To qualify for borrowing privileges at the John C. Hitt Library, the Curriculum Materials Center (CMC), or the Downtown Campus (DTC) Library, you must be a current UCF student enrolled in at least one class for the semester, be an active faculty or a current staff member, or have a Special Borrower card. Privileges may vary at UCF Connect Libraries.
All materials are subject to recall after 3 weeks and must be returned when requested.
| Material Type | Patron Type | Loan Period | Renewal |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Collection Books & Government Documents | Undergraduate students | 3 weeks | Yes, until recalled |
| Graduate students | 8 weeks | Yes, until recalled | |
| Faculty & staff | Biannual | Yes, until recalled | |
| Special borrowers | 3 weeks | Yes, until recalled | |
| Knight Reads (popular books) | All | 3 weeks | Yes, until recalled |
| DVDs and CDs | All | 3 weeks | 3 renewals |
| Course Reserve Materials | All students | Varies | No |
| Resource Sharing/ILL items | All students, faculty, & staff | Varies | 1 renewal may be allowed |
| Newspapers & Periodicals | All students, staff, & special borrowers | In Library Use Only | N/A |
| Faculty | 1 Day | No | |
| Reference books, special collections, & annual reports |
All | In Library Use Only | N/A |
| Curriculum Materials Center Picture Books | All | 3 weeks | Yes, until recalled |
| Curriculum Materials Center Fiction | All | 3 weeks | Yes, until recalled |
| Laptops, Tablets, & iPads | See Technology Lending | Varies | No* |
| Calculators | See Technology Lending | 24 Hours | No* |
| Headphones | See Technology Lending | Varies | No* |
| Digital Cameras, Camcorders, Voice Recorders | See Technology Lending | 3 Days | No* |
| Projectors, Microphones, Speakers, DVD/Blu-ray Players | See Technology Lending | 3 Days | No* |
| Mobile Device Chargers / Cables | See Technology Lending | Varies | No* |
UCF Libraries items in the General Collection and Automated Retrieval Center (ARC) are available to patrons on a first-come basis. UCF students, faculty and staff have no limit on the number of items to be checked out from our General Collection. Non-University Patrons who are issued Special Borrower Cards may have up to ten items checked out at a time.
*LibTech Borrowing Notes:
- ALL Transactions must take place in person at the LibTech Desk; no renewals via phone or online.
- Most LibTech items must have one of the same item, in-stock, for the item to be renewed immediately.
- Certain LibTech items may be renewed immediately if 10+ are in-stock:
- Apple Pencils
- Apple iPads
- Laptops (of the same loan period)
- Projectors (including the Portable Screen)
- Certain LibTech items have a 24 Hour Renewal Waiting Period; these include:
- Systems (Laptops, iPads)
- Projectors (including the Portable Screen)
- Audio Equipment including PA Speakers, Podcast Kits, etc.
- Cameras & Camera Accessories
- Microphones & Microphone Accessories
- Tablets & Accessories (Wacom, Apple Pencil)
- Multiple LibTech item checkouts of the same type (i.e. two phone chargers, tablet and laptop) are not allowed.