Borrowers agree to abide by applicable policies when they use the collection. General Material includes most books in the circulating collection. AU undergraduate students, AU staff, AU alumni, all Washington Research Library Consortium borrowers, and special borrowers may check out material for three weeks. AU graduate students may check out material for six weeks. Faculty members may check material for four months.
All borrowers are subject to the specified due dates and overdue fines for general material.
The university library will recall general material for anyone who needs an item currently checked out to another borrower. A recall notice requesting the material be returned to the library is mailed to the borrower. Renewals must be completed at least one day before the due date. Students, staff and faculty are entitled to borrow books from all schools participating in the Washington Research Library Consortium. Information concerning borrowing, renewing and returning is provided at the Circulation Desk.