Loan Periods and Policies

Limits On Number Of Items That Can Be Borrowed

Students/
Staff
Faculty, Administrators,
Trustees, Language Interns,  Emeriti
Faculty/
Student Assistants
Faculty/
Administrator Spouse
Guest Borrowers (Special Borrowers, Alums),
Faculty/Staff Children
Summer Students/
Summer Programs
Participants
100 250 100 100 25
10

Loan Periods By Type of Material and Borrower

 
Students/
Staff
Seniors
Faculty, Administrators,
Trustees, Language Interns,  Emeriti
Faculty/
Student Assistants
Faculty/
Administrator Spouse
Special Borrowers, Alums,
Faculty/Staff Children
Summer Students/
Summer Programs
Participants
Circulating Books
30 days
1 renewal (not until a week before item is due or thereafter)
Semester loan*
1 year
Fixed due date at end of May. 1 renewal.  May be recalled after 14 days.
1 year
Fixed due date at end of May. 1 renewal
1 yr.
1 renewal.  May be recalled after 14 days.
30 days
1 renewal
2 weeks
Unlimited renewals while card is valid
Browsing Books 3 weeks
No renewals
3 weeks
No renewals
3 weeks
No renewals
3 weeks
No renewals
3 weeks
No renewals
3 weeks
No renewals
3 weeks
No renewals (if applicable by program)
Reference/
Special Collections
In-house use only In-house use only In-house use only In-house use only In-house use only In-house use only In-house use only
Periodicals In-house use only In-house use only 2 weeks 2 weeks In-house use only In-house use only In-house use only
Videos and
DVDs

(Not Reserve)
1 day 1 day 1 week 1 day 1 week 1 day 1 day
Laptops,
Computer Equipment,
Keys
In house use only. Must be returned before closing on day checked out. In house use only. Must be returned before closing on day checked out. In house use only. Must be returned before closing on day checked out. In house use only. Must be returned before closing on day checked out. In house use only. Must be returned before closing on day checked out. NA NA
For Music Library loan periods, see Loan Periods (Music Library).

* Books taken out in fall can be renewed for spring semester. Exception: For senior non-art majors, art books circulate as they do for other students.

For Reserves and Interlibrary Loan policies, see Reserves and Borrowing From Other Libraries (ILL).

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