Borrowing Library Materials

Bring the materials to the Circulation (KC) or Service Desks (DLM, Basque, Savitt) The Circulation desk is located on the 2nd floor of the Knowledge Center. The Service desks are located in the DeLaMare Library basement and near the entrance of both the Savitt Medical Library and the Basque Library.
Access Services desk at the Knowledge Center with a student checking out books
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Book stacks in the Knowledge Center
Try out the Self-Checkout Machine For your convenience in the Knowledge Center; books may also be checked out using the Self-Checkout machine located next to the Circulation desk on the second floor.
Self checkout machine in the KC
 

Requesting Library Materials

Request a book from the Knowledge Center

Books located in University Libraries with the status Item in place may be requested to pick-up by clicking the REQUEST link above the location information in the record. To request items, you will need to login to My Account using your NetID and password or Library Barcode and password.

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Request University Libraries' material through Campus Express

Undergraduate students, Graduate students, Staff, and Faculty affiliated with The University of Nevada, Reno may use Campus Express to request articles and book chapters - available within the University Libraries - to be scanned and sent via email. Graduate students, Faculty, and Staff who have a campus mail stop may request books - available within the University Libraries - to be delivered. Login to ILLiad to submit a request.

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Request material through Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

Our ILL service allows users to request books and copies of articles that they cannot otherwise access from University Libraries or online. Please visit our ILL page for more information.

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Request material from MARS

Material located in MARS with status Item in place may be requested to pick-up by clicking the REQUEST link above the location information of the record. To request items, you will need to login to My Account using your NetID and password or Library Barcode and password.

Requesting Items from MARS

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Renewing Library Materials

Call Access Services at (775) 682-5625 to renew by phone.

Renew Online

Certain materials, such as books, can be renewed online using your library account.

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Renew In Person

Stop by the service desk in any campus library to renew materials.

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Returning Library Materials

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Returning Outside

University Libraries have four outside book-drops located throughout campus.

Returning Inside

Each location accepts returns inside, as well. Please check library hours before planning your trip.

Equipment and media should be returned to the desk where they were originally checked out.

Use the following address to mail returns:

Attn: Access Services
University Libraries MS / 0322
1664 N Virginia St
Reno, NV 89557

 

Borrowing Policies

Find out when you can renew items and learn about fees for overdue materials below.

Undergraduate Lending Policy
Undergraduate refers to students are who are working towards their Bachelors and are currently enrolled in classes. Undergraduates may have up to 75 items out at a time.
Graduate Student Lending Policy
Graduate students are students who are working towards their Masters or Doctoral degree. They must be currently enrolled in a class at the University. Graduate students may have up to 150 items out at a time.
Faculty Lending Policy
Faculty includes all members of the faculty at The University of Nevada, Reno as well as members of the faculty that are considered to be LOA faculty. Faculty may have up to 300 items out at a time.
Staff Lending Policy
Staff includes all Staff employed by the University. Staff may have up to 150 items out at a time.
Community Borrower Policy
Community Borrowers are members of the community who have paid a fee to borrow books from University Libraries. Alumni, retired faculty, and retired staff also fall under this category. Community borrowers may have up to 20 items out at a time.