Borrowing Books and Music Materials
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Summary
This policy describes a patron’s borrowing privileges, loan periods, and fine rates for regular circulating and music materials.
Definitions
- Library Patron: An individual who is eligible to use the UNT Libraries.
- Regular Circulating Materials: Library materials that can be circulated regularly such as books, music scores, government documents, and Curriculum Material Collection (CMC) items.
- Loan Period: The time period that an item can be checked out to a library patron.
- Library Use Only: An item status indicating that it must be used in the library building.
- Billed: An item is billed when it has been overdue for an extended period of time. Returning the item will remove the billed status and there will be no late fees.
Borrowing Guidelines
- Most items within the UNT Libraries collections, unless noted as “Library Use Only” are available for borrowing by library patrons.
- Borrowing policies vary based on the type of material and library patron.
- There are no overdue fines for books and other regular circulating materials, however items may be billed if they have been lost or are overdue for an extended period of time.
Books and Other Regular Circulating Materials
Undergraduate Students
The following rules are applicable to undergraduate students regarding books and other regular circulating materials.
| Loan period: | 6 weeks |
| Renewals allowed: | Yes |
| Maximum concurrent checkouts: | Unlimited |
| Overdue fines rate: | No fines |
| Billed after: | 45 days overdue |
Graduate and Honors Students
The following rules are applicable to graduate and honors students regarding books and other regular circulating materials.
| Loan period: | Semester |
| Renewals allowed: | Yes |
| Maximum concurrent checkouts: | Unlimited |
| Overdue fines rate: | No fines |
| Billed after: | 90 days overdue |
UNT Faculty and Staff Including Retirees
The following rules are applicable to UNT faculty and staff including retirees regarding books and other regular circulating materials.
| Loan period: | Semester |
| Renewals allowed: | Yes |
| Maximum concurrent checkouts: | Unlimited |
| Overdue fines rate: | No fines |
| Billed after: | 90 days overdue |
Courtesy Card and Public Library TexShare Card Holders
The following rules are applicable to courtesy card and public library TexShare card holders regarding books and other regular circulating materials.
| Loan period: | 6 weeks |
| Renewals allowed: | Yes |
| Maximum concurrent checkouts: | 10 items |
| Overdue fines rate: | No fines |
| Billed after: | 45 days overdue |
Academic Library TexShare Card Holders
The following rules are applicable to academic library TexShare card holders regarding books and other regular circulating materials.
| Loan period: | 6 weeks |
| Renewals allowed: | Yes |
| Maximum concurrent checkouts: | Unlimited |
| Overdue fines rate: | No fines |
| Billed after: | 45 days overdue |
Music Audio and Video Recordings
UNT Students
The following rules are applicable to UNT students regarding music audio and video recordings.
| Loan period: | 7 days |
| Renewals allowed: | 1 time |
| Maximum concurrent checkouts: | 10 items |
| Overdue fines rate: | No fines |
| Billed after: | 45 days overdue |
UNT Faculty and Staff Including Retirees
The following rules are applicable to UNT Faculty and Staff Including Retirees regarding music audio and video recordings.
| Loan period: | 7 days |
| Renewals allowed: | 1 time |
| Maximum concurrent checkouts: | Unlimited |
| Overdue fines rate: | No fines |
| Billed after: | 90 days overdue |
Borrowing Other Library Materials
- Borrowing Media
- Borrowing Print Periodicals
- Borrowing Course Reserves
- Borrowing Laptops and Equipment
Dates
- Created/Approved: 05/29/12
- Revised: 04/17/20, 03/25/24
- Reviewed: 07/08/24