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 |
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 Reading | 6 weeks (1 renewal) |
6 weeks (1 renewal) |
6 weeks (1 renewal) |
6 weeks (1 renewal) |
6 weeks (1 renewal) |
| Equipment: Laptop and phone chargers, headphones, graphing calculator, HDMI cables, DVD/Blu-Ray player, basic calculators, whiteboard markers, portable desk lights, and tranquility kits |
24 hours |
24 hours |
not eligible | not eligible | not eligible |
| Equipment: Portable chargers, hotspots, Northwest Forest Pass |
7 days |
7 days |
not eligible | not eligible | not eligible |
| Laptops: 72 hr loan |
72 hours |
72 hours |
not eligible | not eligible | not eligible |
| Laptops: Semester-long loan |
not eligible |
Students: until the end of the current semester (no renewals) |
not eligible | not eligible | not eligible |
| Equipment: *Digital Lab cameras and tripods and sound recording equipment |
24 hours |
24 hours |
not eligible | 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 |
* 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:
- See fines and fees chart

