Renewal and Return Policies

To find out when an item is due, check your library account and your interlibrary loan account. Most books may be renewed using your library account. You cannot renew videos.

Richard J. Daley Library, Chicago

Note: If you are faculty and you need to show a video in class or add it to your course reserves, email lib-res@uic.edu or call 312-996-2719.
	Undergraduate students	Graduate students	Faculty & Academic Staff	Non-academic Staff	Alumni
Books	16 weeks	16 weeks	16 weeks	16 weeks	4 weeks
Course reserves	Depends on the material (2 hours, 1 or 3 days)	Depends on the material (2 hours, 1 or 3 days)	Depends on the material (2 hours, 1 or 3 days)	Depends on the material (2 hours, 1 or 3 days)	Depends on the material (2 hours, 1 or 3 days)
Bound journals	4 weeks	4 weeks	4 weeks	4 weeks	4 weeks
Government documents	16 weeks	16 weeks	16 weeks	16 weeks	4 weeks
DVDs	3 days	3 days	7 days (for classroom use)	3 days	In-library use only
VHS	7 days	7 days	7 days	7 days	In-library use only
CDs	30 days	30 days	30 days	30 days	In-library use only
LP records	2 weeks	2 weeks	2 weeks	2 weeks	In-library use only

Library of the Health Sciences, Chicago

	Faculty, staff, students, alumni
Books	8 weeks
Course reserves	Depends on the material (4 hours, or 1, 3 or 7 days).
Bound journals	In-library use only
DVDs	In-library use only, 2-4 hours

Library of the Health Sciences, Peoria

	Faculty, staff, students, alumni
Books	8 weeks
Course reserves	Depends on the material (2 hours, overnight, 3 or 7 days)
Bound journals	3 days
CDs, DVDs, Videos, LPs	4 weeks

Crawford Library of the Health Sciences, Rockford

	Faculty, staff, students, alumni
Books	8 weeks
Course reserves	Depends on the material ( 3, 7 or 30 days – some exceptions apply)
Bound journals	3 days
CDs, DVDs, Videos, LPs	4 weeks

Library of the Health Sciences, Urbana

	Faculty, staff, students, alumni
Books	8 weeks
Course reserves	Depends on the material (3 hours – some exceptions apply)
Bound journals	In-library use only, except for photocopying (2 hours only)
CDs, DVDs, Videos, LPs	1 week