Borrowing Policies

Loan Periods

Undergraduate Students*

General Circulating Collection: 120 days, provided there have been no recalls placed on the item(s). 
Renewals: Unlimited renewals, provided there have been no requests placed on the item(s).
Media and CRC items: 14 days, unlimited renewals.
Course Reserves: Variable loan periods based on item. Course reserve items are not renewable. If the item is still available 1hr after it has been returned, it can be signed out again.
Print Serials: Permission to circulate should be provided by a librarian. 
*ELIP Program students are classified with the same privileges as undergraduate students.
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To renew your items online, login to your Omni account and go to "My Loans". 
Item Limit: Undergraduate students have an item limit of 25 items at one time Students are required to respond to any request notices issued by the library, or be subject to overdue fines.
 

Graduate Students

General Circulating Collection: 120 days, provided there have been no recalls placed on the item(s). 
Renewals: Unlimited renewals, provided there have been no requests placed on the item(s).
Media and CRC items: 14 days, unlimited renewals.  
Course Reserves: Course reserve items are not renewable. If the item is still available 1hr after it has been returned, it can be signed out again.
Print Journals/Serials: 3 bound serials volumes at a time. Current (unbound) issues will not be lent out. 7-day loans. 
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• To renew your item online, login to your Omni account and go to "My Loans". 

Item Limit: Graduate students have an item loan limit of 50 items at one time. All users are required to respond to any request notices issued by the library, or be subject to overdue fines.
 

Faculty, Emeritus, Postdoctoral Fellows, and Staff

General Circulating Collection: 120 days, provided there have been no recalls placed on the item(s). 
Renewals: Unlimited renewals, provided there have been no requests placed on the item(s).  
Media and CRC items: 14 days, unlimited renewals.
Course Reserves: Course reserve items are not renewable. If the item is still available 1hr after it has been returned, it can be signed out again.
Print Journals/Serials: 3 bound serials volumes at a time. Current (unbound) issues will not be lent out. 7-day loans. 
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• To renew your item online, log in to your Omni account and go to "My Loans". 

Item Limit: Faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and staff have an item loan limit of 50 items at one time. All users are required to respond to any request notices issued by the library or be subject to overdue fines. Members: Faculty, Law Faculty, Staff, Affiliated Faculty.
Proxy Borrower Authorization: This service enables University of Windsor faculty and staff members (the Sponsor) to authorize a proxy/proxies to conduct library business on his/her behalf

Alumni, External & Affiliated Borrowers

Library Cards: External Borrowers must contact the library to obtain a borrowing card. For information about obtaining a library card visit our library card page.
Default loan period: 120 days, provided there have been no recalls placed on the item(s). 
Renewals: 1 renewal for 120 days, provided there have been no requests placed on the item(s).
Course Reserves: N/A
Print Journals/Serials: Affiliated Faculty only - 3 bound serials volumes at a time. Current (unbound) issues will not be lent out. 7-day loans.   
Cost: 

• Affiliated Borrowers: No Charge. See a list of qualified affiliates.
• Community/External Borrowers Adult residents (18+) with photo-identification and proof of address from Essex, Lambton, and Kent counties may purchase an External Borrowers Card. $ 20.00 for 4 months borrowing privileges $ 50.00 for 1 year borrowing privileges.

To renew your item online, login to your Omni account and go to "My Loans". 

External borrowers have an item loan limit of 25 items at one time All users are required to respond to any request notices issued by the library, or be subject to overdue fines.

Members: Alumni, Community Borrowers, High School Students, Affiliated Borrowers.
 

Omni Library Members

Library Cards: Students, faculty, and staff from Omni partners can simply present their ID card from their home institution at the circulation desk of the Omni library you're visiting. 
Available Items: General circulating collection or anything from our collection requestable via the AFN. 
Default loan period: 120 days, provided there have been no recalls placed on the item(s). 
Renewals: Unlimited renewals, provided there have been no requests placed on the item(s).

Notices, Renewals & Accounts

Please be sure to regularly check your email for notices sent from the library about your loans. You can view all of your current loans and requests by signing-in to your Omn account. You can also renew your loans online through your account.

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Library Fines

It is the responsibility of every borrower to return library materials by the due date, to respond to Library notices, and to keep the Library informed of a current address. A notice sent by the Library to the address on file will be deemed to have been received by the borrower. The due date on the emailed receipt provided when you borrow items is the official due date. Failure to do will result in overdue fines.

Non-payment of any account may result in the referral of an outstanding account to the University of Windsor's Department of Finance for further measures. Leddy Library reserves the right to withhold or withdraw borrowing privileges at any time.

Material Type	Fines/Fees
Regular Loans	No fines will accrue on regular loans until an item changes to the lost status or unless an item is recalled. Users will receive email warnings for both a change to lost status and item recalls.
Recall Fines	You will be notified by email if an item is recalled and your due date will be modified. If the item is not returned by the new due date you will be fined $4.00 a day up to $56.00.
Lost Items	Patrons will be given 30 days to return materials that are overdue before it is declared lost. Once an item is assigned a "lost" status due to non-return the following charges will be applied to a users account: $125 default replacement charge Accounts with unresolved lost charges are sent to the cashiers office for collection. Once submitted these charges can only be resolved at the cashiers office.
Course Reserve items	2hr loans: $0.05 per minute ($3.00/hr) to a maximum of $50.00. Course reserve items may not be renewed. If the item is still available 1hr after it has been returned, you can sign-out the item again.
1, 3 & 7 day loans	$10.00 per day to a maximum of $50.00
Serials/Journals	Faculty members, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, staff, and affiliated faculty may borrow up to three bound serials volumes at a time. Current (unbound) issues will not be lent out. These items can be borrowed for 7 days. Overdue fines are set at $1.00 per day to a maximum of $50 per item. This service is not available to undergraduate students.
Account Blocks	Accounts will be blocked at the following fine levels: Faculty, Staff, Ugrad, Grad, ELIP, Med Student, Alumni: $50 High School students, Community Borrowers:  $10 AFN Users: $20
Fines Appeal Processs	Fines may be appealed, with good reason, to the following persons in the order given: Access Services Coordinator Head, Access Services (in writing only) Associate University Librarian / University Librarian (in writing only) Dean, Student Affairs (please contact the dean’s office for procedures) Items claimed as returned will be search for 3 times before being declared lost. Please note that the following are NOT acceptable reasons for appealing library fines. Failing to receive reminder notices, either electronically or by mail Failing to note due dates Failing to renew on time Failing to return items to a designated return area Due dates which fall while the user is on vacation, or out of the local area Lack of knowledge of library policies.