Loan Periods & Item Limits by User Group

UK Faculty, Staff, and Students

UK Undergraduate (basics):

• Must present valid UK Wildcard Student ID to check out library materials
• Has link blue credentials
• Is downloaded into system from Student Information System
• May use any computer
• May check out any circulating material—up to 25 items for 42 days
  
  (Periodicals, Course Reserves, and AV material may have shorter loan periods and higher fines for late returns.)
• 2 renewals (checkout + 2 renewals/cannot exceed 126 days)
• May come to library between 10pm and 6am with valid UK Wildcard Student ID (no phone photos of ID)

UK Graduate students:

• Must present valid UK Wildcard Student ID to check out library materials
• Has link blue credentials
• Is downloaded into system from Student Information System//Visiting Scholars must be manually entered at any Circulation Desk.
• May use any computer
• May check out any circulating material—up to 75 items for 90 days
  
  (Periodicals, Course Reserves, Keys and AV material may have shorter loan periods and higher fines for late returns.)
• 2 renewals (checkout + 2 renewals cannot exceed 270 days)
• May come to library between 10pm and 6am with valid UK Wildcard Student ID (no phone photos of ID)

UK Faculty/Staff

• Must present valid UK Wildcard ID to check out library materials
• Has link blue credentials
• Is downloaded into system from Human Resources
• May use any computer
• May check out any circulating material—up to 100 items for 120 days
  
  (Periodicals, Course Reserves, Keys and AV material may have shorter loan periods and higher fines for late returns.)
• 4 renewals (checkout + renewals cannot exceed 600 days)
• May come to library between 10pm and 6am with valid UK Wildcard Student ID

Do not pay fines on returned UK late/lost books*.  Do pay fines for these items returned late: recalled items, periodicals, reserves for classes other than those they teach, media items. Are responsible for InterLibrary Loan fines.  *Are responsible for replacing or paying for lost items.

Visiting Scholars

**Need letter from sponsoring department/college requesting library privileges and stating dates of visit

• Must present valid UK Wildcard ID or UK Library Card
• Some have link blue credentials
• Must be hand-entered by library staff
• May use any computer with link blue credentials or public computer only without link blue credentials.
• May check out any circulating library materials--up to 75 items for 90 days (or until end date of stay--whichever comes first)
• 2 renewals (checkout + 2 renewals cannot exceed 270 days)
• May come to the library between 10pm and 6am, but only with a UK Wildcard ID.

BCTC Students

• Student/Faculty/Staff must present current BCTC ID to be entered into system
• May also be asked for a valid Driver’s License
• email address required
• May borrow up to 25 items for 28 days
• 2 renewals
• May check out:
  • Periodicals
  • Group Study Rooms
  • Locker keys
  • Laptops
  • Must use public computers on the 2nd floor
• Must use Copy Center when open
• May come into library between 10pm and 6am with valid BCTC ID

UK Alumni

• Must present valid Driver’s License to be entered manually into system or check out library materials or use the public computers.
• NO link blue credentials--this means that data bases are only accessible while on campus
• Must present Alumni Assoc ID 

    *email address required

     May borrow 10 books for 28 days

• 2 renewals (checkout + 2 renewals cannot exceed 84 days)
• May not checkout:         
  • Periodicals
  • Group Study Rooms
  • Locker keys
  • Laptops
• Must use public computers on 2nd floor in Young Library (limited to 7 hours per week)
• May use research IDs if doing research (ask at Reference Desk on 2nd Floor)
• Must use Copy Center when open 

Reciprocal Borrowers

• Must present valid College photo ID to be entered manually into system or check out library materials or use the public computers.
• May also be asked for a valid Driver's License
• email address required
• May borrow up to 10 books for 28 days (checkout + 2 renewals cannot exceed 84 days)
• 2 renewals
• May not checkout:
  • Periodicals
  • Group Study Rooms
  • Locker keys
  • Laptops 
• Must use public computers on the 2nd floor (limited to 7 hours per week)
• Must use Copy Center when open
• May come into the library between 10pm and 6 am with valid Reciprocal College ID

Community Borrowers

Resident of KY who is at least 18 years old - must present a valid KENTUCKY Driver’s License to be manually, KY non-driver's ID or other valid State ID entered into system and to check out library materials *(email address is required)

• May borrow 10 books for 28 days
• 2 renewals (checkout + 2 renewals cannot exceed 84 days)
• May not checkout:         
  • Periodicals
  • Group Study Rooms
  • Locker keys
  • Laptops
  • Must use public computers on 2nd floor (7 hours per week)
  • Must use Copy Center when open
  • May NOT come to library between 10pm and 6am.

Computer Use Only (Young Library)

• Must present valid picture ID to be manually entered into system
• May only use public computers on 2nd floor  (7 hours per week)
• Must use Copy Center when open
• May NOT come to library between 10pm and 6am.

ESL Students

English as a Second Language (ESL)

• Must present valid UK Wildcard ID to check out library materials *email address is required
• Upper-level students have link blue credentials
• Must be manually entered into system

Same privileges as UK undergrad



Must use public computers on 2nd floor (7 hours per week)

For more information about borrowing, visit our Borrow, Renew, and Return page.