Access & Circulation
Access
General
Swain Library is open to all members of the Stanford community. People who do not
have a current barcoded University ID may qualify for access to the library’s collections
and facilities. For questions regarding access, non-Stanford users should consult the
Borrow, Get Access: Non-Stanford Users
page, and Stanford users should consult the
Borrow, Get Access: Stanford-Users
page, or consult with staff at the Swain Library circulation desk.
Users with Disabilities
Swain Library is partially accessible to persons with limited mobility. Please ask at
the circulation desk for help in getting materials located in compact shelving or on
upper/lower shelves. If you will need staff assistance, please call the Swain circulation
desk (650-725-9237) in advance because Swain is often staffed by only one person. For more
information about access in other libraries, please see the
For Users with Disabilities
page.
After-Hours Access to the Swain Library
Stanford faculty as well as Stanford Chemistry and Chemical Engineering graduate students,
postdocs, and visiting scholars are eligible for 24 hour access to the library. Graduate
students and postdocs from other departments are eligible for after hours access
to the Library if they have a current Stanford ID and a letter from their faculty advisor
indicating a need for 24 hour access to Swain materials. If Green Privileges issued the ID
card, a $25 refundable card deposit is collected. In addition, everyone must complete an
orientation to the library which is offered every Thursday from 3pm–3:30pm. For more
details, please consult the
After-Hours Access to Swain
page or contact Aparna Sharma
(asharma4@stanford.edu),
650-723-9710 (phone), 650-725-2274 (fax).
Visitors
Please consult Swain Library’s
Services for Visitors page.
Circulation
Eligibility
Circulation of materials is available to users with valid Stanford borrowing cards,
users with University of California Library Reciprocal Services Cards, users who have
purchased borrowing privileges (personal and corporate), and corporate users with a
SUL Science coupon. Visiting Scholars are eligible for borrowing privileges but they
must apply for these privileges at least four weeks before their expiration date.
Contact the Privileges Desk at Green Library (650-723-1492) for information on obtaining
a valid borrowers card.
For detailed circulation policy and cooperative borrowing information, please see:
Swain Loan Periods
| Material |
Loan Period |
| Reserves, Journals, and Software |
2 hours |
| Review Serials |
7 days |
| Books and Theses |
28 days |
| Reference |
Do not circulate |
Renewals
Users who have a current SUNet ID and a University ID may place a request to renew
items up two times by accessing
My Account.
An email message will
be sent to you on the following day confirming that the renewal was processed. Items
must be returned to the owning library for the third renewal. Institutional fee-based
users must renew items at the owning library. No email or phone renewals will be
accepted.
Returning Materials
Materials can be returned to any library on campus except for course reserve materials,
journals, and theses, which must be returned directly to the Swain Library. Fines for
reserve items are $1.00 per hour, applied in full at 16 minutes after the time due.
Stiff fines are also levied for recalled items that are not returned promptly,
especially items recalled for course reserves. Two weeks after a due date, a bill to
replace the item as well as a non-refundable fee of $5 per item is assessed.
Recalls
Books and dissertations are subject to recall if requested by another user.
All recalled items must be returned within 7 days of the date on the notice you
receive. The recall overdue fine accrues at the rate of $3.00 per day. Renewal of
loans is permitted unless another user is waiting. Two renewals are allowed by
electronic mail, after which items must be brought in for additional renewals.
