Lending Policies

LOANED ITEMS ARE SUBJECT TO RECALL AT ANY TIME

Books and Music Scores:

• Available for loan
• 3 months use
• No renewals

Exceptions:

• Reference materials
  

Dissertations & Masters Theses:

• Available for loan
• 3 months use
• No renewals

Exceptions:

• Archival copies
• Some specified Arts Library copies
  

Periodicals:

• Available for loan
• 2 weeks use
• No renewals

Exceptions:

• Unbound or issues published within the last 5 years
• Arts and Music Library journals
  

Newspapers:

• Available for loan if in microform
• 3 months use
• Limits on number loaned may be imposed
• No renewals
  

Microform Material (microfilm, microfiche, microprint):

• Most available for loan (we may send paper copy if under 50 exposures)
• 3 months use
• No renewals

Exceptions:

• Some microform collections are non-circulating
• Limits on number loaned may be imposed
• Film to film, fiche to fiche duplication not available
  

Government Documents:

• Available for loan (may send paper copy if under 50 exposures)
• 3 months use
• No renewals
  

Media Materials:

• Videos/DVDs and audio recordings: available for loan if they circulate
• 1 week use
• No renewals

Exceptions:

• Sound recordings: not available for loan unless copying permitted

Maps & Atlases:

• Available for loan if they circulate
• Non-circulating items in Map & Imagery Lab not available for loan
• 3 months use
• No renewals
  

Non-Circulating Items from Special Locations:

• Loan subject to approval by collection managers on item by item basis
• 2 weeks loan, library use only
• No renewals
  

Special Collections:

• Generally not available for loan. Special loans subject to approval by collection managers on item by item basis.
• 2 to 4 weeks use, Special Collections Use Only, No photocopying may be imposed
• No renewals
  

Restrictions

Library Use Only: Item(s) must be restricted to supervised reading area within the borrowing library. Photocopying permitted unless otherwise specified.

Special Collections Use Only: Item(s) must be restricted to supervised Special Collections reading area.

Submit an ILL request via our Online Request Forms:

• Request a Loan
• Request a Photocopy