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Reciprocal Borrowing

University of Pittsburgh
OCLC Faculty Borrowing Program (Participating Libraries)

Renewing Books Online

Renewals: Unless overdue, books may be renewed online or you can bring books to the circulation desk in person. There are no phone-in renewals.

Please note:

Books may be renewed online on or before their due date

Online book renewal is done in the MountainLynx catalog:

select Mountainlynx from the Libraries home page

select "patron" from any MountainLynx screen

type in your WVUID number and last name, select "OK"

click in the the "Renew?" check box beside the item you want to renew

select the "Renew Items" button

to uncheck the "Renew?" check boxes, select the "Reset" button

verify your renewals by consulting your Items Checked Out List

in the far right column you will see your renewal status

check each title on your list carefully

NOTE: books will not renew if they have been recalled by another library user or if you have an outstanding fine

Options for renewing books:

Undergraduate students may renew materials online or in person.

Graduate students may renew materials online, in person, or by mail.

Faculty may renew books online, in person, or by mail at the end of each semester. Books must be physically returned for renewal at least once a year.

In special circumstances, a Circulation Librarian may grant a Faculty Research Waiver so that mail renewals can be substituted for annual physical renewal of materials. Please contact the Circulation Librarian at the lending library for a research waiver application.