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Loan Policies

Loan (checkout) periods
Library privileges by patron type
Schedule of overdue fines

	UCB faculty & staff	UCB Grad students	UCB Undergrads	Other CU campus patrons	Public Patrons	Friends¹	Special Students ²
Books	180 days	180 days	28 days	28 days	28 days	28 days (90 Friends Gold)	28 days
Bound Journals	2 days	2 days	2 days	2 days	In house use only	In house use only (except Friends Gold)	2 days
CDs (audio)	7 days	Only if TA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
DVDs & Videos	7 days	7 days	7 days	7 days	7 days	7 days	7 days
Interlibrary loans	Varies. Lending Library decides	Varies. Lending Library decides	Varies. Lending Library decides	N/A	N/A	N/A	Varies. Lending Library decides
Laptops	N/A	2 hours	2 hours	N/A	N/A	N/A	2 hours
Maps	14 days	14 days	14 days	14 days	14 days	14 days	14 days
PASCAL	Same as other materials except Bound Journals 7 days	Same as other materials except Bound Journals 7 days	Same as other materials except Bound Journals 7 days	Same as other materials except Bound Journals 7 days	Same as other materials	Same as other materials	Same as other materials except Bound Journals 7 days
Prospector Audiovisual	7 days	7 days	7 days	N/A	N/A	N/A (except Friends Gold)	7 days
Prospector Books	21 days	21 days	21 days	N/A	N/A	N/A (except Friends Gold)	21 days
Reserves	Set by Instructor: 2, 4, 24, or 72 hours	Set by Instructor: 2, 4, 24, or 72 hours	Set by Instructor: 2, 4, 24, or 72 hours	N/A	N/A	N/A	Set by Instructor: 2, 4, 24, or 72 hours
Unbound (new) Journals	Only with permission from Library Research Staff	Only with permission from Library Research Staff	Only with permission from Library Research Staff	Only with permission from Library Research Staff	N/A	N/A	Only with permission from Library Research Staff

	UCB faculty & staff	UCB Grad students	UCB Undergrads	Other CU campus patrons	Public Patrons	Friends¹	Special Students²
Checkout	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes (yearly fee)	Yes	Yes
Checkout limit (most materials)	500	300	300	300	20	50	300
Checkout limit (exceptions)	5 each of Bound journals, DVDs, Reserves, Videos 40 Prospector	5 each of Bound journals, DVDs, Reserves, Videos 40 Prospector	5 each of Bound journals, DVDs, Reserves, Videos 40 Prospector	5 each of Bound journals, DVDs, Videos	5 each of DVDs, Videos	5 each of DVDs, Videos 5 Bound journals for Friends Gold	5 each of Bound journals, DVDs, Reserves, Videos 40 Prospector
Interlibrary Loan	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes, if have Identikey
Off campus access to electronic databases	Yes	Yes	Yes	No. Try through home campus.	No	No	Yes, if have Identikey
Prospector	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Recalls	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Renewal	Yes. Unlimited unless recalled on most but not all items.	Yes. Unlimited unless recalled on most but not all items	Yes. Unlimited unless recalled on most but not all items	Yes. Unlimited unless recalled on most but not all items	4 on most, but not all items	Yes. Unlimited unless recalled on most but not all items	Yes. Unlimited unless recalled on most but not all items

Important note at bottom	UCB faculty & staff	UCB Grad students	UCB Undergrads	Other CU campus patrons	Public Patrons	Friends¹	Special Students²
Books	None, unless recalled or on reserve	None, unless recalled or on reserve	None, unless recalled or on reserve	None, unless recalled or on reserve	None, unless recalled or on reserve	None, unless recalled or on reserve	None, unless recalled or on reserve
Recalled or on reserve for another user	$2.00/day	$2.00/day	$2.00/day	$2.00/day	$2.00/day	$2.00/day	$2.00/day
Bound Journals	None, unless recalled or on reserve	None, unless recalled or on reserve	None, unless recalled or on reserve	None, unless recalled or on reserve	None, unless recalled or on reserve	None, unless recalled or on reserve	None, unless recalled or on reserve
CDs (audio)	None, unless recalled or on reserve	None, unless recalled or on reserve	None, unless recalled or on reserve	None, unless recalled or on reserve	N/A	N/A	None, unless recalled or on reserve
DVDs & Videos	None, unless booked for classroom use	None, unless booked for classroom use	None, unless booked for classroom use	None, unless booked for classroom use	None, unless booked for classroom use	None, unless booked for classroom use	None, unless booked for classroom use
Interlibrary loans	None, though account is blocked for overdue material	None, though account is blocked for overdue material	None, though account is blocked for overdue material	N/A	N/A	N/A	None, though account is blocked for overdue material
Laptops	N/A	$5.00/hour	$5.00/hour	N/A	N/A	N/A	$5.00/hour
Maps	None, unless recalled or on reserve	None, unless recalled or on reserve	None, unless recalled or on reserve	None, unless recalled or on reserve	None, unless recalled or on reserve	None, unless recalled or on reserve	None, unless recalled or on reserve
PASCAL	None, unless recalled or on reserve	None, unless recalled or on reserve	None, unless recalled or on reserve	None, unless recalled or on reserve	None, unless recalled or on reserve	None, unless recalled or on reserve	None, unless recalled or on reserve
Prospector	None, unless recalled	None, unless recalled	None, unless recalled	N/A	N/A	None, unless recalled	None, unless recalled
Reserves	$2.00/hour	$2.00/hour	$2.00/hour	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.00/hour

Important note: We do charge a $10.00 billing fee for all materials, whether fines are charged or not, if the material is so far overdue that a bill is produced. The billing fee applies to all patron types and is non-negotiable. Most materials bill at 90 days overdue, though short term checkouts (Bound Journals, DVDs, etc) bill at 30 days overdue.

¹Friends category includes members of the UCB Alumni Association, Visiting Scholars, and patrons from Colorado Alliance Libraries.

²Special Student category includes Senior auditors and Reciprocal students.