Loan Periods and Policies

For information about borrowers, see Who May Borrow. For Recall/Hold policies, see Recalls and Holds. For information on fines, see Fines and Replacement Fees. For Reserves and Interlibrary Loan policies, see Reserves and Borrowing From Other Libraries (ILL).

 
Students/
Staff
Seniors
Faculty, Administrators,
Trustees, Language Interns, Faculty/Student Assistants, Emeriti
Faculty/
Student Assistants
Faculty/
Administrator Spouse
Special Borrowers, Alums,
Faculty/Staff Children
Summer Students/
Summer Programs
Participants

Limits on # of Items that
can be
Borrowed

100 100 250 100 100 10 10
Circulating Books/
Scores

30 days
1 renewal (but not until a week before the item is due or thereafter)
Semester loan*
1 year
Fixed due date at end of May. 1 renewal
1 year
Fixed due date at end of May. 1 renewal
1 yr.
1 renewal
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
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

* 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.

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Van Ingen Renovation

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