Borrowing Policies
This is a quick, general guide to what types of materials can be borrowed, by whom, and for how long. For normal borrowing privileges, loan periods, renewal information, and other information, please refer to the Borrowing page. For information on loanable technology, refer to the Tech Lending Page. Individual items or patrons may at times differ from what is shown in this chart. Contact User Services for more information.
| Type of Material | Undergraduate |
Graduate |
Faculty and Staff (incl. Retired) |
USG/ GIL Express |
Alumni | Guest Borrowers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Books (General Collection Stacks) |
12 weeks |
1 year |
1 year |
90 days |
28 days |
28 days |
| Bound Journals |
12 weeks |
1 year |
1 year |
No |
No |
No |
| Current Periodicals (non-circulating) |
Scan on Demand |
Scan on Demand |
Scan on Demand |
No |
No |
No |
| Government Documents* |
12 weeks |
1 year |
1 year |
90 days |
28 days |
28 days |
| Leisure |
12 weeks |
1 year |
1 year |
90 days |
28 days |
28 days |
| Course Reserves Items |
varies† |
varies† |
varies† |
No |
No |
No |
| Microforms (Fiche & Film) |
1 week |
1 week |
1 week |
No |
No |
No |
| Media/Commercial Collection Videos |
1 week |
1 week |
1 week |
No |
No |
No |
| Media/Audio (CDs, LPs, etc) |
1 week |
1 week |
1 week |
No |
No |
No |
| Curriculum Materials Library (CML) Books |
12 weeks |
1 year |
1 year |
90 days |
28 days |
28 days |
| Curriculum Materials Library Kits | 14 Days | 14 Days | 14 Days | No | 14 Days | 14 Days |
| CML Media |
1 week |
1 week |
1 week |
No |
No |
No |
| Music Library Printed Material (Books & Scores) |
12 weeks |
1 year |
1 year |
No |
28 days |
28 days |
| Music Library Audio/Video Materials |
3 days |
3 days |
2 weeks |
No |
3 Days |
3 Days |
| Music Library Course Reserves |
2 hours |
2 hours |
2 hours |
No |
2 hours |
2 hours |
PLEASE NOTE: Items do not circulate from the following collections:
- Hargrett Rare Books & Manuscripts Library
- Georgia Room
- Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
- Miller Learning Center Reading Room
- Music Library Reference
- Maps/Atlases
Notes:
† - Course Reserves items circulate for an amount of time determined by the instructor who placed them on reserve. Loan periods range from 2 hours to 7 days.