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Borrowing

Library Cards


All registered AU students, faculty, and staff may check out Phillips Library materials with their AU ID card or a photo ID.

Alumni may check out materials with an AU Alumni card obtained from Alumni Relations. For more information, see our policies page:

Policies

Loan Periods


Students:

Books: 28 days, 3 renewals

Media: 14 days, no renewals

Faculty:
Alumni:

Books: 112 days, 3 renewals

Media: 14 days, no renewals

 

Books: 28 days, 3 renewals

Media: 7 days, 0 renewals

 

 

Limits: Students and faculty are limited to a total of 100 items checked out; Alumni are limited to 6 items checked out (4 books and 2 DVDs).

Fines & Fees


Phillips Library does not charge daily fines for AU items. Once an item is considered 'lost', the following amounts will be charged.

Students:

Books: $75 lost item fee

Media: $150 lost item fee

If an item is returned before fines are reported to Student Accounts, fines are forgiven;
if returned after reported to Student Accounts, all but $5 is forgiven. Payable at Student Accounts.

Faculty:
Alumni:

Books: $75 lost item fee

Media: $150 lost item fee

If an item is returned all fines are forgiven.

Books: $75 lost item fee

Media: $150 lost item fee

 

If an I-Share item is overdue or lost, you must contact the lending library for billing and payment information. Contact information for each I-Share library can be found here. For information about lost or overdue Tipasa loans, please contact Phillips Library at 630-844-5439 or docdel@aurora.edu.