Check Out Services
There are many places in the library where you can check out materials.
- You can check out books at the main circulation desk Circulation desk: the service point at which books and other materials are checked in and out of a library, usually a long counter located near the entrance or exit. in Moody library, the circulation desk of Crouch Fine Arts Library, or at the self-service kiosks in Jones and Moody Libraries
- You can check out CDs, DVDs, and iPods at the circulation desk in Crouch Fine Arts Library
- You can check out books on hold Hold: when a book or other item is currently on loan, most libraries permit another borrow to place a "hold" on it by contacting the circulation desk [you can do this online in BearCat]. The patron who has the item checked out will not be permitted to renew it, and the person placing the "hold" will be entitled to check it out after it has been returned. , course reserves Reserves: in academic libraries, materials given a shorter loan period (one-hour, three-hour, overnight, three-day, etc.) for a limited period of time (usually one term or semester) at the request of the instructor, to ensure that all the students enrolled in a course have an opportunity to use them. Fines charged for overdue reserve items are higher than for materials not on reserve to encourage prompt return. and interlibrary loan Interlibrary loan: when a book or other item needed by a registered borrower is checked out, unavailable for some other reason, or not owned by the library, a patron may request that it be borrowed from another library by filling out an interlibrary loan request form... electronically via the library's Web site [at Baylor, use the OsoFast system]. materials at the main circulation desk in Moody library
- You can check out laptops and projectors at the TechPoint service desk in the Moody Garden Level Study Commons.
The circulation staff has a web page that has more information about how long you can check out materials, how you can renew your materials online, how much you are fined for overdue books, how you can request holds on books that are checked out, and how you can reserve a study carrel.
Use your Baylor ID card to check out books.
