Applies to individuals who are currently:
- employed by the University of Lethbridge to provide instruction in courses offered on the University of Lethbridge Calgary Campus, or
- employed as University of Lethbridge faculty or staff on the Lethbridge campus and are temporarily engaged in work- or research-related study that places them at an off-campus location that is more than 90 kilometres outside the city limits of Lethbridge*
*Individuals in category B. above, should apply for extended library services by completing the Library Borrowing Privileges Application form, choosing "UofL Distance" as their "primary campus".
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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20 weeks (includes transit time), subject to recall after initial 6 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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document delivery
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Not permitted
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Requests for copy accepted
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Current periodicals
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document delivery
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Not permitted
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Requests for copy 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 (in person)
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Not permitted
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Not accepted
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Audiovisual software
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14 days, unless already booked (includes transit time)
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Not permitted
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Booking advised
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Audiovisual equipment (high-demand)
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non-circulating
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Not permitted
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Not accepted
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Audiovisual equipment (low-demand)
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non-circulating
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Not permitted
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Not accepted
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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 (see Loan Limits; includes transit time)
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Not permitted
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Holds only accepted on items IN PROCESS or IN LIBRARY
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Loan limits:
- unlimited items from reserve collections
- specific items may not be available at certain times of the year, based on high-demand
- Curriculum Laboratory collections;
- limit of 5 items at one time from Curriculum Laboratory collections
- the following types of materials are not available for loan by distance users: Art prints and art bin materials, reference, fiction, oversize and picture file materials
- all Curriculum Laboratory materials are subject to variable, discretionary loan periods when in high demand by students enrolled in the teacher-education program
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
- requests for copies accepted on periodicals
- holds/recalls not accepted on reserve materials
- bookings accepted for audiovisual software
- bookings not accepted for audiovisual hardware
Interlibrary Loan:
NOTE: Some restrictions apply to distance faculty (not including faculty on Calgary campus)
- number of fully subsidized requests filled per fiscal year = 1.0 X Quota*
- cost per filled request over per user quota = average lending fee paid by the University Library to lending institutions**.
- may apply for the Special Needs Quota of 1.5 X Quota
- may request from any location
*Quota is established on an annual basis according to the available budget, average cost of the lending fees and the number of eligible users. Quota 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: