Due Dates & Loan Periods

Standard Loans (UChicago Library Items)

  • Loan Period & due date: varies by borrower; see below
  • Overdue fines: none, unless recalled
  • Billed as lost: 21 days after due date if not renewed or returned

Faculty

  • Loan period: annual
  • Due date: May 1, unless recalled
  • Renewals: unlimited

Students, Staff, Alumni, and Other Borrowers

  • Loan period: quarterly
  • Due date: Friday of first week of following quarter, unless recalled
  • Renewals: 3 (except for Ph.D / J.S.D. students: unlimited)

UChicago alumni may purchase borrowing privileges at the ID & Privileges Office.

Other researchers may also be eligible to borrow. See Who Can Borrow for more information.

Interlibrary Loan Items

  • Due date: varies; see My Library Account
  • Renewals: none; Interlibrary Loan items may not be renewed
  • Overdue fines: none, unless recalled
  • Billed as lost: 14 days after due due date if not returned

Note: Interlibrary loan items are given the maximum possible loan period, based on the lending institution‘s criteria.

Recalled Items

The Library reserves the right to recall items from patron accounts if needed.

  • Due date: 7 days after recall; see My Library Account
  • Renewals: none; recalled items may not be renewed
  • Overdue fines: $5 per day ($50 maximum)
  • Billed as lost: 7 days after due due date if not returned

Note: A recalled item overdue by 3 or more days will result in the temporary suspension of borrowing and renewing privileges.

Reserves Items

Many course reserves are available electronically via Canvas.

Items on physical reserve have specific due times (hour/minute) and are due immediately following that due time.

  • Loan period: usually 2, 4, or 24 hours
  • Due date/time: varies; see My Library Account
  • Renewals: none; reserves items may not be renewed
  • Overdue fines: $3 per hour ($50 maximum)
  • Billed as lost: 3 days after due due date if not returned
  • Borrowing limit: 2 reserves items at a time (excludes D'Angelo Law reserves)

Users must wait 20 minutes after returning a reserves item to borrow it again, unless an identical copy is currently available.

7 Day Loan Items

  • Loan period: 7 days
  • Due date: varies; see My Library Account
  • Renewals: none; 7 day loan items may not be renewed
  • Overdue fines: $5 per day ($50 maximum)
  • Billed as lost: 3 days after due date if not returned

7 day loans include some reserve materials and selected legal materials in Mansueto.

Reg Reads Collection

The Reg Reads Collection is a small collection of popular fiction and non-fiction.

  • Loan period: 21 days
  • Due date: varies; see My Library Account
  • Renewals: none; Reg Reads items may not be renewed
  • Overdue fines: none, unless recalled
  • Billed as lost: 14 days after due date if not returned

Law DVD Collection

  • Loan period: 14 days
  • Due date: varies; see My Library Account
  • Renewals: none; Law DVDs may not be renewed
  • Overdue fines: none, unless recalled
  • Billed as lost: 14 days after due date if not returned

The Law DVD Collection is shelved in the D’Angelo Law Reserve Room and may also be requested via Paging & Pickup.

Video Games

  • Borrowing limit: 3 video games at a time
  • Loan period: same as standard loans
  • Due date: varies by borrower; see standard loans above
  • Renewals: varies by borrower; see standard loans above
  • Overdue fines: none, unless recalled
  • Billed as lost: 21 days after due due date if not returned

Non-Circulating Items

Under rare circumstances, librarians may authorize a short term loan of material from non-circulating collections (e.g., reference) as a special exception.

  • Loan period: short term loan, determined by authorizing librarian
  • Due date: varies; see My Library Account
  • Renewals: none; non-circulating items may not be renewed
  • Overdue fines: $5 per day ($50 maximum)
  • Billed as lost: 14 days after due date if not returned

TechBar Items

The ITServices Techbar lends equipment using the Library's system, but manages its own loan and overdue fine policies.

Patrons with questions about TechBar equipment or overdue fines should contact TechBar staff in person or at techbar@uchicago.edu.

Notices from the Library

As a courtesy, the Library will routinely send email notices to borrowers about recalled items, due dates, overdue items, fines, and lost items.

Borrowers are responsible for keeping track of due dates and returning Library materials on time whether or not they receive such notices and are responsible for paying any fines or fees incurred as a result of failing to do so.

The library uses the most current email address on file to send notices. All Library users are responsible for keeping their contact information current.