BORROWING

General collection items will be available to check out for up to two weeks at a time. With an option to renew one time for an additional two weeks. You may check out up to two items at a time. 

To borrow general collection items you will need to create an account with a librarian by providing your student ID number, personal phone number, and email address. Reference items are not available for check-out and must stay in use at the library. You can check out general collection items for up to two weeks at a time. With an option to renew one time for an additional two weeks. Please be sure to return your items to the front desk in a timely manner to avoid late fines.

Renewals

You may renew your items one time for an additional two weeks. You can renew your items at the front desk of the library, via email or by calling and talking to a librarian. 

Items on which recalls or bookings have been placed may not be renewed and must be returned by the due date to avoid fines.

Returns

Books can be returned to the campus library front desk during regular hours.

Fines are charged to encourage borrowers to return material on time. There are a limited number of materials which must be shared by a wide range of users and many reserve materials are required for course use. Fines can be paid in person or over the phone using a credit card, but we no longer accept cash. * Library privileges will be suspended when a borrower owes $10.00 or more.

These fees may seem high but, in fact, they do not truly reflect the cost to the Library of purchasing another copy and processing it so that it can go back on the shelves. Many valuable books are no longer in print. The Library would prefer to get all materials back, rather than try to replace them.

A full refund will be given for items that are later recovered. As a general practice, no refunds will be issued to patrons after the two-year period, however, at the discretion of the Collections Librarian, refunds may be granted. No refunds are provided on lost and found high demand items. Please see the full Access Policy for more information. 

Course Reserves

Items your instructor would like the class to read for their course are sometimes placed on short term loan at the front desk. This may include textbooks, articles, or other supplemental readings Faculty have requested we add to our collection. We do not by default order textbooks for all classes offered, only a select few high demand ones.

Guidelines

• Most course reserve items sign out for 4 or 24 hours and they are first come, first served. A hold cannot be placed on these items. 
• Students may borrow up to two items at a time and the return time is exact. A $1.00 fine per hour or part of an hour is assessed when an item is returned late. 
• To ensure fairness, reserve items cannot be renewed immediately. Patrons must wait 15 minutes before checking out the same reserve item again.

Students and employees of Miami Regional University may borrow books, journal articles, and videos/DVDs/Blu-Rays from other libraries. Due to budgetary limitations, the number of interlibrary loan requests processed for any one user may be restricted.

• Books - normally filled within 10-14 days
• Articles - normally filled within 3-10 days
• Videos, DVDs & Blu-Ray - require a week's notice

Submit a Request
 

Contact

• Check the library catalog or Ask a Librarian for assistance to make sure that the item you need is not already available at Miami Regional University. Items already in our library and required textbooks may not be borrowed through interlibrary loan. Requests are limited to materials in support of work or studies undertaken at the College.
   
• You will be contacted when the interlibrary loan is available for pick-up.
   
• In general, books must be returned within two weeks after our library receives them, however, one renewal may be allowed depending on the lending library's ILL policy. Books should be returned to the Miami Regional University Library. Email interlibrary loans or phone 305-442-9223 ext 6018 to see if your interlibrary loan can be renewed.
   
• Photocopies of periodical articles do not need to be returned.
   
• In compliance with copyright legislation, no more than 10% of a book or journal may be photocopied. More information about the use of copyrighted materials is available via the College Use of Copyrighted Works document.

Alerts allow you to store a search you regularly like to do in your personal myEBSCO account and receive email notifications when relevant new resources are available.
There are two types of alerts available: journal alerts and search alerts
Journal alerts will notify you when a specific issue or article is added for selected journal titles.
Search alerts will notify you of any new resources added to the databases based on specified search terms. 

To set up a search alert

1. Ensure you are signed in to my EBSCO account
2. After performing a search you’d like to set up an alert for, click the three dots at the top of the result list on the right-hand side (labelled “tools”) 
3. Select “Create alert”
4. Set alert name, frequency of the alert, and add the email address where you would like to receive notifications
5. Click “Create alert”

Video Tutorial

To set up a journal alert

1. Ensure you are signed in to myEBSCO account
2. Navigate to the “Advanced search” screen
3. Select the “Publications” menu
4. Search the journal title
5. Click into the title
6. Click the three dots at the top of the result list on the right-hand side (labelled “publication tools”)
7. Select “Create alert”
8. Create the alert name, set your preferences for the alert, and the email address where you would like to receive notifications
9. Click “Create alert"

Video Tutorial

Step by step guide to journal alerts

Saving a Search

1. After running a search, click the three dots at the top of the result list on the right-hand side (labelled “Search actions”)
2. Select “Save search”
3. Create the search name and enter an optional description 
4. Click “Save”

By default, the Library will send users email notifications to their student Office 365 email or employee Outlook accounts.

Library notices can include

• items you placed on hold that are ready for pickup
• information about holds that are unable to be filled
• courtesy reminder of materials that will be due soon
• overdue materials or fines
• reminder of the last day to return Library materials (i.e. last day of the semester)