Borrowing Privileges and Policies
Sponsored Researchers and Visiting Scholars
University Departments may sponsor library borrowing privileges for visiting researchers at $250 per semester.
Contents on this page:
- Requirement for Charging Out Books
- Obtain an application packet from the Gelman Library Circulation Desk.
Complete the application, and journal entry form recording the appropriate payment information.
Bring your application, payment and GWorld card (if you have one), to the circulation desk.
GW Visiting Scholars: Your GWorld card is your library card and is required to check out books.
GW Sponsored borrowers will have a borrowing card created for them at the circulation desk upon receipt of application and payment.
- Types of Material That Can be Borrowed
- General GW Circulating Collection and Reserves
- GW Materials at WRLC Off-site Storage Facility
- Book Limit
- None
- Loan Period
- 28 days from day of check-out/renewal.
- Recalls
- If a book you have checked out is needed by another person, it may be recalled. All books are subject to recall after they have been charged out for at least 14 days. You will be notified by e-mail or phone and will have 14 days from the date of recall to return the book before recall fines are assessed. See details.
- Renewing Books
- GW and WRLC books may be renewed at any time, and they will be assigned a new due date 28 days from the day you renew. Each book is limited to 3 renewals. All books may be renewed a variety of ways, including online, email, and phone. Click here for details.
- If you reach the renewal limit of 3, you must bring the books in person to the Circulation Desk to return or renew; if you still need the books, we will start over the process for you, allowing up to 3 more automatic renewals.
- Overdue Fines and Other Fees
- $.25 per day per book up to $10 maximum. After 40 days, overdue items are considered lost and you will be charged $97 for each book. See details.
- Other Library Privileges
- GW Visiting Scholars are eligible for the following library services:
- Consortium Loan Service borrowing
- Direct borrowing at WRLC libraries
- Remote access to selected databases
- Interlibrary Loan
GW Sponsored Borrowers are ineligible for borrowing privileges at WRLC libraries, including direct borrowing and Consortium Loan Service. Sponsored borrowers are also ineligible for remote access to databases and Interlibrary Loan.
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