Applies to individuals with the following appointments at the University of Lethbridge:
- Administrative Staff of the University
- Retired Administrative Staff of the University
- Members of Administrative/Professional Officers
- Retired Administrative/Professional Officers
- Members of Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, Local 053
- Retired members of Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, Local 053
- Exempt Support Staff
- Retired Exempt Support Staff
- Others as authorized by the University Librarian
Annual Fee:
NOTE: Loan periods are for the period specified or to the expiration date of your borrowing privileges, whichever comes first.
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On-site Collections of Resources
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Loan Period
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Renewals
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Holds/Recalls/Bookings
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Main Circulating items (except non-current periodicals)
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17 weeks, subject to recall after initial 3 weeks
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1, subject to immediate recall
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Accepted
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Non-current periodicals
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2 weeks
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Not permitted
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Not accepted
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Current periodicals
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1 day
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Not permitted
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Not accepted
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Reference, Government Documents, Microforms
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non-circulating
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Not permitted
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Not accepted
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Reserve collections
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hourly or daily
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Not permitted
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Not accepted
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Audiovisual software
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7 days, unless already booked
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1, unless booked; subject to immediate recall
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Booking advised
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Audiovisual equipment (high-demand)
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Depending on equipment requested, from 24 to 96 hours
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Not permitted
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Booking advised
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Audiovisual equipment (low-demand)
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7 days, unless already booked
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1, unless booked; subject to immediate recall
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Booking advised
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Special Collections, University Archives, University Records
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non-circulating
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Not permitted
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Not accepted
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Curriculum Laboratory circulating items
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6 weeks
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2, subject to 2 week recall
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Holds/recalls only accepted
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Loan Limits:
- unlimited items from reserve collections
Holds/Recalls/Bookings:
- holds/recalls accepted for items currently on loan to another borrower
- holds accepted for items with a status of IN PROCESS or ON ORDER
- holds accepted for items listed with an RSTOR (Off-site Main Circulating collection) location
- holds/recalls not accepted on periodicals
- holds/recalls not accepted on reserve materials
- bookings accepted for audiovisual software
- bookings accepted for audiovisual hardware
Interlibrary Loan:
- number of fully subsidized requests filled per fiscal year = 0.25 X "Q"*
- cost per filled request over per user quota = average lending fee paid by the University Library to lending institutions**
- may request items from any location
* "Q" stands for "quota" and is established on an annual basis according to the available budget, average cost of lending fees and the number of eligible users. "Q" will be prorated for appointments of less than a year in duration.
** The average lending fee is established on an annual basis in conjunction with the establishment of "quota".
Access to Electronic Resources Off-campus: