Loan Periods

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Materials at Morris Library are checked out for different periods of time depending on the type of item and the patron's user category. Please see the chart below for more information.

Item Type
Faculty / AP / Emeriti / Retired / Doctoral Candidates
Graduate Students / Graduate Assistants / Civil Service Staff
Undergraduate Students / Courtesy Card Holders
Books
 16 weeks 8 weeks 4 weeks
Journals
 5 days (2 renewals) 5 days (2 renewals) 5 days (no renewals)
Government Documents
 16 weeks 8 weeks 4 weeks
DVDs / Videos
 3 days 3 days 3 days
Music CDs
 1 week 1 week 1 week
IMC / Children's Collection
 2 weeks 2 weeks 2 weeks
Maps / Aerial Photos
 2 weeks 2 weeks 2 weeks
Microfilm / Microfiche
 2 weeks 2 weeks 2 weeks
Storage Periodicals
 5 days 5 days 5 days
Reference
 5 days (2 renewals) 5 days (2 renewals) 5 days (no renewals)
Reserve Materials
 2 hours 2 hours 2 hours
Reserves Equipment
 4 hours 4 hours 4 hours
Career Books
 5 days (2 renewals) 5 days (2 renewals) 5 days (no renewals)