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Loan Periods and Limits

WVU Loan Periods (Downtown, Evansdale, and Health Sciences libraries)

Material type Undergraduate Graduate Faculty & Staff Friends of the Library
WVU-owned books Semester Semester Semester Semester
Journals (bound/unbound) 3 days 3 days 3 days In-Library Use Only
Calculators, cellphone chargers 1 day 1 day 1 day  In-Library Use Only
Children’s Collection Semester Semester Semester Semester
Classroom Teaching Equipment n/a 7 day 7 day n/a
Course Reserves:  2-hour, overnight, or 7-day 2-hour, overnight, or 7-day 2-hour, overnight, or 7-day n/a
DVDs Semester Semester Semester Semester
Eliza’s Collection Semester Semester Semester Semester
Evansdale Leisure Reading Semester Semester Semester Semester
Interlibrary loan materials Varies by lending library Varies by lending library Varies by lending library n/a
Same Day Laptops Downtown & Evansdale Libraries
Due at end of day Due at end of day Due at end of day n/a
14-Day Laptops : Downtown & Evansdale Libraries
14 days; 2 loans per semester 14 days; 2 loans per semester 14 days; 2 loans per semester n/a
Multimedia equipment: DSLRs, video cameras, digital voice recorders, etc 7 day 7 day 7 day n/a
Newspapers In-Library Use Only In-Library Use Only In-Library Use Only In-Library Use Only
Microformat In-library use only In-library use only In-library use only In-library use only
Play scripts 4 weeks 4 weeks 4 weeks 4 weeks
Reference collection In-Library Use Only In-Library Use Only In-Library Use Only In-Library Use Only
Sound recordings: CDs, LPs Semester Semester Semester Semester
West Virginia and Regional History Center In-Library Use Only In-Library Use Only In-Library Use Only In-Library Use Only

Loan Periods: Law Library

Material type Undergraduate Graduate Faculty & Staff Friends of the Library
AV Material Semester Semester Semester 3 weeks
Bar-prep Overnight Overnight Overnight n/a
Books 16 weeks 16 weeks 16 weeks 16 weeks
Career Services 3 weeks 3 weeks Semester 3 weeks
Course Reserve 2 hours 2 hours 2 hours  n/a
Government Documents In-Library use only In-Library use only In-Library use only In-Library use only
Hardesty Collection 4 weeks 4 weeks 4 weeks 4 weeks
Legal Leisure 4 weeks 4 weeks 4 weeks 4 weeks
Racial Justice Collection 4 weeks 4 weeks 4 weeks 4 weeks
West Virginia Collection 3 weeks 3 weeks Semester 3 weeks

Book Limits and Renewals

WVU materials have the following limits:
Undergraduates 200 items
Graduate 500 items
Faculty & Staff 500 items
Friends of the Library 15 items


Materials may be renewed online, in person, or by phone at 304-293-0355.