What are the loan periods and policies? Is there a limit to what I can borrow?
For students, staff, seniors, faculty, administrators, trustees, language fellows, emeriti, spouses, special borrowers, alums, children, summer program participants.
Answer
Limits On Number Of Items That Can Be Borrowed
|
Students/
Staff |
Faculty, Administrators,
Trustees, Language Fellows, Emeriti |
Faculty/
Student Assistants |
Faculty/
Administrator Spouse |
Guest Borrowers (Special Borrowers, Alums),
Faculty/Staff Children |
Summer Programs Participants |
|
100
|
250 | 100 | 100 | 30 | 10 |
Loan Periods By Type of Material and Borrower
| Material Type |
Students/
Staff |
Seniors
|
Faculty, Administrators,
Trustees, Language Fellows, Emeriti |
Faculty
Student Assistants |
Faculty/
Administrator Spouse |
Special Borrowers, Alums,
Faculty/Staff Children |
Summer Programs Participants |
| Circulating Books | 30 days 1 renewal |
Semester loan 1 renewal |
1 year 6 renewals |
1 year Fixed due date at end of May. 1 renewal |
1 year Fixed due date at beginning of June 1 renewal |
30 days 1 renewal |
2 weeks Unlimited renewals while card is valid |
| Browsing Books | 3 weeks 1 renewal |
3 weeks 1 renewal |
3 weeks 1 renewal
|
3 weeks 1 renewal |
3 weeks 1 renewal |
3 weeks |
3 weeks 1 renewal |
| Kindles | 3 weeks 1 renewal |
3 weeks 1 renewal |
3 weeks |
3 weeks 1 renewal |
NA | NA | NA |
| 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 | In-house use only | In-house use only | In-house use only | In-house use only |
| Videos and DVDs (Not Reserve) |
3 days 1 renewal |
3 days 1 renewal |
1 week 1 renewal |
3 days 1 renewal |
1 week 1 renewal |
1 day | 1 day |
| 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.
See Reserves for loan periods for reserve materials and computer equipment.
See Interlibrary Loan for interlibrary loan borrowing policies.