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Borrow and Renew > Loan Periods and Due Dates

Loan Periods and Due Dates

Loan periods for library materials are established to provide reasonable access to all members of the university community.

Circulating Materials

Regular Loan: Books and other materials designated for regular loan normally may be borrowed for 14 days. Unless requested by another borrower, these materials may be renewed to a maximum of six renewals by York University borrowers and once by external borrowers. Items with more than one hold are loaned for 7 days only and are not renewable.

Reserve Loan: Books and other materials in Reserve collections normally may be borrowed by University borrowers for periods ranging from two hours to 3 days as determined by each Reserve unit. These materials may not be renewed.

Extended Loan: Faculty members, graduate students, and research associates automatically receive extended 100 day loans on material designated for regular loan from Frost, Law, Scott, Steacie Libraries. Material from the Peter F. Bronfman Library is not available for extended loan, except for doctoral students. Unless requested by another borrower, these materials may be renewed twice. Items with more than one hold are loaned for 7 days only and are not renewable.

Loan Limit: Faculty and doctoral graduate students with extended loan privileges, have a loan limit of 80 items at any given time; other graduate and undergraduate students have a limit of 50; external borrowers have a limit of 15.

Renewal: Borrowers may renew circulating materials (excluding reserves) in person (with item in hand) or by using the online service via My Library Account.

Non-circulating Materials

  • Journals, both current and retrospective (unbound and bound) do not circulate.
  • In addition each of the York University Libraries contain other material which does not circulate. Examples are: reference books, rare books, archival material and law reports.
  • The Sound and Moving Image Library, Map Library and Scott Library Microtext Collection have restricted lending policies. These policy statements may be found in the regulations associated with the Lending Code.

Some non-circulating materials may be circulated for a limited loan period upon application to and, at the discretion of, the head of that library.