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. Individual items or patrons may at times differ from what is shown in this chart. Contact Access Services for more information.
| Type of Material | Undergraduate |
Graduate |
Faculty (incl. Retired) |
Staff (incl. Retired) |
USG/ GIL Express |
Alumni | Outside Borrowers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Books (Stacks) |
28 days |
125 days |
1 year |
28 days |
28 days |
28 days |
28 days |
| Bound Journals |
No |
7 days |
7 days |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Current Periodicals |
No |
3 hours |
3 hours |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Government Documents* |
28 days |
125 days |
1 year |
28 days |
28 days |
28 days |
28 days |
| Reference Items |
Ask Reference |
Ask Reference |
Ask Reference |
Ask Reference |
No |
No |
No |
| Leisure |
14 days |
14 days |
14 days |
14 days |
No |
14 days |
14 days |
| Course Reserves Items |
varies† |
varies† |
varies† |
varies† |
No |
No |
No |
| Microforms (Fiche & Film) |
14 days |
14 days |
14 days |
14 days |
No |
14 days |
14 days |
| Media/Commercial Collection Videos |
3 days |
3 days |
7 days |
3 days |
No |
No |
No |
| Media/Peabody Collection Videos |
No |
1 day |
1 day |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Media/PBS Collection |
3 days |
3 days |
3 days |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Media/Audio (CDs, LPs, etc) |
3 days |
3 days |
3 days |
3 days |
No |
No |
No |
| Curriculum Materials Library (CML) Books |
28 days |
125 days |
1 year |
28 days |
28 days |
28 days |
28 days |
| CML Kits | 14 Days | 14 Days | 14 Days | 14 Days | No | 14 Days | 14 Days |
| CML Media |
7 days |
7 days |
7 days |
7 days |
No |
7 days |
7 days |
| Main/Science Libraries Laptops | 7 Days | 7 Days | No | No | No | No | No |
| Music Library Printed Material (Books & Scores) |
28 days |
125 days |
1 year |
28 days |
No |
28 days |
28 days |
| Music Library Audio/Video Materials |
3 days |
3 days |
2 weeks |
2 weeks |
No |
3 Days |
3 Days |
| Music Library Course Reserves |
2 hours |
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.