Fuller Theological Seminary

The Circulation Department provides several services designed to give you access to the collections. In an academic environment, competition for resources is common, and circulation policies endeavor to meet the needs of specific degree programs, as well as insure equitable access to resources.

Borrowing privileges are extended to registered students of the Seminary. Below is a simplified chart of circulation policies. For details on circulation policies, privileges and responsibilities see the Library Policies or the Faculty Lending Code.

	Loan periods	Check out limits
MDiv and M.A. Students, Fuller Staff and SFTS/SC patrons	21 days	30 items
Doctoral and Th.M. Students	90 days	100 items
D.Min. Students	28 days	20 items
Auditors, SCATLA, SCELC	21 days	5 items
Faculty	365 days
Adjunct Faculty	90 days	30 items
Fuller Alumni	21 days	10 items
Visiting Scholar*	90 days	30 items
Local-Resident Scholar*	21 days	10 items
Local Clergy	21 days	4 items
For all borrowers	Media: 3 days Reserve Books: 2 hrs	Fines: Reserve books: $ .25 per hour Recalled books: $ 5.00 per day All other books: $ .20 per day Replacement charges: $60.00 per book, minimum
*Visiting Scholars are from outside the Los Angles area visiting for a few months. Local-Resident Scholars are from the Los Angeles area. Both categories require a letter of referral from a Fuller faculty member or Fuller office.

You may renew books on or before the due date, if no one else has requested these items, and there are no blocks on your record. You may renew in person, by phone, or you may initiate a self-renewal through the online catalog.

The online catalog list whether an item is checked out, and if so when it is due. If you need further assistance, the Circulation Department Staff will assist you in determining if an item is available or checked out, and what the due date is.

If you cannot find a book in the collection, it is possibly in use, mis-shelved, in-process, or lost. Please request help from the Circulation Department.

If the item you need is checked out to another borrower, you may either place a hold or request on this book (which reserves the item for you when it is returned), or you may initiate a recall (which forces the return of a book before its original due date). You can initiate the hold yourself through the online catalog in the library our web catalog; for a recall, please ask the Circulation Department for assistance.

The Library assumes that you are responsible for which books you have borrowed and that you will return them. However, notices will be sent to you for items that are long overdue, or for items that are urgently needed by another borrower. We will also make every effort to notify you when the book you requested is ready for pickup.

You may also keep track of your personal circulation records at anytime, through the online catalog. You may monitor the books you have checked out, their due dates, the status of your requests, and you may initiate online renewals.

The Circulation Department maintains a collection of required readings, located at the Circulation Desk, for some of the courses offered by the Seminary. You may use the online catalog in the library to determine what is on reserve, searching by the name of the professor or course. Then bring the call number to the circulation desk to check out the reserve item. Reserve items may be checked out for two hours. Please follow this link for more information about course reserve and faculty requesting materials to be place on course reserve.

Photocopiers are available in four locations: on the 1^st, 3^rd and 4^th floors and on the 2^nd basement level. All copying must comply with U.S. copyright law.

Fees for copying are 10 cents per page when using a copy card, and 15 cents per page when using cash. Copy cards may be purchased from a vending machine on the 1st floor. Copy cards need to be purchased only once; then value may be added to the card. The two workstations for adding value are located on the 1st and 4th floors. If a defective card is purchased, ask for a replacement at the circulation desk.

Access to the Seminary Library is extended to Fuller and external users, for the purposes of quiet study and appropriate research activity. It is available only during hours of service, and must be vacated at closing.

Cell phones should not be used in the Library. Water, coffee, and other beverages are permitted in sealable containers. The library reserves the right to determine what constitutes acceptable containers. Food is not permitted under any circumstances.

We strive to make the library a safe place for women and men, as well as for valuable resources. The campus is protected by armed security, and escorts are available to walk you to and from the library at night. You may request this service after 5 p.m. at the Circulation Desk. Please report any suspicious persons or activities to library staff, so that we can call for assistance. Please do not leave your personal belongings and notebook computers unattended in the library. Fuller Theological Seminary assumes no responsibility for any personal property lost or stolen.

Fuller faculty and students have access to the library of the Claremont School of Theology, and, by a referral process, to the member libraries of the Southern California Theological Library Association (SCATLA). Please inquire at the Reference Desk for further information.

Circulation Services