Circulation Policies

Loan Periods by User

Normal Circulating Items (See list below for notable material exceptions for each library)

  • Faculty : 120 day loan
  • Staff : 120 day loan
  • Graduate Students and Staff : 120 day loan
  • Undergraduate Students : 45 day loan
  • Indiana Residents : 30 day loan. 
  • Wells Library Core Collection Materials: 14 days, maximum of 2 renewals for all borrowers. Because of the special nature of this collection, overdue fines will be charged to all borrowers, including faculty.

Material Exceptions (limited or non-circulating materials)

All libraries:

Wells Media Services:

Access and Usage Policies for Other Campus Libraries 

Archives of African American Music & Culture 

Archives of Traditional Music

Education Library 

Herman B Wells Library Indiana Institute on Disability and Community

Indiana University ArchivesKinsey Institute LibraryLaw LibraryLilly Library (Rare books and manuscripts) 

LGBTQ+ Library 

Moving Image ArchiveMusic Library

Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center Library

RPS Libraries

Sciences Library University ArchivesWylie House Museum