Library

Checkout Policies and Loan Periods

Books and government documents may be recalled before their due date for use by another borrower or to be placed on reserve for a class. The original borrower may keep the item for two weeks before it can be recalled for another user, but items may be recalled for reserve at any time. Please check with Circulation at 725-3280 if you have questions about the recall policy.

	Bowdoin Students	Bowdoin Honors Students	Bowdoin Faculty	Bowdoin Staff	Guest Borrowers	Bates & Colby Faculty & Staff	Bates & Colby Students
Main Library and Science Library Collections	28 days - 2 renewals	1 semester - 1 renewal	1 year - unlimited renewals	6 months - 1 renewal	14 days - 1 renewal	1 year - 1 renewal	28 days - 2 renewals
Main and Science Library Reserves	Usually Limited To 2-Hour Loans	Usually Limited To 2-Hour Loans	Usually Limited To 2-Hour Loans	Usually Limited To 2-Hour Loans	Usually Limited To 2-Hour Loans	Not Available	Not Available
Main Library Reserve Videos/DVDs	Usually Limited To 3-Hour Loans	Usually Limited To 3-Hour Loans	Usually Limited To 3-Hour Loans	Usually Limited To 3-Hour Loans	Usually Limited To 3-Hour Loans	Not Available	Not Available
Reference (Main, Science, and Music Libraries)	in-house use only	in-house use only	in-house use only	in-house use only	in-house use only	Not Available	Not Available
Main and Science Library Periodicals	3 days - no renewals	3 days - no renewals	3 days - no renewals	3 days - no renewals	Periodicals do not circulate	Please request individual articles through your home library's Interlibrary Loan Department.	Please request individual articles through your home library's Interlibrary Loan Department.
Main Periodical Index	in-house use only	in-house use only	in-house use only	in-house use only	in-house use only	not available	not available
Videos/DVDs (Main Library, Science Library, Music Library)	7 days - no renewals	7 days - no renewals	7 days - no renewals	7 days - no renewals	7 days - no renewals	7 days-no renewals	7 days-no renewals (Videos must be viewed within Bates or Colby library)
Main Library Display Alcove / Display Audio	28 days - 1 renewal	28 days - 1 renewal	28 days - 1 renewal	28 days - 1 renewal	14 days - 1 renewal	28 days - 1 renewal	28 days - 1 renewal
Main Library Children's Corner	28 days - 1 renewal	28 days - 1 renewal	28 days - 1 renewal	28 days - 1 renewal	14 days - 1 renewal	28 days - 1 renewal	28 days - 1 renewal
Special Collections & Archives	in-house use	in-house use	in-house use	in-house use	in-house use	in-house use	in-house use
Main Microform and Microform Index	in-house use	in-house use	in-house use	in-house use	in-house use	Request through ILL	Request through ILL
Government Documents & Science Government Documents	28 days - 2 renewals	1 semester - 1 renewal	1 year - unlimited renewals	6 months - 1 renewal	14 days - 1 renewal	1 year - no renewals	28 days - 2 renewals
Art Library	in-house use	in-house use	discuss borrowing needs with Art Librarian	discuss borrowing needs with Art Librarian	in-house use	14 days - 1 renewal	7 days -1 renewal (art materials must be used within Bates or Colby library)
Language Media Center (Videos/DVDs)	in-house use	in-house use	3 days - no renewal	3 days - no renewal	in-house use	7 days - no renewals	7 days -no renewals
Music Recording	3 days - no renewal	3 days - no renewal	120 days - 1 renewal	3 days - no renewal	in-house use	14 days - no renewals	not available
Music and Music Performance	1 semester - 1 renewal	1 semester - 1 renewal	1 year - unlimited renewals	6 months - 1 renewal	14 days - 1 renewal	1 year - no renewals	28 days - 1 renewal

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