Library users may borrow
materials according to their current status. User groups are divided
into two major groups: University Users and Courtesy Users. Please see below for the specific
policies and procedures for the different users and user groups.
University Users
University users are those
individuals with a current, working relationship with The University of
Texas at Tyler. They include: current undergraduate and graduate
students (earning credit hours on either a full-time or part-time
basis), current faculty (including adjuncts), and current staff. The
following information is applicable to all university users, unless
otherwise noted.
- University users must
register with a valid, UT-Tyler ID card at the Circulation Desk upon
their initial visit to the library.**Students must register at the circulation
desk each semester.
- Individual and Group Study
rooms are available to university users in accordance with the
library's Study
Room Policy.
- Remote off campus database
access is available to all University Users. **An adjunct
faculty member should provide an official copy of his/her UT-Tyler
appointment letter (with beginning and end dates) to the Acquisitions
Librarian so that access to the databases may be created for the length
of the appointment.
- Interlibrary Loan Materials
are checked out for periods determined by the lending institution. More information about ILL.
- Special Collections materials
may be used in the University
Archives and Special Collections Reading Room. Please call
903-565-5748 to make arrangements to view these items or email the
University Archivist and Special Collections Llibrarian.
| Borrower Type |
Books from the General Stacks |
Bound or Paper Periodicals |
Audio-Visual Materials |
Phonograph Records |
| Undergraduate Students |
Up to 25 books for a 3 week period, 1 renewal |
n/a |
Up to 3 items for a 1 week period, no renewals |
3 hour in-house use only. |
| Graduate Students |
Up to 50 books for a 3 week period, 1 renewal |
n/a |
Up to 3 items for a 1 week period, no renewals |
3 hour in-house use only. |
Faculty
including Adjuncts |
Up to 75 books may be checked out for a semester |
Items are included in the book total and may be
checked out for a 3 week period, 2 renewals |
Up to 3 items for a 1 week period, no renewals |
Up to 3 items for a 1 week period, no renewals. |
| Staff |
Up to 25 books for a 3 week period, 1 renewal |
n/a |
Up to 3 items for a 1 week period, no renewals |
3 hour in-house use only. |
Courtesy Users
Courtesy users are those patrons
who do not have a current relationship with the university (either as a
credit-enrolled student or current university employee). Borrowing
privileges are extended to these individuals as a courtesy from the
library. Courtesy users may include the following: audit students,
retired or emeritus faculty, UT-Tyler
alumni, TexShare
borrowers, other community borrowers. Community users are those users
in the following Texas counties: Smith, Wood, Henderson, Upshur, Rusk,
Cherokee, Anderson, Henderson and Van Zandt. The following information
is applicable to all courtesy users, unless otherwise noted.
- Library cards are
non-transferable.
- Access to databases is
provided from within the Library on one of our courtesy computers. No
remote access is available.
- Cost for printing is $.10 per
page
- Audio-Visual materials
(including phonograph records) may be checked out 1 at a time for up to
3 hours, in-house use only.
- Limited Access items may be
checked out for 3 hour in-house use only, 1 at a time.
- Interlibrary Loan Services
are not available for courtesy users, please contact your local public
library to obtain this service.
- Special Collections materials
may be used in the University Archives and Special Collections Reading
Room. Please call 903-565-5748 to make arrangements to view these items
or email the University Archivist and Special Collections Librarian.
In general, any member of
the community, age 18 or over, may apply for a Courtesy Borrowers Card
at the Circulation Desk. Approval is based upon the applicant's ability
to show intention of using the library for academic research of some
type. All
applicants must present current i.d. (i.e. driver's license) with
current address information. Additional
information pertaining to the specific borrower type is provided on the
schedule below:
| Borrower Type |
Books from the General Stacks |
Additional information needed for card
application. |
Card Expiration Date |
| Audit Students |
Up to 3 books for a 1 week period, 1 renewal per
item. |
None. |
Last day of the semester. |
| Retired/Emeritus Faculty |
Up to 10 books for a 1 week period, 1 renewal per
item. |
None. Retired/Emeritus status will be verified by
library staff. |
December 31 in the year the card is issued. |
| Alumni |
Up to 10 books for a 1 week period, 1 renewal per
item. |
Alumni Association membership card. |
December 31 in the year the card is issued. |
| TexShare Borrowers |
Up to 3 books for a 1 week period, 1 renewal per
item. |
TexShare card. |
Last day of current UT Tyler semester. |
| Community Borrowers |
Up to 3 books for a 1 week period, 1 renewal per
item. |
None. |
December 31 in the year the card is issued. |