Loan Periods

Standard loan periods

Library loan periods by user group for books and periodicals
GroupBooksPeriodicals: Back issuesPeriodicals: Current issues
Undergraduate students 4 weeks 1 week In-library use only
Graduate students 4 months 1 week In-library use only
Faculty 4 months 1 week 1 week (QEII and MRC only. In-library use only for other libraries.)
Staff 4 months 1 week In-library use only
Postdoctoral fellows 4 months 1 week In-library use only
Research assistants 4 months 1 week In-library use only
Alumni 2 weeks In-library use only In-library use only
Guests 2 weeks In-library use only In-library use only

 

Journals located in Storage can be retrieved for you by library staff. Request a journal from periodical storage.

Loan periods for special formats

Music Resource Centre

Collected works and historical sets are for in-library use only for most library users. School of Music faculty may borrow collected works and historical sets for 24 hours.

Education Library

Current K-12 textbooks and children's literature can be borrowed for 2 weeks. Current K-12 textbooks may only be borrowed by instructors, students, and staff in the Faculty of Education.

Educational psychology inventories and assessment tests are restricted for loan to students and instructors in designated Educational Psychology and Special Education courses. Eligible students and instructors may borrow them for 24–72 hours, depending on the item.