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Scope: Printed books (monographs) with the standard loan period at the Holding Library are available to be borrowed through GIL Express.

   Exceptions include, but are not limited to:

  • Reserve materials

  • Reference materials or other materials that do not circulate without special permission

  • Materials housed in any special Collection

  • Bound Materials

  • Journal Articles

  • Material that the Holding Library designates as not eligible for GIL Express, such as musical scores, popular/leisure fiction, and/or audiovisual materials.

Borrowing materials not available through GIL Express: Items not circulated through GIL Express (i.e., journal articles) may be available through Interlibrary Loan (ILL). Please contact the Home Library’s ILL Department to determine eligibility.

  • Non-monograph material groups and other exceptions should be mapped to NONCIRC

  • “Materials housed in any special Collection” should be associated with a non-circulating Location

  • Loan type is not used to determine whether an item can be requested through DCB

Circulation Rules

These are all handled within the LMS rather than DCB.

Loan Period: GIL Express has a 28-day loan period for all patrons. Two automatic renewals are given unless a hold has been placed on the book.

  • FOLIO does not support automated renewals

  • DCB is agnostic about circulation rules

Recall Fines: If a USG library chooses to charge recall fines for GIL Express materials, the fines will be $2.50 a day for each recalled item. Recall fines apply to all patrons.

Statewide vs. Local Policies: All USG Libraries have agreed upon most of the policies that govern GIL Express. However, some policies, such as the number of items that may be borrowed from a specific institution, are set locally. This means that the Holding Library (the library that owns the material) and the Home Library (patron’s library) have control of certain policies. These local policies are available from each library, usually on the library's web page.

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The owning library is displayed as the Pickup Institution by default. Change the Pickup Institution field and the Pickup Library field to the institution and library where you want the book delivered. Then, click "Request" to submit.

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  • Supported through future Pickup Anywhere functionality

On-Site Requesting: Eligible patrons can go to any USG library and borrow books. When checking out the item(s), patrons are required to provide proper ID to determine their eligibility to use GIL Expressuse GIL Express.

  • Q: Are all patrons registered in each tenant? (They are not in the central tenant). A: NO.

  • Visiting patron functionality required - not currently scheduled.

Required Identification: An institution-issued picture ID that is current and valid is preferred. A current and valid government-issued picture ID, such as a driver's license or a Georgia ID card, a US passport or a US military ID is also acceptable. If unable to verify eligibility, the Holding Library’s staff may call the Home Library to verify the patron’s eligibility.

Viewing GIL Express Requests/Loans: You can see material requested or check out both from the Home Library and GIL Express in "My Account" through the GIL-Find catalog. Go to the GIL-Find catalog and click on "Guest" on the top right of the screen. Sign in using the appropriate method for the home institution.

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After signing in, click on the “My Library Account” tab. This takes you to the overview page to view requests and loans from the Home Library and other account information. To check loans and requests from other libraries, click on the down arrow (see below). The USG libraries will be listed in alphabetical order. To see books requested and checked out through GIL Express, select the USG library the books were requested and/or borrowed from.

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  • Handled through Bookshelf in Locate.

GIL Express Policies

Reference: https://gil.usg.edu/gil_express/information/gil-express-policies

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  • The maximum number of requests and number of items a patron can borrow is set by the Holding Library.

Managing My Library Account

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  • Books from the general circulating collection that circulate under normal loan rules of each Holding Library are available for GIL Express. Additional material may be designated for GIL Express by individual institutions.

  • An eligible item can be requested regardless of whether the patron's Home Library owns the item.

  • Exemptions for GIL Express are Course Reserves, Reference, Special Collections, special permission items, materials with shortened loan periods and certain lab collections.

  • Each Holding Library may also choose to identify specific item types, such as popular fiction, as not eligible for GIL Express.

  • Libraries can define NONCIRC item types / material groups individually.

  • Institutions can distinguish between remote GIL Express and walk-up GIL Express checkouts when deciding how materials circulate. An institution may deny GIL Express remote and/or walk-up requests for items on a case-by-case basis.

  • “Institutions can distinguish between remote GIL Express and walk-up GIL Express checkouts when deciding how materials circulate. “ may require patron group

Circulation Rules

  • Items can be shipped to any Pickup Library and GIL Express users can checkout eligible items from any Visited Library.

  • The loan period is 28 days with 2 automatic renewals for a maximum of 84 days.

  • A renewal is allowed as long as the patron remains eligible and the item is not recalled. Self-renewals are allowed.

  • GIL Express items can be returned to any USG Library.

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