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Unaffiliated Borrowing Options

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Friends of the Library | Special Borrowing Privileges | Law Firms, Attorneys, & Law Students | Interlibrary Loan via Public Library | Fee Based Services

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Users not affiliated with the University may obtain a borrower's card in one of the following ways:

  1. Join the Friends of the Library
    Membership includes limited borrowing privileges at all campus libraries as well as the opportunity to help support and develop the library collections through your membership fee. Annual memberships may vary, but individuals may obtain borrowing privileges with a contribution of $80 or more. *Minnesota Alumni Association members may obtain borrowing privileges at a discounted rate of $40 or more by showing their current alumni membership card. Organizations may obtain borrowing privileges with a contribution of $250 or more. *Non-Profit Organizations may obtain borrowing privileges at a discounted rate of $80. Friends of the Library applications can be picked up at the Borrowing Privileges & Fines desk at 110 Wilson Library or downloaded online.
    Individual privileges include:
    Organizational privileges include:
    • 6-week loan period
    • 2 renewals
    • 25 item check-out limit
    • Recall/hold privileges
    • 6-week loan period
    • 2 renewals
    • 25 item check-out limit
    • Recall/hold privileges

    * Interlibrary Loan privileges, and remote access are not included with membership.

    Questions regarding Friends of the Library memberships may be directed to Lanaya Stangret at 612-624-9339.

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  2. Qualify for Special Borrowing Privileges

    Borrowing Privileges may be obtained if a member of one of the following categories. Required documentation must be provided to receive privileges. Special Borrower's applications can be picked up at the Borrowing Privileges & Fines desk at 110 Wilson Library, or downloaded online. Faculty at local seminaries may check this link to see more information about reciprocal borrowing privileges: http://wilson.lib.umn.edu/reference/reli-mtla.html.

    Eligible Special Borrowers
    Required Documentation
    Faculty of other accredited institutions of higher education Copy of appointment letter or contract for the current academic year.

    Graduate students of other accredited institutions the are NOT members of the MINITEX or CLIC library networks

    Copy of fee statement or course registration for the current academic term.

    Minnesota State University students
    * Includes students attending Bemidji, Mankato, Metro State, Moorehead and St Cloud State Schools.

    Referral form available from applicant's home library.

    Government Agencies located in the state of Minnesota (one card per location.)

    None
    Special Borrowing Privileges include:
    • 6-week loan period
    • 2 renewals
    • 350 item check-out limit
    • Recall privileges
    * Interlibrary loan privileges and remote access are not included with membership.
  3. Law Firms, Attorneys, & Law Students

    Borrowing privileges at the Law Library are available for attorneys, law firms, and law students from Hamline and William Mitchell Universities. Interested parties should contact the Law Library Circulation desk at 612.625.4300 for information.

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  4. Contact the Interlibrary Loan Office of your nearest public library

    The office will then ask the University to send the specific items you request.

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  5. Contact one of the University Libraries' fee-based document delivery services listed below. Document delivery is faster then regular interlibrary loan; prices vary by type of request.
    • For information on the biomedical sciences, contact Biomedical Information Services, 305 Diehl Hall, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455; phone (612) 626-3730; FAX (612) 626-3824; toll-free (800) 477-6689.
    • For information in other disciplines, contact ESTIS, 108 Walter Library, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455; phone (612) 624-2356; FAX (612) 624-8518

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Additional questions regarding borrowing privileges at the University of Minnesota Libraries can be directed to the Borrowing Privileges & Fines office at (612) 624-3383.

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