Lockers

Eligibility

We have a limited supply of lockers. Therefore, at this time only graduate students are eligible for lockers.

Application

Personnel in Access Services, located on the first floor of Moody Memorial Library, assign lockers. Submit a Library Locker Application if you wish to reserve a locker. Due to the limited number of lockers available, we maintain a waiting list to help us assign lockers fairly.

When a locker becomes available, the applicant next on the waiting list is notified by e-mail and given two weeks to accept the assignment by coming in person to pick up the locker number and combination. If the locker is not claimed by the deadline, it will be assigned to the next person named on the waiting list.

Assignment and Renewal

Lockers are assigned to graduate students for a period of one semester. Lockers may be renewed, but the number of renewals is limited. Masters students may have a locker for a maximum of one academic year (one fall term, one spring term, and one summer term). Doctoral students may have a locker for a maximum of two academic years (two fall terms, two spring terms, and two summer terms). It is important, therefore, to plan ahead and request a locker for the period when its use will be most beneficial.

Renewal notices are automatically distributed via email. If a locker is not formally renewed, the locker will be cleared, the combination will be changed, and the locker will be made available to the next person on the waiting list. Any items cleared from lockers by staff will be held a maximum of two weeks, at which time the items will be disposed of.

 

Locker Use Policy - Library Materials

Library materials kept in lockers must be properly checked out. Lockers are monitored weekly by library staff. Library materials which are not properly checked out will be removed. Journals, reference books, and other non-circulating materials may not be left in lockers. If any of these items are found, they will be removed.

Disregard for this policy will result in the permanent loss of locker privileges.

 

Study Carrels

The Libraries provide three types of carrels: quiet study, day-use, and semester-use.

 

Quiet Study carrels. These carrels, located on the second and third floors of Moody Library, are identifiable by green signs on the doors. These rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis to everyone. Please do not leave any materials or personal items in these carrels as they cannot be locked.

 

Day-Use carrels. These carrels, located on the second floor of Moody Library, may be checked out by anyone for use by the day. Request a carrel key at the Main Circulation Desk on the first floor of Moody Library. The key is due back to the Main Circulation Desk 15 minutes before the stacks close. Late keys will result in a substantial fine, and clients who fail to return a key will be charged for rekeying the lock. These rooms may not be reserved.

 

Semester-Use carrels. A limited number of keyed carrels are available to faculty, and to graduate students who have completed the coursework for their degrees.

Faculty
A limited number of keyed carrels are available for faculty members. Faculty may have a carrel for a maximum of two academic years. Faculty who have exhausted their two years may request to be added to the end of the faculty waiting list at the end of the two year period.

Graduate Students

There are a limited number of keyed carrels for graduate students. These carrels are only available to students who have completed all of their coursework. In order to use a keyed carrel a student must supply a letter from his/her department chair or committee chair indicating that all of his/her coursework (with the exception of thesis/dissertation hours) has been completed. Masters students may have a carrel for a maximum of one academic year (one fall term, one spring term, and one summer term). Doctoral students may have a carrel for a maximum of two academic years (two fall terms, two spring terms, and two summer terms).

Because of the limited number of keyed study carrels, all graduate double carrels must be shared. At no time may a student have both a keyed carrel and a locker.

Application

Personnel in Access Services, located on the first floor of Moody Memorial Library, assign study carrels. Submit a Library Carrel Application if you wish to reserve a carrel. Due to the limited number of carrels available, we maintain a waiting list to help us assign carrels fairly for faculty and graduate students. When a carrel becomes available, the applicant next on the waiting list is notified by e-mail and given two weeks to accept the assignment by coming in person to pick up the key to the carrel. If the key is not claimed by the deadline, the carrel will be assigned to the next person named on the waiting list.

 

Assignment and Renewal

Carrels are assigned to clients (faculty and graduate students) for a period of one semester. Carrels may be renewed, but the number of renewals is limited (see above). It is important, therefore, to plan ahead and request a carrel for the period when its use will be most beneficial. Out of fairness to others, the Libraries will make NO exceptions to these time limits.

Renewal notices are automatically distributed via email. If a study carrel is not formally renewed or released, fines will be assessed and the carrel will be made available to the next person on the waiting list. Any items cleared from carrels by staff will be held a maximum of two weeks, at which time the items will be disposed of.

 

Carrel Use Policy

Library Materials

Library materials kept in keyed carrels must be properly checked out. Carrels are monitored weekly by library staff. Library materials which are not properly checked out will be removed. Journals, reference books, and other non-circulating materials may not be left in carrels. If any of these items are found, they will be removed.

Furniture and Maintenance

Carrels are furnished with a chair, desk, shelves, and a bulletin board. Library furniture from other areas of the building may not be moved into the carrels. Smoking and eating are not permitted in the carrels.

Security

Keyed carrels should be locked at all times when not in use. The Baylor University Libraries assume no responsibility for the loss of or damage to personal possessions that are kept in closed carrels.

Disregard for this policy will result in the permanent loss of carrel privileges.

 

Group Study Rooms

On the second floor of Moody Library are four large, glassed-in group study rooms. These rooms accommodate 6 - 8 persons, and include dry erase boards and projection screens. Computer projectors are available for checkout in the Prichard Information Commons. Contact the Prichard Information Commons (710-7360) to reserve the use of a group study room.

 

Honors College students

Honors students obtain study carrels by contacting the Honors Program Coordinator.

Approved: July 16, 1997 Effective: August 27, 1997 Revised: June 1, 2009