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A valid ID card is needed to borrow from the Library.

• 3 week loan with renewals, provided that another borrower has not requested this item.
• 2 renewals (if no other borrower has requested it).
• 1 week loan for periodicals.
• 2 hour loan for Closed Reserve material, no renewal.
• Students are encouraged to preview videos in-house, but may borrow overnight to preview at home. Videos must be returned the following morning at 8:30 am to avoid late charges.

• These are borrowers in good standing from our neighbouring institutions: the University of Calgary and Mount Royal University.
• Borrowing limit - 5 items at a time.
• Three week loans with renewals, provided that another borrower has not requested this item.
• These borrowers must present a valid card from their home library and current address information.
• Computer and internet privileges - in house.

General public, from the Calgary community, and ACAD Alumni

• $25.00/year - Members of the general public.
• These borrowers must present valid ID with current address information.
• Three week loans with renewals, provided that another borrower has not requested this item.
• Borrowing limit - 5 items at a time.
• Computer and internet privileges - in house only.

• Patrons who have an Alberta Library (TAL) card. This card is issued by the home library of the patron.
• These borrowers must present valid ID with current address information.
• Borrow up to 5 items at a time.
• Three week loans no renewals.
• Computer and internet privileges - in house only.

• $1.00 per day, or part thereof, per item for all library patrons.
• $1.00 per hour, or part thereof, per item on Closed Reserve loans.
• Replacement costs for lost material, plus $15.00 service charge.

To place material on Closed Reserve:

• Faculty are asked to come to the Library, and pull the material they would like to see on Closed Reserve, fill out a Closed Reserve form for each class for which they are pulling material.
• Allow at least a 48 hour processing time.

Please attempt to limit your materials to a maximum of two copies of each item.

If you cannot find what you need in our Library please ask about Inter-library Loan at the Circulation Desk. Or contact us at library@acad.ca.

The Library will need to know as much detail as you can possibility give us regarding an item.

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) materials generally can be obtained within 2 to 6 weeks depending on where the item was located and its availability.

There is occasionally a charge for ILL materials. This charge will be billed to the student/faculty member or department.