{"id":5615,"date":"2021-10-08T11:48:03","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T15:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/wp-test1\/?page_id=5615"},"modified":"2025-09-23T11:45:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T15:45:06","slug":"services-for-visiting-scholars","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/index.php\/services-for-visiting-scholars\/","title":{"rendered":"Services for Visiting Scholars"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5615\" class=\"elementor elementor-5615\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2151a208 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2151a208\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a6889eb\" data-id=\"1a6889eb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71414a98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"71414a98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-639a48a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"639a48a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Services for Visiting Scholars<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cafb464 elementor-alert-info elementor-widget elementor-widget-alert\" data-id=\"1cafb464\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"alert.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-alert\" role=\"alert\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-title\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> Currently, our locations are accessible by Bear Card only. Email us at <a href=\"mailto:library_circulation@mercer.edu\">library_circulation@mercer.edu<\/a> to set up an appointment to receive items. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a7cce7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a7cce7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mercer University Libraries is happy to extend borrowing privileges to visiting scholars.<\/p><p>Visiting scholars are entitled to a\u00a0<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Library-Application-Form-6-22-21.pdf\">library borrowing card.<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Borrowing Privileges*:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Books can be checked out for\u00a028 days with 1 renewal allowed<\/li><li>Media checkouts are not permitted<\/li><li>Maximum number of items allowed is 10\u00a0<\/li><li>The card must be presented when checking out items.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>*\u00a0<\/strong>Specific limitations are detailed on the <a href=\"https:\/\/libraries.mercer.edu\/index.php\/university-libraries\/borrowing-materials\/\">&#8220;Borrowing Materials&#8221;<\/a> page under the &#8220;Community Borrower&#8221; patron type\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Restrictions:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>The following are\u00a0<strong>not<\/strong> available to visiting scholar cardholders:<ul><li>Access to electronic resources that require a password<\/li><li>Study rooms<\/li><li>24-Hour access<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>The card is not valid at the Mercer School of Medicine&#8217;s Library or the Mercer Law Library<\/li><li>Books are subject to recall if needed by Mercer University faculty, staff, or students.\u00a0 Recalled books must be returned or fines will accrue.<\/li><li>The use of the card is limited to the individual named on the card<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31b0f736 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31b0f736\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Please contact us for more information:<\/b><\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b4782fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b4782fc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f51a46b\" data-id=\"f51a46b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed1cf58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed1cf58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Swilley Library Circulation (Atlanta &amp; Douglas\/Henry RACs)<\/b><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e52e6a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e52e6a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"tel:1-678-547-6284\">(678) 547-6284<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"mailto:library_circulation@mercer.edu\">library_circulation@mercer.edu<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4fd34e99\" data-id=\"4fd34e99\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24f1550a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24f1550a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Tarver Library Circulation (Macon)<\/b><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6605241e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6605241e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"tel:1-478-301-2961\">(478) 301-2961<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"mailto:library_circulation@mercer.edu\">library_circulation@mercer.edu<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0892fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0892fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For questions about other library services, please see our <a href=\"\/index.php\/ask-a-librarian\/\">Ask a Librarian<\/a> service.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44ebca4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"44ebca4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Services for Visiting Scholars Note: Currently, our locations are accessible by Bear Card only. 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