Eligible Borrowers
JPL Library primarily serve the scientific and technical information needs of the JPL community. However, we are also a part of a greater network of libraries for sharing resources within the limit of copyright law and license agreements. Following lists who and what can be borrowed.
- Print materials may be checked out by JPL employees, JPL on-site contractors, JPL interns, or NASA employees resident on Lab.
- E-Resources are limited to users on the JPL network and, remotely, through JPL's Remote Access Service
- Caltech faculty, students, and staff can submit an interlibrary loan request through Caltech Library's DocuServe.
- All other persons may request books via your home (university or public) library's interlibrary loan service.
- For journal articles published by JPL authors, please check with you home library's journal subscription first. If your home library does not subscribe to that journal, please request an "interlibrary loan" via your home library.
- JPL staff can use BEACON Express to borrow materials from other libraries.
Length of Checkout
- New books with a waiting list: 3 weeks
- Reference books: 1 week
- ebooks: see publisher for details
- DVDs: 2 weeks
- All others: 1 month
Renewals
- Interns: Books without pending Recalls will be automatically renewed for a month
- All others: Books without pending Recalls will be automatically renewed for a year
Recalls
- All items can be recalled after a month, see the Recall a JPL Library Book section for details on how to place a recall.
- If you do not return a recalled book after three notices from the Library, we will contact your manager to obtain a Project Task to which to charge the purchase of a replacement copy of the book
Overdues
- We do not charge overdue fines for books checked out.
- However, as noted above, if you lose or refuse to return a book, we will charge your group's Project Task to purchase a replacement.
Note that the JPL Library adheres to the American Library Association's policy on confidentiality of user records with personally identifiable information. http://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/statementspols/otherpolicies/policyconcerning