue, a final notice is sent and the user's borrowing privileges suspended until the situation is resolved. Once overdue material is returned, a bill that includes the total amount of the fine is generated and sent within one business day.
The libraries charge a $100.00 replacement fee for books that are 15 days overdue and are considered "Lost", plus a non-refundable $25.00 processing fee for each book. "Lost" books cannot be renewed and must be returned to the library for your account to be credited. If the book is returned after billing and before the library has begun the reorder process to replace it, your account will be adjusted and the replacement and processing fees will be removed. If the library has "withdrawn" the item, some portion of the replacement fee plus the $25.00 processing fee will be retained. Library users who wish to provide a replacement copy for lost or damaged library materials may do so, however, the replacement copy is subject to approval. In addition, the $25.00 lost item process fee will be assessed. Students with outstanding unpaid charges of $25.00 or higher will have a hold placed on their university accounts.
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