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Kindle FAQ
Recalling a book that is charged out is a service available only to UConn faculty, students, emeritus retirees, staff, and affiliates of the University. To avoid a $5.00 per day fine, return recalled books promptly. Borrowers who are temporarily unable to respond to recall notices should contact iDesk staff at (860) 486-2518 to make prior arrangements and avoid overdue charges.
Procedures for placing RECALLS online are as follows:
- From a HOMER book title record, click on the Recall This Item button at the top of the screen.
- From the NetID/Single-Sign-On page, click on the blue box.
- Enter your NetID and Password.
- Click on Login.
- Click on OK to select Recall.
- Click Submit Request at bottom of screen.
- If the Recall was completed the following message will appear: Your Patron Initiated Request was successful.
For any other messages or complications call 860-486-2518 or
email Askcirc@uconn.edu
Any borrower may request that a circulating item be held for patron pick up when it is returned to the main iDesk on the Plaza Level of the Library.
Traveling from a long distance? See an item from the circulating collections that you would like? Call us at (860) 486-2518 to see if the item you want is on the shelf BEFORE you leave home. We will be happy to retrieve it for you. Please note that only items from the circulating collections are eligible for retrievals.
For items that cannot be located in the collection, please
visit the Library’s iDesk on the Plaza Level to submit a
Search request. The item will be searched for 60 days. The patron
will be notified of its availability when found. If the item is
urgently needed, it is recommended that you place an ILL request.
THE INTERCAMPUS EXPRESS (ICE) PROGRAM IS A SERVICE OF DOCUMENT DELIVERY/INTERLIBRARY LOAN SERVICES.
Books or videos that are located at any of the Regional Campus Libraries are available for loan through the Document Delivery/Interlibrary Loan Services. Members of the University community may request to have those books or videos delivered to the Homer Babbidge Library for pick-up and check-out.
To initiate requests for books or videos located at any of the Regional Campus Libraries: Request via HOMER, by searching for the title in HOMER and then placing the order by clicking on Request From Another UConn Campus.
If the Regional Campus Library book is currently charged-out, you can process a Recall on that item (See Recalls, above).
Boston Library Consortium Card Program
The University of Connecticut Libraries is a member of the Boston Library Consortium (BLC). As a member, the University community is offered privileges associated with the Boston Library Consortium Card Program.
- Eligibility
University of Connecticut (Health Center and Law School
communities excluded) faculty, staff, visiting scholars, graduate
and undergraduate students, and retirees are eligible for a BLC
Card. Applicants must have an active unblocked patron record in
the University of Connecticut Library's (UCL) patron file.
- Registration
Applicants may register for the BLC Card at the Babbidge Library iDesk or at any of the Circulation Desks at any of the Regional Campus Libraries. BLC Cards are issued to faculty, staff, visiting scholars, graduate students, and retirees with an expiration date of August 31st of the current year. BLC Cards are issued to undergraduate students with an expiration date of the current semester. Cards may be renewed as long as the applicant still meets eligibility criteria. Consortium Cards are non-transferable.
- Borrowing Privileges and Borrower Responsibilities
Borrowing privileges vary at each member institution. There are different loan periods and fine structures at each library. Cardholders are responsible for any charges accrued. Failure to abide by lending library rules may result in the loss of library privileges at all BLC libraries. Borrowers should return materials to the home library.
- Member Libraries
See the BLC User Guide on the BLC website http://www.blc.org for a list of member libraries and information on individual library policy, library fees, as well as hours and directions.
Proxy Patron Program
Faculty, University administrators and staff may employ students (both graduate and undergraduate) to serve as research assistants. Duties of these research assistants include locating items in the library and subsequently checking them out on behalf of the employer (aka Proxy Grantor.) These students are registered as Proxy Patrons at the iDesk.
Any items charged out of the library on behalf of the Proxy
Grantor will be charged to the Proxy Grantor's record. The
students must show iDesk staff their own UCONN photo ID when
registering and checking out items.
Use the Proxy Borrower Permission form in order to set up privileges as a Proxy Patron. The Proxy Grantor must sign the form in order for it to be valid. The form should be brought to the iDesk by the research assistant/Proxy Patron for processing.
Undergraduate students participating in the Honors Students Program receive graduate student/faculty borrowing privileges for books at the Babbidge Library and the regional campuses libraries. These enhanced borrowing privileges provide Honors Students with extended access to resources for their academic courses, thesis work, and undergraduate research.
The privileges are as follows:
180-day loan period for books
Five 180 -day renewals that can be conducted on-line
Books may be recalled by other users, and would have to be brought back to the library after a student receives a recall notice
Books may be borrowed beyond the 5th 180-day renewal period if they are brought back to the library for discharge and inspection and have not been requested by other patrons.
For information about Homer Babbidge Library's Kindle program, please read the following FAQ (PDF format)