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Borrowing for Affiliated

NDUS Affiliated and Temporary Accounts

This includes adjunct faculty, part-time non-benefited faculty and staff, and visiting scholars. In some cases, a departmental sponsor agreement form is required, please see the forms tab below to find out more information.

How do I put a hold on an item?
  • Search for the material you would like to checkout using the library's online catalog
  • Select the item by clicking on the title
  • Under "Get It" if you are not signed in you will be prompted to do so
  • Once you have signed in, under "Get It" it will now have the word "Request" in green, click this link
  • Put in the date you no longer want the item by
  • Hit "Send Request" and you will be contacted when the material is ready for pick up
  • If you have questions about holds, please contact Access Services
How do I checkout?
  • Stop by the Access Services desk on the second floor and you will be issued a library card
  • In some cases, a departmental sponsor agreement form is required, please see the forms tab below to find out if one is required
  • If you have any questions please contact Access Services at 701-777-4644 or und.accessservices@library.und.edu
What can I checkout?
  • Books
  • CDs
  • DVDs
  • Periodicals and journals
How many items can I checkout?
  • 25 items can be checked out at a time
Where can I checkout?
  • At the Knowledge Commons on the second floor
  • At one of the self-check out machines on the first floor, second floor, or third floor
How long can I check items out?

Material Type Loan Period
General Book Stacks 30-day checkout
Children's and Young Adult Literature Collection 30-day checkout
Popular Reading Collection and DVDs 30-day checkout
Government Documents and Journals 30-day checkout
Board Games and Library of Things Collections 7-day checkout
Microforms 2-hour checkout

How do I renew an item?
  • Most materials can be renewed online
  • If you are having trouble contact Access Services at 701-777-4644 or und.accessservices@library.und.edu
What is a recall?
  • If a library item you need is checked out you may place a hold on the item
  • The current borrower will receive a recall alert and be told to return the material to the library
What do I do if something I have checked out is recalled?
  • If you have library materials checked out that are recalled you will receive an email from the library asking you to return the material
  • You will have one week to return the material before it is considered a lost item

Where can I return library materials that I have checked out?
  • Access Services Desk on the second floor
  • The Knowledge Commons on the second floor
  • The book drop on the southeast side of the building, there is a driveway off Centennial Drive that can be used to pull up to it
Remember that you are responsible for damage to materials until they have been checked in by the library.

Will I be reminded before library materials are due?
  • Yes, a reminder is sent to your email address about a week before the due date of the material
What if I can't get to the library to return my items in time?
  • Renew library materials online
  • Contact Access Services at 701-777-4644 or und.accessservices@library.und.edu
  • One week after the due date, your library materials will be considered lost
What are the late fines for overdue library materials?
  • There are no late fines but there is a lost item fee
What is a lost item fee?
  • A $100.00 lost item fee will be charged to your account one week after the due date on any library materials
  • The lost item fee will be credited back to your account if the item is returned one-month within billing in good condition

Adjunct Faculty Departmental Sponsoring Agreement

This form is for adjunct faculty to get permission to have library privileges. It needs to be signed by the department chair. If the patron fails to return their library materials, the department is responsible.

PTNB Departmental Sponsoring Agreement

This form is for faculty and staff who don't get library privileges because they do not have a benefited position, such as Part Time Non-Benefited. This offers privileges for a short time. If the patron fails to return their library materials, the department is responsible.

Visiting Scholar Departmental Sponsoring Agreement

This form is for patrons who are here for a limited time. The sponsoring department is responsible if a patron fails to return library materials.

Community Members

How do I checkout?
   We are currently updating our Community Card process. If you would like to get a card, please visit the Ask Us desk on the second floor of the library.

What can I checkout?
  • Physical Books
  • DVDs
How many items can I checkout?
  • 50 items can be checked out at a time
Where can I checkout?
  • At the Knowledge Commons on the second floor
  • At one of the self-check out machines on the first floor, second floor, or third floor
How do I put a hold on an item?
  • Search for the material you would like to checkout using the library's online catalog
  • Select the item by clicking on the title
  • Under "Get It" if you are not signed in you will be prompted to do so
  • Once you have signed in, under "Get It" it will now have the word "Request" in green, click this link
  • Put in the date you no longer want the item by
  • Hit "Send Request" and you will be contacted when the material is ready for pick up
  • If you have questions about holds, please contact the Ask Us desk
How long can I check items out?

Material Type Loan Period
General Book Stacks 30-day checkout
Children's and Young Adult Literature Collection 30-day checkout
Popular Reading Collection and DVDs 30-day checkout
Government Documents and Journals 30-day checkout
Board Games and Library of Things Collections 7-day checkout
Microforms 2-hour checkout

How do I renew an item?
  • Most materials can be renewed online
  • If you are having trouble contact Access Services at 701-777-4644 or und.accessservices@library.und.edu
What is a recall?
  • If a library item you need is checked out you may place a hold on the item
  • The current borrower will receive a recall alert and be told to return the material to the library
What do I do if something I have checked out is recalled?
  • If you have library materials checked out that are recalled you will receive an email from the library asking you to return the material
  • You will have one week to return the material before it is considered a lost item

Where can I return library materials that I have checked out?
  • Access Services Desk on the second floor
  • The Knowledge Commons on the second floor
  • The book drop on the southeast side of the building, there is a driveway off Centennial Drive that can be used to pull up to it
Remember that you are responsible for damage to materials until they have been checked in by the library.

Will I be reminded before library materials are due?
  • Yes, a reminder is sent to your email address about a week before the due date of the material
What if I can't get to the library to return my items in time?
  • Renew library materials online
  • Contact Access Services at 701-777-4644 or und.accessservices@library.und.edu
  • One week after the due date, your library materials will be considered lost
What are the late fines for overdue library materials?
  • There are no late fines but there is a lost item fee
What is a lost item fee?
  • A $100.00 lost item fee will be charged to your account one week after the due date on any library materials
  • The lost item fee will be credited back to your account if the item is returned one-month within billing in good condition

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