Circulation Policies

 

Delivery of Library Materials to Another University of Iowa Library or Direct Office Delivery via Campus Mail

Library Cards

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• View Loans for due dates of items borrowed
• View Requests (books you recalled)
• Renew books after you view Loans (see Renewal Policies)

Loans

• Books with Call Numbers from 2nd Floor

  Faculty, P&S Staff: Due next June 1, unless recalled earlier
  Graduate Students: Summer & Fall session loans due late January; Spring session loans due late June, unless recalled earlier

Undergraduates, Merit Staff, Community Borrowers: Four weeks, unless recalled earlier

• Journals from 3rd Floor

One week for all borrowers, except Community Borrowers: library use only

• Reserve Materials from Circulation Desk

Loan period varies (typically 2 hours) for all borrowers,

except Community Borrowers: library use only

• Reference Collection from 1st Floor

Non-circulating; library use only

• Main Storage Books with Call Numbers

Loans are same as for Books with Call Numbers from 2nd Floor (noted above)

• Main Storage Journals

Four week loans for all borrowers, unless recalled earlier

Renewals

• Most items can be renewed, unless they have been requested by other users.
• Books with loan periods greater than 4 weeks (e.g. loans to faculty or graduate students) must be brought to the library in person. Such books can be renewed at any of the Univerity Libraries (except Law Library & Curriculum Laboratory).

 

University Libraries General Circulation Policies