Of those reported, the University of Michigan is the only one that differentiates significantly between faculty and graduate students without allowing graduate students at least three months loan. The elimination of paper mail renewals supports the University's evolution to digital communication as the medium of choice and decreases costs incurred by the General Libraries, with no significant loss to faculty members. The ULC also adopted a recommendation of the loan subcommittee that a permanent subcommittee be appointed to examine these and other questions on an ongoing basis. As should be clear, the ULC made its recommendations only after considerable research, discussion, and debate. While the result was not unanimous, it reflects the strong feelings of the majority of the members of the committee, including faculty members, graduate students, and undergraduates.
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