Loan Periods

• Loan periods vary by patron type and item format.
• Renewals are optional, not automatic. See Renewing Library Materials for more information.
• All materials are subject to recalls.

Loan Periods for the UM-Dearborn Community

• UM-Dearborn Undergrad Student
• UM-Dearborn Grad Student & CASL Honors student
• UM-Dearborn Faculty
• UM-D Staff
• UM-Dearborn Alumni card holders

Loan Periods for Guests

• Guest card holders
• Reciprocal/Infopass Users
• MeLCat Visiting Patron

UM-Dearborn Undergraduate student

• Books - 3 weeks, with two 3-week renewals
• Audiovisual items - 3 weeks, no renewals
• Reserves - Loan periods vary, no renewals
• Periodicals - 1 week for items 3 years or older, no renewals
• MeLCat - 3 weeks with 1 renewal of 3 weeks
• Interlibrary Loan - Loan periods and renewals vary
• Students receive library privileges only during semesters they are enrolled in classes.  Students who were enrolled in winter term classes receive guest borrowing privileges during the following spring/summer terms, if not enrolled.

UM-Dearborn Graduate student & CASL Honors student

• Books - Term loan, with two 8-week renewals (see Recalls)
• Audiovisual items - 3 weeks, no renewals
• Reserves - Loan periods vary, no renewals
• Periodicals - 1 week for items 3 years or older, no renewals
• MeLCat - 3 weeks with 1 renewal of 3 weeks
• Interlibrary Loan - Loan periods and renewals vary
• Students receive library privileges only during semesters they are enrolled in classes.  Students who were enrolled in winter term classes receive guest borrowing privileges during the following spring/summer terms, if not enrolled.

UM-Dearborn Faculty

• Books - Term loan, with two term loan renewals (see Recalls)
• Audiovisual items - 3 weeks, no renewals
• Reserves - Loan periods vary, no renewals
• Periodicals - 1 week , no renewals
• MeLCat - 3 weeks with 1 renewal of 3 weeks
• Interlibrary Loan - Loan periods and renewals vary
• Retired faculty receive privileges listed above, but have in-library access only for library databases. For remote access to selected databases, MI residents can use the Michigan eLibrary.

UM-Dearborn Staff

• Books - 8 weeks, with two 8-week renewals
• Audiovisual items - 3 weeks, no renewals
• Reserves - Loan periods vary, no renewals
• Periodicals - 1 week for items 3 years or older, no renewals
• MeLCat - 3 weeks with 1 renewal of 3 weeks
• Interlibrary Loan - Loan periods and renewals vary
• Retired staff receive privileges listed above, but not remote access to library databases. MI residents can use the Michigan eLibrary instead.

Guest card holders

• Maximum seven items.
• Books - 3 weeks, with two 3-week renewals
• Audiovisual items - 3 weeks, no renewals
• Not eligible to borrow other formats - more information about Guest cards.
• In-library access only for library databases. For remote access, MI residents can use the Michigan eLibrary.

Reciprocal/Infopass users

• Maximum three items.
• Books - 3 weeks, no renewals
• Audiovisual items - 3 weeks, no renewals
• Not eligible to borrow other formats - more information about reciprocal borrowing and Infopass.
• In-library access only for library databases. For remote access, MI residents can use the Michigan eLibrary.

MeLCat Visiting Patron

• Must show home library card and photo ID
• Books - 3 weeks, with one 3-week renewal
• Audiovisual items - 1 week, no renewals
• Not eligible to borrow other formats
• Check list of participating libraries to learn which libraries participate in this program.
• In-library access only for library databases. For remote access, MI residents can use the Michigan eLibrary.

Students receive library privileges only during semesters they are enrolled in classes.  Students who were enrolled in winter term classes receive guest borrowing privileges during the spring/summer terms if not enrolled during the spring/summer terms.

For more information about loan periods, please call 313-593-5559.