Circulation Policy

Current students, faculty, staff, alumni and local patrons may check out materials from the Curriculum Laboratory.

All students must show their valid ID card or their driver’s license when checking out materials. Alumni and local patrons must show their valid UWA Library borrowing card and a photo ID.

Materials from the Curriculum Laboratory are circulated according to the following regulations:

• Juvenile books are circulated for one week with a limit of five. They may be renewed once. A fine of 25 cents per day is charged for overdue items.

• Textbook materials are circulated for two weeks with one renewal. An overdue fine of 25 cents per day is charged.

• The activity books in the Reserve Collection are circulated for one week with a limit of five items and one renewal. A fine of $1.00 per day is assessed for overdue materials.

• Non-print items are circulated for one week with a limit of two. The overdue fine is 25 cents per day. Some non-print items are restricted to in-house use only.

• Patrons are responsible for all materials checked out from the Curriculum Laboratory. If an item is lost or damaged, the patron will be assessed the price of the item.

• All materials must be returned to the Curriculum Laboratory and all outstanding fines paid by the end of the current semester. Failure to do so will result in a tag being placed on the student’s grades. To get grades untagged, the student must return all items and pay all fines. Non-UWA borrowers will have their borrowing privileges revoked for failure to return materials and pay fines.

The Collection

The Curriculum Laboratory provides students and faculty with access to a large collection of print and non-print materials.

Print

• A collection of juvenile and young adult fiction and non-fiction

•  K-12 textbooks with teacher’s editions and accompanying materials

• Children’s periodicals

• Activity books related to all areas of the K-12 curriculum

• Alabama Courses of Study for all subject areas

• Reference materials

• A collection of Phi Delta Kappa pamphlets on current issues in education

Non-print

• Video tapes

• Laserdiscs

• Computer disks

• CD-ROMs

• Music CDs

• Audio tapes

• Sound recordings

• Slides

• Equipment to use with all of the above

• Games

• Puzzles

• Models

• Globes

• Maps

• Musical instruments

• Posters

• Flashcards and other manipulative