What you can do with your library card
- You must have a Gator1Card or Library Card in order to check-out library material.
- All materials are subject to recall at any time regardless of the borrower's status or original due date of item.
- Materials are due back in the library at a specified time period. The amount of time given to check-out regular material depends on borrower's status.
- While most materials circulate for the time periods listed below there are exceptions.
| Borrower Status | Circulation Period | Check-Out Limit | Interlibrary Loan* | Database Access | More... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UF Undergraduate | 3 weeks | 100 items | Y | Y | Out a semester? |
| UF Graduate Student | 8 weeks | 250 items | Y | Y | Out a semester? |
| UF Faculty | up to 6 months (fixed due date) | 350 items | Y | Y | Proxy |
| PK Yonge Faculty | up to 6 months (fixed due date) | 350 items | Y | Y | |
| UF Faculty Adjunct or Post-Doc | up to 6 months (fixed due date) | 350 items | Y | Y | |
| Other UF Faculty Affiliate | 8 weeks | 100 items | Y | on-site | application |
| International Scholar | 8 weeks | 100 items | Y | on-site | application |
| Class Auditor | 3 weeks | 100 items | Y | Y | no |
| Visiting Scholar | 8 weeks | 100 items | Y | on-site | application |
| UF Emeritus Faculty | up to 6 months (fixed due date) | 350 items | Y | Y | |
| Retired UF Faculty | 8 weeks | 100 items | Y | Y | application |
| UF Staff | 8 weeks | 100 items | Y | Y | |
| PK Yonge Staff | 8 weeks | 100 items | Y | Y | |
| OPS Staff | 8 weeks | 100 items | Y | Y | |
| UF Foundation & Athletic Association Staff | 8 weeks | 100 items | Y | Y | |
| Retired UF Staff | 3 weeks | 10 items | N | on-site | application |
| PK Yonge Student | 3 weeks | 5 items | Y | Y | |
| UF Special Program: Under 3 Weeks | 3 days | 5 items | N | on-site | |
| UF Special Program: 3 Weeks or More | 1 week | 5 items | N | on-site | |
| Spouse or Domestic Partner of UF Faculty/Staff/Student | 3 weeks | 10 items | N | on-site | application |
| State University System (Florida) Faculty/Staff/Student | 3 weeks | 10 items | N | on-site | |
| Florida Community College System Faculty/Staff/Student | 3 weeks | 5 items | N | on-site | |
| Community Borrower | 3 weeks | 10 items | N | on-site | application |
| Oak Hammock Resident | 3 weeks | 10 items | N | on-site | application |
| UF Presidents Council | 3 weeks | 10 items | N | on-site | application |
| Library Friend | 8 weeks | 10 items | N | limited** | Become a friend! |
| UF Alumni Association Member | 3 weeks | 10 items | N | limited** | application |
| ADA Proxy Borrower | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | application |
* Interlibrary Loan services are available only to faculty, staff, and currently enrolled students of the University of Florida.
** Alumni Association Members or Library Friends who donate at the Book Friend level and above will have access to Academic Search Premier and Business Source Premier.
Exceptions to circulation periods and check-out limits
There are certain types of Library material which only circulate for a specific period of time and cannot be renewed or recalled.
| Material Type | Loan Period |
|---|---|
| Laptops*** | 2 hours |
| Study Rooms**** | 2 hours |
| Accessible Equipment | 2 hours |
| Bound Journals | varies by location |
| Videos and DVDs | varies by location |
| Government Documents | varies by material |
| Reserve Material | varies by location |
| Current Periodicals, Newspapers, Microforms and Atlases | varies by location |
| Special Collections material | in-library use only |
| All other media items (cassettes, slides, phonodiscs, etc...) | varies by location |
| Maps | varies by location |
| Reference | in-library use only |
*** Laptops circulate only to current University of Florida students, faculty and staff.
**** Study rooms circulate only to current University of Florida students.
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You can check your borrower information online to:
- See what materials are checked-out to your account
- View the due dates of your library materials
- See if any of your items have been recalled
- Renew eligible materials
- View the status of and/or cancel your holds/recalls
