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)
6 weeks
(1 renewal)
6 weeks
(1 renewal)
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: 
Semester-long laptops
not eligible

Students: until the end of the current semester (no renewals)
Staff: not eligible

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, HDMI cables, 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)

not eligible not eligible not eligible
Service Desk Equipment:
Laptop 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: