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Loan Periods

Item UP Faculty UP Students & Staff UP Alumni Orbis Cascade visitors Portland community card & Fee card
Book Stacks, Children's Literature, Music Scores, Oversize 6 months
(2 renewals)
12 weeks
(1 renewal)
6 weeks
(2 renewals)
12 weeks
(1 6-week renewal)
6 weeks
(2 renewals)
Course Reserves
4 hours 
(no renewals)
4 hours 
(no renewals)
not eligible not eligible not eligible
Curriculum Collection 6 months
(2 renewals)
12 weeks
(1 renewal)
6 weeks
(2 renewals)
12 weeks
(1 6-week renewal)
not eligible
DVDs, Videos, CDs 12 weeks
(1 renewal)
12 weeks
(1 renewal)
12 weeks
(1 renewal)
12 weeks
(1 6-week renewal)
not eligible
Library Use Only, Reference, Reference Oversize
24 hours 
(no renewals)
24 hours 
(no renewals)
not eligible not eligible not eligible
Periodicals
1 week
(2 renewals)
1 week
(2 renewals)
not eligible not eligible not eligible
Popular DVDs 1 week
(2 renewals)
1 week
(2 renewals)
1 week
(2 renewals)
not eligible not eligible
Popular Reading 6 weeks
(1 renewal)
6 weeks
(1 renewal)
6 weeks
(1 renewal)
not eligible not eligible
Summit: Books, DVDs, CDs 12 weeks
(1 6-week renewal)
12 weeks
(1 6-week renewal)
not eligible 12 weeks
(1 6-week renewal)
not eligible
ILL: Books 6 weeks 6 weeks not eligible not eligible not eligible
ILL: DVDs, Videos, CDs 6 days 6 days not eligible not eligible not eligible
Service Desk Equipment: 72 hr laptops; hotspots

72 hours
(1 renewal; renew in person or call 503.943.7111)

72 hours
(1 renewal; renew in person or call 503.943.7111)

not eligible not eligible not eligible
Service Desk Equipment: headphones, white board markers, cables for study rooms, DVD/Blu-Ray playerbasic calculators, and tranquility kits

24 hours
(renew in person or call 503.943.7111)

24 hours
(renew in person or call 503.943.7111)

May only borrow white board markers (for 4 hours), in exchange for leaving an I.D. card at the Service Desk May only borrow white board markers (for 4 hours), in exchange for leaving an I.D. card at the Service Desk May only borrow white board markers (for 4 hours), in exchange for leaving an I.D. card at the Service Desk
Service Desk EquipmentLaptop and phone chargers, and graphing calculator 4 hours
(renew in person or call 503.943.7111)
4 hours
(renew in person or call 503.943.7111)
not eligible not eligible not eligible
*Digital Lab Equipment: cameras and tripods and sound recording equipment 

24 hours
(renew in person or call 503.943.7796)

24 hours
(renew in person or call 503.943.7796)

not eligible not eligible not eligible

* Digital Lab is located in the Shiley-Marcos Center for Design & Innovation, Room 301

Summit - a system for borrowing items from other academic libraries in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho that are part of the Orbis Cascade Alliance

Interlibrary Loan - a service for borrowing items not available at Clark Library from other libraries

Exceptions:

  • Renewal is subject to availability.
  • Returned items may be available to be checked out again after a 15-minute wait if they are not borrowed by other patrons. This wait period is designed to give other members of the community an opportunity to check out the item.
  • Library staff may decline to circulate items if they have concerns about the fragility or care of library materials.
  • Checkout of more than one of the same equipment items (e.g., laptops, cameras, tripods, etc.) is contingent on supply and anticipated need.

How to renew items:

  • Call: 503.943.7111 or 800.841.8261 or email library@up.edu and ask to renew your items. Be sure to give complete information about the items you wish to renew. 
  • Online: Renew UP or Summit items through My Account; request to renew Interlibrary Loan items through UP ILLiad
  • In person: Stop by the Library Service Desk (you don't have to have the items with you in order to renew the materials)

Late or lost items: