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Loan Periods

Loan periods vary depending upon type of material, type of borrower and popularity of the item..

Books & Periodicals

Format Location Loan Period Renewable? Requestable? Bookable?
Books 5th-10th floor 120 days unlimited Yes No
Periodicals 5th-10th floor Non-circulating N/A N/A N/A
Books Reserve (2nd floor) 2 hours;
24 hours
No No No
Textbooks Reserve (2nd floor) 2 hours No No No
Popular Reading 2nd floor 14 days Yes Yes No

Media (Audio-Visual)

Format Location Loan Period Renewable? Requestable? Bookable?
CD (Music) Cabinet
(5th Floor)
28 days Yes Yes No
Sound Effects Cabinet (5th Floor) 28 days Yes No No
Videos & DVD
(Reserve)
Reserve
(2nd floor)
2 hours No No Yes (TMU only)
Videos & DVD AV shelves
(5th floor)
28 days Yes Yes Yes

For more information including liability, please see Borrowing AV Material.

Technology & Equipment

Format Location Loan Period Renewable? Requestable? Bookable?
Calculators, Charging Cables, Headphones, Laptops, Smart Board Markers Reserve (2nd floor) 8 hours No No No
Cameras, GoPros, Microphones, Tripods Reserve (2nd floor) 48 hours No No No

If the user’s card expires prior to the item’s due date, the card’s expiry date serves as the item’s new due date.

Maximum Items Borrowed

For full and part-time students, faculty, and staff there is a 500 item limit placed on the number of books that may be borrowed from the main collection.

Alumni, borrowers from other universities, and external borrowers may borrow a maximum of 10 items.

Maximum Items Borrowed

For full and part-time students, faculty, and staff there is a 500 book limit on the number of books that may be borrowed from the main collection; restrictions are placed on items from the Reserve and Audio Visual collections.

Alumni, borrowers from other universities, and external borrowers may borrow a maximum of 10 items.