Visitors: Access & Borrowing Privileges

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We are partners with several institutions and consortia, and we offer library access to members of those organizations. Additionally, members of the community may purchase a Library Patron membership for borrowing privileges. Users associated with the relationships or partnerships listed below should register at the Circulation Desk to receive an authorized user ID.

• General Visitors
• LMU Alumni
• Visiting Scholars
• LMU Extension/Continuing Education Students &
  California Bible Institute of Los Angeles

Eligible reciprocal relationships and educational partnerships:

• SCELC (Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium) faculty & librarians
• SCATLA (Southern California Theological Library Association)
• AJCU faculty
• Local high schools (Bishop Montgomery HS; Loyola HS; Notre Dame Academy)
• Otis Art School of Design students (faculty, see SCELC)
• St. Mary's College of California students (faculty, see SCELC)
• Mount St. Mary's College students (faculty, see SCELC)

Visitors

Welcome to the William H. Hannon Library!

The William H. Hannon Library is open to all. However, after 8:00 pm, Sunday - Thursday, access to the library will require a Visitor's Card.

Residents of the Westchester (90045), Playa Vista (90094) and Playa del Rey (90293)neighborhoods may apply for and receive a free Visitor's Card. To obtain a card, come to the Circulation Desk of the William H. Hannon Library during the hours of 8:00 am - 7:45 pm, Monday-Thursday, or during open hours on Saturday or Sunday. A current photo ID or utility bill, with your name and address, will be required for proof of neighborhood residency.

Borrowing privileges may be purchased for an annual fee of $300.00 (check, Visa or Master Card only). Applicants must be 21 years or older. To apply for borrowing privileges, come to the Circulation Desk during the hours of 8:00 am - 7:45 pm, Monday - Thursday, or during open hours on Saturday or Sunday. The Borrower's Card is valid for one calendar year from the date of issue.

Borrowing privileges with a Borrower's Card are as follows:

• Maximum number of checkouts at any one time: 6
• Checkout period: 3 weeks
• Renewal periods: 2 weeks (items may be renewed twice)
• Overdue fines per day: $0.15 per item; $0.30 per day for recalled items
• Maximum number of holds that can be placed: 4 (items put on hold cannot be recalled)
• Not eligible for recalls
• Not eligible for interlibrary loan or course reserve items
• Media items may be used for in-house viewing only
• Visitor's card is subject to revocation if library privileges are abused
• Due to licensing restrictions imposed by the vendors, off-campus database access is not available to Visitor's card holders
• The library reserves the right to limit use of computers to LMU students, staff and faculty during periods of heavy use (e.g. end of semester)

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LMU Alumni

Loyola Marymount University alumni are eligible to receive an LMU OneCard for free, which will allow access to the William H. Hannon Library. The OneCard office is open Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm; and, on Wednesdays the office has extended hours until 7:00 pm.

Borrowing privileges for Alumni may be purchased for a discounted fee of $100.00 (check, Visa, or Master Card only). To purchase borrowing privileges, come to the Circulation Desk of the William H. Hannon Library during the hours of 8:00 am - 7:45 pm, Monday - Thursday, or during open hours on Saturday or Sunday. Show your OneCard for proof of Alumni status. The Borrower's Card is valid for one calendar year from the date of issue.

Borrowing privileges with a Borrower's Card are as follows:

• Maximum number of checkouts at any one time: 3
  
• Checkout period: 3 weeks
• Renewal periods: 2 weeks (items may be renewed twice)
• Overdue fines per day: $0.15 per item (maximum fine per item is $10.05; $0.30 per day for recalled items)
• Maximum number of holds that can be placed: 4 (items put on hold cannot be recalled)
• Not eligible for recalls
• Not eligible for interlibrary loan or course reserve items
• Media items may be used for in-house viewing only
• Library card is subject to revocation if library privileges are abused
• Due to licensing restrictions imposed by the vendors, off-campus database access is not available to guest users
  
• The library reserves the right to limit use of computers to LMU students, staff and faculty during periods of heavy use (i.e., end of semester)
• Lost cards should be reported to the Circulation Desk immediately; the OneCard office will replace your card for $15.00.

