Students, Faculty, and Staff - Borrowing

Privileges for current students, faculty, and staff in Illinois. If you plan on leaving the state of Illinois, please refer to the Out-of-State Users Policy.

Undergraduate Students

• Limit 100 items
• Bookstacks access with valid i-card
• Loan periods
  • Most books – 4 weeks
  • Periodicals – varies by library location (most unbound periodicals don’t circulate)
• Renewal limits
  • 10 renewals – Urbana campus items
  • 3 renewals – I-Share items

Graduate Students

• Limit 400 items
• Bookstacks access with valid i-card
• Loan periods
  • Most books
    • 16 weeks – Urbana campus items
    • 4 weeks – I-Share items
  • Periodicals – varies by library location (most unbound periodicals don’t circulate)
• Renewal limits
  • 10 renewals – Urbana campus items
  • 3 renewals – I-Share items

Faculty

• Limit 500 items
• Bookstacks Access with valid i-card
• Loan Periods
  • Most books
    • 16 weeks – Urbana campus items
    • 4 weeks – I-Share items
  • Periodicals – varies by library location (most unbound periodicals don’t circulate)
• Renewal Limits
  • 10 renewals – Urbana campus items
  • 3 renewals – I-Share items

Staff

• Limit 200 items
• Bookstacks access with valid i-card
• Loan periods
  • Most books – 4 weeks
  • Periodicals – varies by library location (most unbound periodicals don’t circulate)
• Renewal limits
  • 10 renewals – Urbana campus items
  • 3 renewals – I-Share items

Academic Employees

• Limit 500 items
• Bookstacks Access with valid i-card
• Loan Periods
  • Most books
    • 16 weeks – Urbana campus items
    • 4 weeks – I-Share items
  • Periodicals – varies by library location (most unbound periodicals don’t circulate)
• Renewal Limits
  • 10 renewals – Urbana campus items
  • 3 renewals – I-Share items

Emeritus Faculty

• Limit 500 items
• Bookstacks Access with valid i-card
• Emeritus faculty living out-of-state – see borrowing privileges for LB courtesy users and Borrowing Policy for Out-of-State Users.
• Loan Periods
  • Most books
    • 16 weeks – Urbana campus items
    • 4 weeks – I-Share items
  • Periodicals – varies by library location (most unbound periodicals don’t circulate)
• Renewal Limits
  • 10 renewals – Urbana campus items
  • 3 renewals – I-Share items

Retired Faculty and Staff

• Limit 200 items
• Bookstacks access with valid i-card
• Retired faculty and staff living out-of-state – see borrowing privileges for LB courtesy users and Borrowing Policy for Out-of-State Users.
• Loan periods
  • Most books – 4 weeks
  • Periodicals – varies by library location (most unbound periodicals don’t circulate)
• Renewal limits
  • 10 renewals – Urbana campus items
  • 3 renewals – I-Share items