Campus resources
about campus information. The information desk also serves as the lost and found for North Campus. Questions or concerns can be directed to the Welcome Center at 314-516-5460.
Bulletin Board /Display Counters:
Libraries
administrative office will approve materials prior to posting. The
Patrons may request that fliers, handouts or other printed materials be displayed in the libraries. The reference librarians or the libraries’
Thomas Jefferson Library, 314-516-5060 umsl.edu/library/ St. Louis Mercantile Library, 314-516-7240 umsl.edu/mercantile/
materials will be posted on the bulletin board at the Thomas Jefferson
For questions about library resources (books, articles, databases, etc.) and their use, please request assistance from a reference librarian.
Circulation Desks:
How do I check out materials? You may borrow library materials by presenting your TritonCard or a valid library card.
speak to someone about overdue or lost/damaged items. Interlibrary
How many books am I allowed to check out? There is no limit if you are a UMSL faculty member, staff member or student. There is a two-item limit for reserve materials for all patrons. How much do I pay if I lose a book? The minimum replacement cost for a lost book is $120 plus a $10 processing fee. How long can I keep a book? Loan periods vary according to the type of patron and owning libraries.
Library or on the display counters at the St. Louis Mercantile. If materials are posted on walls, glass, elevators or any other surface, they will be immediately removed.
The Thomas Jefferson Library has a circulation desk (located just inside the entrance) where you can check out books, laptops, reserve items, pick up MERLIN/MOBIUS or Interlibrary Loan books and Loan is also located behind the Thomas Jefferson Circulation Desk if you need to talk to one of the ILL staff members. Copiers & Scanners: The Thomas Jefferson Library has several options for scanning and copying materials for your research. Bookeye scanners are available for free at the Thomas Jefferson Library (3rd and 5th floor). You can either email your scans or save them to a flash/thumb drive. For large (or color) scans, a flash/thumb drive is recommended. Copiers are available for a fee at the Thomas Jefferson Library. The cost is $0.10 per copy and the copiers accept dollar bills and change.
How can I get a book that is already checked out?
A bill changer is available in the Thomas Jefferson Library that
You may place a hold on any checked out item except reserve
accepts $1, $5 and $20 bills.
materials. This can be accomplished through the MOBIUS union catalog. By placing a hold, the book cannot be renewed. When the book is returned it will be placed on the hold shelf at the circulation
Flatbed scanners are available in the computer labs. Please ask a lab consultant for assistance.
desks, and you will be sent either an email notice or a letter notifying
Elevators:
you that the book is available for check out.
Elevators are available at the Thomas Jefferson Library and St. Louis
Who is eligible for Library Distance Learner Services?
Mercantile Library.
The libraries of UMSL provide services to support our distance learning
Laptops:
students. The UMSL Libraries define distance learners as students who
(Thomas Jefferson Library only) Laptops may be checked out at the
are currently enrolled in UMSL credit, fee-based distance education
circulation desk on the main floor (third level). A limited number of
courses but do not attend classes on UMSL campus. Please see the
laptops are available for a two hour, in-library checkout to current
umsl.edu/services/library/library-services/distance-students.html for
University of Missouri–St. Louis students.
more information.
Library Instruction Room #315 (Thomas Jefferson Library):
Where are ...?
The Library Instruction Room #315 is located on the entrance floor of
Book Drops:
the Thomas Jefferson Library (North Campus), near the large stairwell
Book drops for your convenience are available outside the Thomas
visible from the building’s entrance. Library instruction sessions are
Jefferson Library.
held there upon faculty request.
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