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Borrowing for Students

If you are a student living outside the Grand Forks/ East Grand Forks Zip Code area (58201, 58202, 58203, or 56721) and do not come to campus regularly, please see the Distance Assistance information.

Undergraduate and Graduate Students

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
How do I checkout?
  • Your UCard can be used to checkout materials
What can I checkout?
  • Books
  • CDs
  • DVDs
  • Periodicals and journals
How many items can I checkout?
  • 200 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
  • Using the UND Libraries Checkout app
How long can I check items out?

Material Type Loan Period
General Book Stacks due at the end of the semester
Children's and Young Adult Literature Collection 30-day checkout
Popular Reading Collection 30-day checkout
Government Documents and Journals 30-day checkout
Course Reserves Determined by Instructor
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
  • Currently out of Order- The book drop northwest of the library (there are individual slots for books and media)
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

School of Medicine & Health Sciences and UND Law School Students

The first time you go to the Chester Fritz Library, be sure to go to the Access Services desk on the second floor, and ask a staff member to link your student account with the Chester Fritz Library. If you do not do this, you will be unable to checkout library materials.

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
How do I checkout?
  • Your UCard can be used to checkout materials
What can I checkout?
  • Books
  • CDs
  • DVDs
  • Periodicals and journals
How many items can I checkout?
  • 200 items can be checked out at a time
Where can I checkout?
  • At the Knowledge Commons on the second floor
  • Using the UND Libraries Checkout app
How long can I check items out?

Material Type Loan Period
General Book Stacks due at the end of the semester
Children's and Young Adult Literature Collection 30-day checkout
Popular Reading Collection 30-day checkout
Government Documents and Journals 30-day checkout
Course Reserves Determined by Instructor
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
  • Currently out of Order- The book drop northwest of the library (there are individual slots for books and media)
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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