Loan Policy
Loans
The number of Reserve items that may be charged out to any one patron at any one time is:
- Law Library: 10 items
- All other Libraries: 3 items
- UB Borrowers
- 2 Hour / In-Library Use Only
- 2 Hour / Overnight
- 24 Hours
- 3 Days
- 7 Days
Note: At the Law Library, faculty may borrow Reserve materials for seven days.
- 2 Hour / In-Library Use Only
- Courtesy Borrowers
Reserve materials may be circulated to University Libraries courtesy borrowers for 2 Hour In-Library Use only.
Due Date
- 2 Hour In-Library Use Only reserve material is due at the Reserve Desk from which it was borrowed at the time specified.
- 2 Hour / overnight reserve material may be borrowed for overnight use one hour before the Reserve Desk closes and is due back at that same desk within one hour of opening the following day (Law Library: two hours after opening)
- 24 Hour reserve material is due at the Reserve Desk from which it was borrowed on the date and time specified.
- 3 Day and 7 Day reserve material is due at the Reserve Desk from which it was borrowed on the date specified.
Overdue Notices
As a courtesy, overdue notices are sent three calendar days after a reserve item falls due. Fines for course reserve materials accrue at the following rate:
- For hourly materials, $0.05 per minute per item; $3 per hour. The maximum fine is $20 per item.
- For 1 to 7 day materials, fines accrue at $5 per day per item. The maximum fine is $20 per item.
In addition to fines, all borrowers are subject to replacement charges for non-returned reserve material.
Suspension of Borrowing Privileges
For UB borrowers, borrowing privileges will be suspended 10 days after a reserve item falls due. All other borrowers' privileges are suspended immediately as reserve items fall due. Once borrowing privileges have been suspended, no circulation transactions of any kind will be carried out until the overdue materials which triggered the suspension are returned.









