Answers to your Frequently Asked Questions about Media Services at the ULS!
8 hour loan period, no renewals, $0.25/hour overdue fines
| Pitt Students, Staff, and Faculty |
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Maximum Number of Items | 10 |
General Loan Period | 14 Days |
Renewals | Contact Staff |
Overdue Fines | $0.25 day/item |
Grace Period | 2 Days |
Recalled Materials | $1 day/item |
Borrowing Suspended | $25 or 10 Overdue Items |
Lost Material Replacement Cost | List Price + $25 processing fee |
Processing Fee | $25 |
Fines encourage borrowers to return materials, so they’ll be available for others to use. We charge fines for overdue items to all categories of borrowers, including faculty, staff, and students. There is a two-day grace period for media items. If a media item is due September 1st, you may return it as late as September 3rd before incurring an overdue fine. However, on September 4th, an overdue fee of $0.25 per day retroactive to September 1 would be assessed (i.e. a total of $1.00).
Overdue notices sent by the ULS are courtesy reminder notices only. We are not responsible for delayed delivery of notices due to inaccurate addresses or other delivery problems.
We charge a $100 default replacement fee for media materials that are 28 days overdue and are considered "Lost", plus a non-refundable $25 processing fee for each item. "Lost" items cannot be renewed and must be returned to the library for your account to be credited. If you return the item after billing and before we’ve begun the reorder process to replace it, your account will be adjusted, and the replacement and processing fees will be removed. If we have "withdrawn" the item, some portion of the replacement fee plus the $25 processing fee will be retained.
Stark Media Services
G-22 Hillman Library
University of Pittsburgh
3960 Forbes Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
We are located next to the Cup & Chaucer Café!