TexShare
Who is eligible?
The TexShare program allows students, faculty, and staff of other Texas colleges
and universities to borrow SMU library materials. For a list of participating
institutions, see
the TexShare website.
TexShare Accounts
A valid TexShare card from the borrower's institution and
a photo ID are required to establish an account at SMU and borrow materials.
Only TexShare cards with a future expiration date, an authorizing signature,
and a personal identification number will be honored.
Eligible patrons will be given an SMU Libraries Guest Borrower card, which
must be presented with the TexShare card when checking out materials. Guest
Borrower cards issued at Bridwell Library are also valid at the SMU Central
University Libraries; they are not valid at the Underwood Law Library.
Once
the TexShare card expires, the patron must obtain a new TexShare card from
the home institution in order to renew borrowing privileges at SMU.
TexShare
patrons are not eligible to place hold/recall requests or to receive interlibrary
loan services.
Loan Periods*
* for regular, circulating books
- Faculty/Staff: 3 weeks
- Graduate Students: 3 weeks
- Undergraduate Students: 3 weeks
- Public Library Patrons: 3 weeks
Please note that all materials are subject to recall which may shorten the
loan period after the item is checked out.
Renewal Limits
Circulating Books
- Faculty/Staff: 5
- Graduate Students: 5
- Undergraduate Students: 1
- Public Library Patrons: 1
New Books & Audiovisual Materials
- Faculty/Staff: 2
- Graduate Students: 2
- Undergraduate Students: no renewal
- Public Library Patrons: no renewal
Materials can be renewed online at http://libcat.smu.edu or can be presented
at the Bridwell Circulation Desk for renewal.
Borrowing Limits
- Faculty/Staff: 10 items
- Graduate Students: 10 items
- Undergraduate Students: 5 items
- Public Library Patrons: 5 items
Overdue Fines
- Regular circulating items & new books: $1.00 per item per day
- Two-hour reserve items: $1.00 per item per hour
- One-day reserve items: $3.00 per item per day
- Audiovisual items: $2.00 per item per day
- Recalled items: $1.00 per item per day, ($2.00 for audiovisual items)