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Guide to Access Services which include activities related to Circulation, Interlibrary Loan, Reserves, Stack Management and other library public services.

Access Services

Serving library patrons and good customer service is our focus. Our patrons primarily include the faculty, staff, and students of Prairie View A&M University. We also provide service to the residents of the surrounding community

Services

  • Circulation

  • Fax Service

  • Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

  • Reserves

  • Rooms

  • Stack Management

  • Fines and Fees

  • Lamination Service

Circulation Department

The Circulation Department (Access Services) provides all functions dealing with the circulation of materials including books, Interlibrary Loan (ILL) lending and borrowing activities, activities associated with video tapes, cassette tapes, CDs, DVDs, TVs, and other audio/visual items/equipment (like calculators, USB flash drives, webcams, DVD/CD/optical drive, projector, presentation pointers/clickers), Course Reserves. Other duties include the processing of TexShare Cards, Room reservations, Faxing, Stack Management, Fines and Fees, and Lamination. The Circulation desk is home to a Lost and Found storage repository.

Circulation (Access Services) staff will check materials in and out, answer directional questions, locate items in the stacks, assist patrons with routine problems, and refer patrons to appropriate library departments. Students, faculty, and staff may check out circulating items by presenting a valid PVAMU ID card.

Whenever the building is closed, please return books to the book drop located on the west side of the Coleman Library near the Dunkin' entrance.

Books can also be mailed using the United States Postal Service, the mailing address is

Circulation Department
John B. Coleman Library
P.O. Box 519; MS 1040
Prairie View, Texas 77446

Head, Circulation

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Shirley Tatum
Contact:
John B. Coleman Library
Room 104B
(936) 261-1503

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John B. Coleman Library
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 519, MS 1040, Prairie View, Texas 77446
Physical Address: L.W. Minor St. / University Drive, Prairie View, Texas 77446
Reference: (936) 261-1535, Circulation: (936) 261-1542
Email: askalibrarian@pvamu.edu

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