The Authorized Users service allows Tarleton faculty and staff to designate other individuals to checkout or pick up library materials on their library records. 

Individuals who may be authorized to faculty or staff: 

• Other staff members 
• Graduate assistants 
• Student workers 

The sponsoring faculty or staff member will receive all notifications and be responsible for the return of materials checked out by an authorized user on their behalf. 

Faculty and staff members who wish to set up an authorized user on their library account must fill out and sign the “Authorized User Form”. The faculty or staff member can submit the completed form to the Circulation Desk at the Dick Smith or Rickett Libraries in-person, via their Tarleton email account, or send it through campus mail. Library staff will reach out via campus email to verify the authorization. 

When checking out material for their faculty or staff member, the authorized user needs to inform the service desk that they are checking out material to someone else’s account, otherwise it will be checked out to their own personal account, and they will be responsible for it. 

An authorized user can be added to an account at any time. However, all authorized users will expire at the end of the summer term and can be renewed at the beginning of the fall semester. It is up to the faculty or staff member to inform the library of any changes that need to be made, such as if a graduate assistant or staff person leaves their position. 

If you any questions contact the Library Circulation Desk at 254-968-9450 or [email protected].