Loan Periods
ELLIS LIBRARY LOAN PERIODS
See branch libraries for their individual loan periods: Engineering | Geology | Health Sciences | Journalism | Math | Vet Med
| Material | Faculty & Staff |
Professional & Graduate |
Undergraduates | Others |
| Unbound Journals | Overnight | Overnight | Overnight | Library use only |
| Bound Journals | 3 days (1 renewal) | 3 days (1 renewal) | Overnight | Library use only |
| Books & Government Docs. | 4 months (5 renewals) | 4 months (5 renewals) | 1 month (2 renewals) | 1 month (2 renewals) |
| DVDs | 10 days | 10 days | 10 days | Please inquire at Ellis Circulation Desk |
| Microfilm, Reference & Rare books | Do not circulate | Do not circulate | Do not circulate | Library use only |
| Maximum number of check-outs allowed at one time on your MERLIN account | 1000 | 500 | 250 | 25 |
| Number of holds allowed at one time in MERLIN* | 30 | 30 | 30 | none** |
| Number of combined holds, check-outs, & in transit items allowed at one time in MOBIUS++ | 30 | 20 | 20 | none |
| MOBIUS loans | 28 days | 28 days | 28 days | none |
*All MU Faculty, Staff and Students may have up to 30 holds/request on books at a time in MERLIN (books from UMKC, UMSL, MS&T and MU). Once the books are checked out, additional holds/requests up to a maximum of 30 may be placed.
**Paid borrowers and Alumni Association members with borrower cards may place one hold at a time on MU items.
++All MU Faculty may have a combined total of 30 hold/requests and books checked out from MOBIUS Libraries. All MU Staff and Students may have a combined total of 20 hold/requests and books checked out from MOBIUS Libraries. In MOBIUS, books must be returned to the owning library and checked in before additional holds/requests may be made.