Loan Periods & Item Limits by User Group

UK Faculty, Staff, and Students

UK Undergraduate (basics):

• Must present valid UK Wildcard Student ID or Wildcard Mobile 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 or Wildcard Mobile ID (phone photos of an ID are not accepted)

UK Graduate students:

• Must present valid UK Wildcard Student ID or Wildcard Mobile ID to check out library materials
• Has link blue credentials
• Is downloaded into system from Student Information System
• Visiting Scholars must be manually entered into the system (see Visiting Scholars, below)
• 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 or Wildcard Mobile ID (phone photos of an ID are not accepted)

UK Faculty/Staff

• Must present valid UK Wildcard ID or Wildcard Mobile 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 or Wildcard Mobile ID (phone photos of an ID are not accepted)

UK Faculty/Staff do not pay fines on returned UK late/lost books. Fines will be owed for certain items returned late: recalled items, periodicals, reserves for classes other than those they teach, and media items. UK Faculty/Staff are responsible for InterLibrary Loan fines and are responsible for replacing or paying for lost items.

Visiting Scholars

**Visiting Scholars must provide a letter from the sponsoring department/college requesting library privileges and include the beginning and end dates of their visit.

• Must present valid UK Wildcard ID, Wildcard Mobile ID if eligible, or UK Library Card
• Some have linkblue credentials
• Must be manually entered by library administration (Circulation Director)
• May use any computer with linkblue credentials or public computer without linkblue 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 or Wildcard Mobile ID (phone photos of an ID are not accepted)

BCTC Students

See Reciprocal Borrowers, below. 

UK Alumni

• Must present valid Driver’s License to be entered manually into the system in order to check out library materials or use a public computers
• Must present Alumni Association ID
• A valid email address is required
• NO linkblue credentials -- this means that databases are only accessible while on campus
• Must present Alumni Assoc ID 

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
• Must use public computers as available (limited to 7 hours per week)
• Must use Ricoh Copy Center when open 

Reciprocal Borrowers

• Must present valid College photo ID and first must be entered manually into system to check out library materials or use the public computers
• May also be asked for a valid Driver's License (phone photos of an ID are not accepted)
• A valid email address is 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 
• Must use public computers as available (limited to 7 hours per week)
• Must use Ricoh Copy Center when open
• May come into the library between 10pm and 6am with valid Reciprocal College ID

Community Borrowers

A resident of Kentucky (KY) who is at least 18 years old must present a valid KENTUCKY Driver’s License to be manually entered into the system. A resident of Kentucky with a non-driver's ID or other valid KY State ID, who is at least 18 years old, must also be manually entered into the system in order to check out library materials (phone photos of an ID are not accepted).

• A valid email address is required
• May borrow up to 10 books for 28 days
• 2 renewals (checkout + 2 renewals cannot exceed 84 days)
• May NOT checkout:         
  • Periodicals
  • Group Study Rooms
  • Locker keys
• Must use public computers as available (limited to 7 hours per week)
• Must use Ricoh Copy Center when open
• May NOT come into the library between 10pm and 6am

ESL Students

English as a Second Language (ESL)

• Must present a valid UK Wildcard ID or Wildcard Mobile ID to check out library materials 
• A valid email address is required
• Upper-level students have linkblue credentials
• Must be manually entered into system
  • Same privileges as UK undergrad
  • Must use public computers as available (limited 7 hours per week)

Looking for more information about borrowing?

Visit our Borrow, Renew, & Return page.