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Lending Policies in the UIUC Music and Performing Arts Library

Circulating Collection (open stacks)

Books, Scores

Faculty and graduate students

16 weeks
 

All other borrowers

4 weeks 

Unbound Periodicals

All borrowers

Music and Performing Arts Library use only 

Bound Periodicals

All borrowers

1 week 
 

Reference Collection

 

Books, Scores, Periodicals, Vertical Files (All materials stamped "Room use")

All borrowers

Music and Performing Arts Library use only 

Course Reserves

All Reserve materials

All borrowers

2 hours within the Music and Performing Arts Library.*

*N.B. An exception to this rule is usually made for professors and teaching assistants who are involved in teaching the class for which an item has been put on Reserve. Such professors and TA's may borrow reserve items for their own classes for 1 week.

NOTE: Most print reserves may circulate overnight (as designated on item). Items available for overnight use may be charged out no earlier than one hour before the Library closes and are due back within the first hour of opening the following day. No more than four reserve items may be charged out at one time. 

Special Collections Materials

(All materials paged from first floor circulation desk):

Compact discs, DVDs

All borrowers

1 week. Please note that CDs and DVDs cannot be renewed
LP Sound Recordings, Videocassettes Music School faculty and teaching assistants 4 weeks
  All other borrowers Music and Performing Arts Library use only 

Books, Scores

All borrowers

Music and Performing Arts Library use only 

Microforms

Music School faculty

16 weeks
 

Teaching Assistants

4 weeks
 

Other borrowers

Music and Performing Arts Library use only

Miscellaneous audio-visual material

All borrowers

Please ask at the library (tel. 333-1173)

School of Music Archival Sound Recordings

All borrowers

Unavailable for direct use. May be copied for a fee by special arrangement with School of Music Recording Service. Please ask (tel. 333-1173) for further information 

Note: Most Music and Performing Arts Library materials may circulate for two hours outside the library for classroom use. Deviations from standard lending policies may be made by special permission.