Additionally, with borrowing privileges, Alumni receive these special courtesies:

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Visiting Scholars

Visiting scholars must submit a letter from a sponsoring LMU department indentifying them as affiliated with said LMU department.  The letter should include an end date of appointment and that said department will guarantee payment on any unpaid fines or lost material incurred by the scholar. Submit the letter of request to the Dean of Libraries, Kristine Brancolini, at kbrancol@lmu.edu.

Local and visiting clergy must submit a letter on their organization's letterhead identifying them as affiliated clergy.  The letter should include an end date of appointment and guaranteeing the payment of unpaid fines or lost material incurred by the clergy member. Submit the letter of request to the Dean of Libraries, Kristine Brancolini, at kbrancol@lmu.edu.

Borrowing privileges for visiting religious scholars are as follows:

• Maximum number of checkouts at any one time: 5
  
• Checkout period: 3 weeks
• Renewal periods: 2 weeks (items may be renewed twice)
• Overdue fines per day: $0.15 per item (maximum fine per item is $10.05; $0.30 per day for recalled items)
• Maximum number of holds that can be placed: 4 (items put on hold cannot be recalled)
• Not eligible for recalls
• Not eligible for interlibrary loan or course reserve items
• Media items may be used for in-house viewing only
• Library card is subject to revocation if library privileges are abused
• Due to licensing restrictions imposed by the vendors, off-campus database access is not available to guest users
  
• The library reserves the right to limit use of computers to LMU students, staff and faculty during periods of heavy use (i.e., end of semester)
• Lost cards should be reported to the Circulation Desk immediately; the OneCard office will replace your card for $15.00.

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LMU Continuing Education

LMU Extension/Continuing Education students and staff must get a letter of permission from the LMU Extension/Continuing Education Office if they wish to borrow materials.

For information about borrowing eligibility for participants in the Catholic Bible Institute of Los Angeles, contact Barbara Murphy at bmurphy@sp-apostle.org.

Extension/Continuing Education student borrowing privileges are as follows:

• Maximum number of checkouts at any one time: 5
  
• Checkout period: 3 weeks
• Renewal periods: 2 weeks (items may be renewed twice)
• Overdue fines per day: $0.15 per item (maximum fine per item is $10.05; $0.30 per day for recalled items)
• Maximum number of holds that can be placed: 4 (items put on hold cannot be recalled)
• Not eligible for recalls
• Not eligible for interlibrary loan or course reserve items
• Media items may be used for in-house viewing only
• Library card is subject to revocation if library privileges are abused
• Due to licensing restrictions imposed by the vendors, off-campus database access is not available to guest users
  
• The library reserves the right to limit use of computers to LMU students, staff and faculty during periods of heavy use (i.e., end of semester)
• Lost cards should be reported to the Circulation Desk immediately; the OneCard office will replace your card for $15.00.

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SCELC: Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium

Type of card issued: Visitor's Card - 1 year
Fee: None

Issued to: Faculty at cooperating institutions (see list, below)

• LMU faculty must take a completed borrowing application from the William H. Hannon Library to the reciprocal library on the member list.
• Faculty from other schools on the list must bring a completed borrowing application from their home library.
• To apply and receive a Visitor's card, come to the Circulation Desk of the William H. Hannon Library during the hours of 8:00 am - 6:00 pm.

Borrowing privileges for faculty from listed SCELC institutions are as follows:

• Maximum number of checkouts at any one time: 10
  
• Checkout period: 3 weeks
• Renewal periods: 2 weeks (items may be renewed twice)
• Overdue fines per day: $0.15 per item (maximum fine per item is $10.05; $0.30 per day for recalled items)
• Maximum number of holds that can be placed: 4 (items put on hold cannot be recalled)
• Not eligible for recalls
• Not eligible for interlibrary loan or course reserve items
• Media items may be used for in-house viewing only
• Library card is subject to revocation if library privileges are abused
• Due to licensing restrictions imposed by the vendors, off-campus database access is not available to guest users
  
• The library reserves the right to limit use of computers to LMU students, staff and faculty during periods of heavy use (i.e., end of semester)

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SCATLA: Southern California Theological Library Association

The SCATLA borrowing card is ordinarily issued to students at the graduate level from the institutions listed below. In cases where an institution has multiple schools or graduate programs, the borrowers are ordinarily limited to those in the institution's religion or theology programs. The home library is responsible for verifying that its student is currently enrolled and in good standing.

