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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).