The William Van O'Connor Library

Re-shelving Policies

Items Used in the Library

When you are done with items you have used in the library, you are most welcome to return these items to the places on the shelves from which you got them.  The library is staffed by one quarter-time graduate student librarian, a position that does not allow for constant cleanup, so any assistance that you can give in keeping the library organized and tidy is much appreciated.  

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If  you are unsure about where to place an item, please put that item on the librarian's desk or on the bookshelf next to the graduate seminar reserve readings, located immediately to your left as you enter the library; the librarian will re-shelve volumes left in these locations.

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Books left lying about on the library desks and tables may be re-shelved immediately.  If you have been working in the library with some volumes and have left to take a break, be sure to leave a note to the librarian explaining that you still wish to use the items you have taken off the shelves.  Otherwise, you may find your sources back on the shelves when you return to the library.

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Please do not leave any personal items--especially books!--in the library.  In the past, such items have been mistaken for improperly-marked library materials.  The library staff and the English Department are not responsible for items left unsupervised in the library.

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Returned Items from Circulating Collections

When you are done with items you have borrowed from the library, please return them promptly to the library.  You may re-shelve such items yourself, place them in the library box in the English Department mailroom, or leave them on the bookshelf next to the graduate seminar readings, located immediately to your left as you enter the library.

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