Effective Date: August 16, 2015.
LLS Alumni have complimentary borrowing privileges from the William M. Rains Library. To initiate borrowing privileges, alumni need to create a library account by submitting an application for a library card. A current photo ID and graduation year is required to validate the application. Accounts are active for 2 years from date of application and must be renewed for continued borrowing privileges.
Loan periods are as follows and only apply to Circulating library materials (loose-leafs, multi-volume, microform, periodical and reference sets do not Circulate):
Books
- Checkout period: 2 weeks
- Number of renewals allowed: 1
- Renewal period: 2 weeks
- Overdue fine: no daily fines, however account will be blocked
- Item replacement fee: Actual item cost + $25.00 processing fee
Media
- Checkout period: 2 days
- Number of renewals allowed: 1
- Renewal period: 2 days
- Overdue fine: no daily fines, however account will be blocked
- Item replacement fee: Actual item cost + $25.00 processing fee
Reserve material
- Checkout period: 2 hours in-library use
- Number of renewals allowed: 0
- Overdue fine: no daily fines, however account will be blocked
- Item replacement fee: Actual item cost + $25.00 processing fee
Checkout Limits
Total number of items checked out at any one time is three (3).
Equipment
Alumni are not eligible to checkout equipment, wellness or convenience items except for headphones.
Holds/Recalls
Alumni are not eligible to request holds or recalls. All items checked out are subject to recalls following the library's recall policy.
Renewals/Returns
Materials may be renewed by phone, in-person or online within limit (see above), unless the item has been recalled. Materials must be returned to the Circulation Desk.
Interlibrary Loan
Alumni do not have borrowing privileges through the Interlibrary Loan Department.
E-Resources
Alumni have on-campus access to IP authenticated electronic resources that the Rains library subscribes to (including BNA, Hein Online, LegalTrac, CCH Intelliconnect, and RIA Checkpoint). Alumni do not have access to password protected databases (such as Lexis, Westlaw, Bloomberg Law, etc. - with the exception of recent graduates who receive up to 60 hours per month of Westlaw access for 18 months after graduation. Lexis allows students graduating in the Spring to continue using their student Lexis accounts until December 15 of the same year. Bloomberg allow students to continue using their student Bloomberg accounts for six months after they graduate) or remote access to electronic resources licensed for currently enrolled students, faculty, and staff. Alumni can access this resource via Loyola Connect. A list of online resources accessible to alumni on-campus is available on the Research Databases page, or by searching the Library catalog.