Charging Materials to an Olin Locked Carrel

What can be charged to a carrel?

Materials that CAN be charged to a carrel

Materials that CANNOT be charged to a carrel

Charging Books That Have Barcodes

Use a pink Carrel Charge Slip
Fill out the carrel number, and the item’s call number (found on the book’s spine, ex. DA580 G62 1997) in the space available on the charge slip
Place the slip in the book and leave it in plain view on the desktop
A card with a red side and a white side is located on the door- turn the card to the red side whenever you have items to be charged
The carrel attendant will stamp the book and the charge slip to indicate that it has been charged

Charging Books That Do Not Have A Barcode

Fill out pink carrel charge slip completely including the carrel number and the item’s call number ( found on the book’s spine, ex. DA580 G62 1997)
Place the slip in the book and leave it in plain view on the desktop.
A card with a red side and a white side is located on the door- turn the card to red side whenever you have items to be charged.

General Charging Guidelines

Do not place books on the carrel shelf until the charge slips have been stamped/processed
Do not remove a charge slip from a charged book
Additional carrel charge slips are available at Olin’s Circulation Desk
Books that do not have completed carrel charge slips in them will be immediately returned to the stacks
Fill out separate charge slips for each individual volume of a multi-volume monographic set
Place charged books on the carrel shelf with call numbers and charge slips clearly showing. If possible, keep books in call number order- this helps us keep track of materials and provide better service
Please do not charge more books to your carrel than can fit on the shelves. Do not stack books on the windowsill, since they can be damaged there by sun and moisture
Books charged to carrels are automatically renewed as long as they have the charge slips in them – there are no late fees for books charged to carrels

Books That You May Keep In Your Locked Carrel

Transferring books from your personal ID account to the Carrel

Bring the books to the Olin Circulation Desk, where they will be sensitized
Take the books to the carrel and fill out the pink Carrel Charge Slip for each one. Place the slips inside the books and leave the books in your carrel.
The books will be checked out to your carrel by the library staff

Transferring charged materials to another carrel

Olin Library Circulation staff are the only persons authorized to move charged materials from one carrel to another – there are no exceptions!

Olin Library Circulation staff are the ONLY persons authorized to remove charged materials from a carrel

If book is recalled by another reader:

A notice will be left in the carrel one week before the book is taken
The carrel holder may choose to have the book subsequently returned to the carrel- there is a box to check on the notice

If a book is recalled for course reserve:

If a book is needed for in-house use:

To return a book to the stacks, reverse the carrel charge slip so that it reads “Return to Circulation”
Leave the book in plain view on the carrel desktop
A card with a red side and a white side is located on the door- turn the card to the red side whenever you have items to be returned.
The book will be picked up and discharged by the carrel attendant

THE LIBRARY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR PERSONAL ITEMS LEFT IN CARRELS