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Materials and their Locations | Borrowing Policies for current LTU Community* |
Circulating books can be borrowed and are located in the book stacks. | 21 days. Renewals are permitted as long as nobody else puts a hold on it. |
Interlibrary Loan (ILL) are kept at the Circulation Desk. Also see sections on fines and services. | Determined by lending library: borrowing length and (up to one) renewal. |
Michigan eLibrary (MeL) are borrowed from other libraries and kept behind the Circulation Desk. | 28 days for books, 21 days for A/V. You may be granted zero or one renewal. |
eBooks can only be borrowed with Adobe Digital Editions by current LTU students and faculty. | Borrowing policies are set by EBSCO, ProQuest and Internet Archive. |
Reserve Books are kept behind the Circulation Desk. | Borrowing differs per item, available in TechCat. Renewals are case by case. |
DVDs, Blu-Rays and Audio Books can be borrowed and are on the Media Shelf. | 7 days. Renewals are permitted as long as nobody else puts a hold on it. |
CDs (compact discs) can be borrowed and are on the Media Shelf. | 21 days. Renewals are permitted as long as nobody else puts a hold on it. |
Oversize books can be borrowed and are located under the browsing (magazine) rack. | 21 days. Renewals are permitted as long as nobody else puts a hold on it. |
Periodicals are shelved alphabetically by title. Newest issues of popular titles on browsing rack. | Non-circulating. (Articles can be scanned and converted to PDF at no cost.) |
Reference Books are located on the wall behind the periodicals. | Non-circulating. (Chapters can be scanned and converted to PDF at no cost.) |
Albert Kahn Library is a specialized collection. | Non-circulating. You must make an appointment to view these. |
Please return all items borrowed from the LTU Library (including ILL and MeL items) to the LTU Library or its drop box. |
Please refer to Alumni and Guests section for borrowing policies for users who are not current LTU students, faculty or staff. |
Please refer to Copyright & Teach Act for policies regarding copyrighted materials and fair use. |