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Student Services Guide

Descriptions and links to services offer by Curry Library to WJC students.

Checking Out Books

The Curry Library General Collection is located on the Intermediate Floor of Curry Hall and contains over 100,000 physical book titles. These titles are accessible 24/7 via swipe access on the south side exterior of Curry Hall.

To search the online Curry Library catalog use the search box below. To locate a book in the physical collection use its Dewey Decimal call number found on the catalog to locate the book.

Renewing Books

Items checked out from Curry Library and requested from other libraries have different loan periods and, consequently, different renewal conditions depending on the item, the patron, and the lending location. Please read the following guidance on different renewal stipulations. 

Items From Curry Library:

  1. Items checked out from Curry Library are lent to student patrons to the end of the current semester, and to faculty and staff patron until the following May. Because of this long term checkout setup, renewals are not allowed for Curry Library materials.
  2. If you wish to extend your checkout longer than the set due date, please contact the Library at library@william.jewell.edu or visit the Curry Library Circulation Desk on the Intermediate Floor of Curry Hall during desk hours.
  3. Note: you may not extend the checkout of your Curry items(s) if you have outstanding fines and/or bills on your library account.

Items From MOBIUS:

  1. Items lent from MOBIUS typically lend for one month, with two allowed renewals of one month each.
  2. Some exceptions apply:
    1. You may not renew an item that is overdue. 
    2. You may not renew an item if you have outstanding fines and/or bills on your library account. 
    3. If your copy is requested by another MOBIUS patron in between your allotted renewals, then you must return the material. 
  3. If you wish to keep an item longer than your two renewals, you may return and then re-request the item through the MOBIUS catalog. The item must be sent back to its home library first. 

Items From OCLC WorldShare: 

  1. Lending libraries in OCLC WorldShare set their own variable due dates and renewals periods. Therefore, Curry Library is unable to guarantee a renewal of an item checked out through OCLC WorldShare. 
  2. If you wish to renew an OCLC WorldShare item, contact the library as soon as possible.
  3. You may not renew books if you have outstanding fines or bills on your library account. 
  4. Book lending periods depend on the lending library. Renewals are also subject to the discretion of the lending library. 
  5. When viewing OCLC materials on your account, you are viewing a placeholder. Renewing these placeholders will not  renew the actual loan within OCLC WorldShare. If you wish to renew your materials, please contact ill@william.jewell.edu. 
Renewing Items In-Person

You may renew any eligible checkouts in-person at either the Curry Library Circulation Desk during Desk Hours, or via the Self-Checkout Computer.

See link below for current Circulation Desk Hours.