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Loan Periods, Cards & Limits
Loan Periods
Type of Material | Queen's Alumni & Community Borrowers, St. Lawrence College Students, IUBP and Institutional memberships | Undergraduate and Graduate Students *, Faculty & Staff *, Retirees/Emeritus*, RMC*, Teachers | Automated Fulfillment Network Users |
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Books New Text Books |
14 days (limited) 14 days (limited)- Education Library only - Queen’s students, staff, faculty, and teachers. |
120 days
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120 days |
Journals |
No loans Exception: Education Library - 14 days (limited) |
No loans Exception: Education Library - 120 days |
No loans Exception: Education Library - 120 days |
Reserve materials | 3 or 24 hours (may not be available due to demand during the academic year) | 3 or 24 hours | No loans |
Reserve Equipment | 3 hours | 3 hours | No loans |
Government documents | 14 days (limited) | 14 days (limited) | No loans |
Maps & air photos | No loans | No loans | No loans |
Microforms | No loans | No loans | No loans |
Multimedia |
7 days Exception: Education Library - 14 days (multimedia) |
7 days Exception: Education Library - 14 days (multimedia) |
No loans |
Reference materials |
No loans Exceptions: Education Library - 14 days Bracken Health Sciences Library - 14 days |
No loans Exceptions: Education Library - 14 days Bracken Health Sciences Library - 14 days |
No loans |
Special Collections items | No loans | No loans | No loans |
* = Queen's University, the Royal Military College of Canada
Automated fulfillment network partners are part of Collaborative Futures
Cards
- Library cards must be used only by the card owner.
- All fees incurred are the responsibility of the card owner.
Valid Queen's Library Cards
Queen's Students, Faculty & Staff and Shared Patrons:
- A current valid student or staff card.
** Please note that there is a delay issuing student cards at this time. Please bring other ID to sign out materials. **
Queen's retired staff, faculty and emeritus.
- A letter informing us of your retirement or a retiree card issued by Human Resources.
- The card issued by the library must be renewed yearly.
RMC Students, Faculty & Staff:
- A current RMC student or staff card. Note: The card must have an RMC barcode.
- To view your account online, you will need a password. Please Ask Us for assistance.
St. Lawrence College (SLC) Students, Faculty & Staff:
- A current SLC student or staff card. Note: The card must have an SLC barcode.
Alumni & Residents of the Kingston Area (Community Borrowers):
Alumni must provide a valid Alumni card which can be requested from Alumni Services.
Ontario Teachers:
A courtesy card will be issued for a 3 year term.
- A valid Ontario College of Teachers card must be presented.
Lost or Stolen Cards
Lost or stolen library cards should be reported immediately, as follows:
- Queen's students:
Report to the Registrar's Office as well as to the nearest Information desk. - Queen's faculty and staff:
Report to Human Resources as well as to the nearest Information desk. - All other borrowers:
Report to the nearest Information desk.
Reporting Address & Phone Number Changes
Address and phone number changes also should be reported promptly. Visit your View My Account page to review your options.
Loan Periods Exceptions
Patrons are advised to check with the library owning the item, as some libraries have unique loan periods for certain specialized categories of material.
Limits
Patron borrowing and renewal privileges are BLOCKED when a patron's Library account hits the following limits for regular loans:
Patron Category | Borrowing Limit | Fines Limit |
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Queen's Undergraduate and Graduate Students, Faculty, Staff and Automated Fulfillment Network users | 500 items | |
RMC Faculty, Undergraduate and Graduate students | 500 items | |
Queen's Retired Faculty & Staff | 500 items | |
Ontario Teachers | 500 items | |
St. Lawrence College Students, Faculty & Staff | 20 items | $20.00 |
Alumni & Community Borrowers | 20 items | $20.00 |
IUBP patrons | 50 items | $20.00 |