Type of card issued: semester
Fee: None
Issued to: Cooperating institutions (see list, below)

The SCATLA Borrowing Card

The key element of this cooperative module is a standardized card, designed by SCATLA. This card functions as a letter of reference or introduction, and implies that the bearer of the card has been verified and authorized by the home (or sending) institution and has exhausted the resources of the home institution, and is therefore being formally referred to the host (or receiving) institution for additional resources.

LMU Theological Graduate students should contact Tony Amodeo for details. The host library does not issue these cards to its visitors. (A separate SCATLA card is required for each library a borrower wishes to use; a single card cannot be used by multiple borrowers, or for multiple institutions.)

Privileges for LMU faculty depend on the reciprocal library that they are going to.

Borrowing privileges for graduate students from SCATLA institutions using the William H. Hannon Library are as follows:

• Maximum number of checkouts at any one time: 5
  
• Checkout period: 3 weeks
• Renewal periods: 2 weeks (items may be renewed twice)
• Overdue fines per day: $0.15 per item (maximum fine per item is $10.05; $0.30 per day for recalled items)
• Maximum number of holds that can be placed: 4 (items put on hold cannot be recalled)
• Not eligible for recalls
• Not eligible for interlibrary loan or course reserve items
• Media items may be used for in-house viewing only
• Library card is subject to revocation if library privileges are abused
• Due to licensing restrictions imposed by the vendors, off-campus database access is not available to guest users
  
• The library reserves the right to limit use of computers to LMU students, staff and faculty during periods of heavy use (i.e., end of semester)

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AJCU: Associated Jesuit Colleges and Universities

The faculty of Jesuit colleges and universities have borrowing privileges at all 28 Jesuit institutions in the United States. The Jesuit Library Passport is a nationwide reciprocal borrowing program. Faculty have access to the collective holdings of all Jesuit institutions.

Ask at the William H. Hannon Library Administrative office (Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm) for a Jesuit Library Passport borrower form to establish on-site borrowing privileges at any other Jesuit library. Access includes circulating and electronic materials, in addition to space for quiet study and research.

For a list of eligible AJCU institutions, see: http://www.ajcunet.edu/Member-Institutions.

Privileges for LMU faculty depend on the reciprocal library that they are going to.

Borrowing privileges for faculty from AJCU institutions using the William H. Hannon Library are as follows:

• Maximum number of checkouts at any one time: 5
  
• Checkout period: 3 weeks
• Renewal periods: 2 weeks (items may be renewed twice)
• Overdue fines per day: $0.15 per item (maximum fine per item is $10.05; $0.30 per day for recalled items)
• Maximum number of holds that can be placed: 4 (items put on hold cannot be recalled)
• Not eligible for recalls
• Not eligible for interlibrary loan or course reserve items
• Media items may be used for in-house viewing only
• Library card is subject to revocation if library privileges are abused
• Due to licensing restrictions imposed by the vendors, off-campus database access is not available to guest users
  
• The library reserves the right to limit use of computers to LMU students, staff and faculty during periods of heavy use (i.e., end of semester)

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Local High School Students

Loyola Marymount University and the William H. Hannon Library welcome local high school students with free access to our library. However, annual borrowing privileges must come through an agreement between the high school and the library. Please notify your school principal, who can contact Dean Kristine Brancolini, (310) 338-4593, or kbrancol@lmu.edu, for more details.

To apply for borrowing privileges, come to the Circulation Desk during Circulation Desk service hours. All currently enrolled students, as submitted by the local high school, will be on file at the Circulation Desk.

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Saint Mary's College of California (Leap Program)

To apply for borrowing privileges, come to the Circulation Desk during the Circulation Desk service hours. All currently enrolled students, as submitted by Saint Mary’s College, will be on file at the Circulation Desk.

Borrowing privileges for are as follows:

• Maximum number of checkouts at any one time: 3
• Checkout period: 3 weeks
• Renewal periods: 2 weeks (items may be renewed once)
• Overdue fines per day: $0.25 per item
• Not eligible for recalls
• Not eligible for interlibrary loan or course reserve items.
• Media items may be used for in-house viewing only
• Library card is subject to revocation if library privileges are abused
• Due to licensing restrictions imposed by the vendors, off-campus database access is not available to guest users
• The library reserves the right to limit use of computers to LMU students, staff and faculty during periods of heavy use (i.e., end of semester)
• Report lost or stolen card to library’s Circulation Desk.

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