Department Policies

• Administration
• Circulation
• Government Documents
• Information Literacy
• Interlibrary Loan
• Media Center
• Periodicals
• Reference Services
• Special Collections
• Systems
• Technical Services

To Circulation

1. Most paper format documents (both Federal and State) may be checked out at the Circulation Desk. Exceptions to this include some Census materials and thosedocuments in the Reference collection.

2. Microfiche documents are for "Library Use Only". Microfiche reader/printers are located in the Periodicals area.

3. CD-ROMs may be checked out to Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi faculty and staff only, at the discretion of the Government Documents Librarian. Anyone however, may use these CD-ROMs within the library. Ask a member of the Government Documents Department staff for assistance.

To GovDocs

1. Presently ILL is free to the Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi students, faculty, and staff.

2. ILL will not request items that are available in our non-circulating collections, such as Reference or Reserve, requests may be made for items that are checked out, lost, or missing.

3. The most common requests are for copies of articles and books. Photocopies may be retained. Books must be returned to the ILL department or placed into the ILL book return box. Renewals must be requested at least two days prior to the due date and are granted at the discretion of the lending library.

4. It is the patrons responsibility to pick up there ILLs in a timely fashion after being notified by ILL of their arrival. Failure to pick up requested items may lead to charges and/or loss of ILL services.

5. Borrowers are financially responsible for books that are lost or damaged while in their possession.  

6. ILL is not responsible for returning non-ILL materials back to their home libraries.

To ILL

1. If you would like to schedule a class for instruction in the use of Bell Library and its resources, please contact Denise Landry-Hyde in the Information Literacy Department at (361) 825-2608 or leave a voice mail message.

2. If you cannot reach Denise right away, and you need to speak to someone immediately, call (361) 825-2609, the Reference Desk. Written verification will be sent to you to confirm the date and time of your class, or you will be contacted by phone to reschedule. Classroom assignments are made on a first-come, first-served basis, so it is good to schedule classes as far in advance as possible.

3. No less than one week's notice, preferably two, is needed. Classes are usually held in Library Instruction Center, Room #109. We also anticipate that faculty will be present with their classes. Thank you for your assistance in this important effort!

  To Information Literacy

1. Materials in the Periodicals Department can be requested to put on hold by both Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi faculty and students, but for no more than 24 hours. Faculty members only may place our material on reserve by making arrangements with periodical staff in advance.

2. Bound and unbound paper serials may be checked out by faculty and authorized graduate students for 24 hours. Undergraduates may not check out serials. Microforms are not available for lending.

3. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi faculty members and graduate students working for faculty members may make free microform copies provided they have a current Sandollars ID. If you qualify for the free copies, please contact periodical staff for further instructions.

To Periodicals