Circulation
Most books held at Ricker may circulate to members of the University of Illinois community for four weeks (undergraduate students) or sixteen weeks (graduate students and faculty). Periodicals do not circulate. You can renew books online through your Library Account.
Late and Lost Materials
A nonrefundable processing fee of $10.00 is assessed when a book is assumed lost (34 days overdue).
A replacement bill for a minimum of $125.00 per item is also issued at 34 days overdue. Periodicals are billed at a minimum of $300.00 per volume. The Library may assess a higher replacement cost in special instances. The replacement amount will be removed from your account if the overdue item is returned in good condition. The late fee of $10.00, however, as stated above, is nonrefundable.
Recalls
If you receive a “recall notice,” you must return the item within 15 days from the date of recall to a campus library. Failure to respond to a recall in that time will result in a nonrefundable $25.00 fine.
Paying Your Fine
Fines are not paid to individual libraries such as Architecture & Art. All fines are collected by the University, and you will receive a bill by mail. If you have any questions regarding your bill, please contact the Library Billing Office by calling (217) 333-8288, or stopping by Room 202 in the Main Library. For more information on the University Library circulation policies, please visit the Central Access Services department site.
Gifts
Ricker Library enjoys strong relationships with students and alumni, faculty and faculty emeriti. We are glad to receive receive requests to acquire gifts-in-kind of books, journals, and other forms of research material.
However, as Ricker has limited capacity to accept gifts, due to limited staffing and space, we do require an itemized list of potential gift items in order to ensure that we do not duplicate any materials we currently have.
Itemized lists would include the following:
- Title
- Author
- Publication information (publisher, place of publication, year, edition if applicable)
- Highly recommended: ISBN for books, ISSN for serials
Additionally, we cannot accept materials that are damaged, including items that are moldy or exposed to pests.
If you’d like to inquire about potential gift items, please contact rickerlibrary@library.illinois.edu with your itemized list and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.
If you’d like to learn more about giving to the library, please visit the Library Advancement webpage for more information. Thank you for your interest in giving to the Library!
