CIRCULATION  PROCEDURES

The Leon E. Bloch Law Library, like most research libraries, contains a large proportion of materials which do not circulate. These items remain in the Library for in-house use only and are shelved in both the general stacks, and in the Reserve collection, a limited access area behind the Circulation Desk. Most circulating items are shelved among the classified collection in the general stacks on the second floors. The details of Circulation policies and procedures are described below. Please refer any questions regarding circulation of materials to the Manager of Public Services.

Procedures

Materials on Reserve - Materials used frequently or those needed for assigned readings are placed on reserve to make them available to all who need them with as little inconvenience as possible. Because the number of available copies of a particular book or document is often limited, the loan period is restricted to two hours. This ensures that each borrower may have a chance to use the material for a reasonable length of time and prevents delay to other users.

To determine whether a particular book or document is "on reserve," a list of those materials is available at the Circulation Desk. The desk attendant will be happy to provide assistance. These records are also accessible through the online catalog.

To obtain a reserve item, patrons should ask the desk attendant to retrieve it. Generally, the item should be identified by author, title and, when appropriate, the name of the professor who placed it on reserve. s:

Materials not on Reserve - All books to be charged out must be taken to the Circulation Desk. An ID is required to check out materials. For each book, the borrower must charge out the materials through the automated system.

Overdue Materials - An overdue notice is sent to the borrower if the item is not returned by the due date. The receipt of a second overdue notice will suspend the patron's checkout privilege. All books must be returned to reinstate these privileges.

Loan Periods

The loan period for each type of circulating material is based upon the usual and expected demand for the material. Materials may be checked out only to University of Missouri students, University of Missouri Faculty and  local practicing attorneys.

Loan periods

A. Two Hours:

• Reserve Materials

• All materials shelved (including slip opinions and regulatory rulings) in Reserve area.

• Current editions of most Hornbooks including nutshell editions

These materials shall not be taken out of the Library:

• Law reviews and periodicals-bound and unbound

• Faculty Course Reserve

• Vertical File materials

C. Three Weeks:

• Treatises - single volume, bound, non-supplemented

D. Non-circulating Materials:

• Codes, citators, reporters, digests, form books

• Looseleaf services, dictionaries, directories, indexes

• Encyclopedias, microforms, general reference materials

• Any item with current supplementation

NO LIBRARY MATERIALS MAY BE TAKEN FROM THE BUILDING UNLESS THEY HAVE BEEN PROPERLY CHECKED OUT.

Re-shelving Books

The large number of books that are continually removed from the law library shelves makes it difficult to efficiently reshelf them. Books that have to be reshelved by the library staff are unavailable for up to 24 hours, depending on the amount of books left un-shelved. To solve this problem and to avoid the frustration of not finding the books needed, each patron should reshelf the book he or she uses after finishing with it. The volume numbers and binding of reporters and periodicals make this easy to do.