MICHIGAN RESEARCH LIBRARIES TRIANGLE (MRLT)
Michigan State University, University of Michigan, Wayne State University
Reciprocal Borrowing Privileges for Graduate Students:
- Graduate Students from the three MRLT institutions can receive guest borrowing privileges at any of the three universities.
- Eligibility: You must be a currently enrolled graduate student in good standing with your own library. To receive a library card from one of the two other institutions you need to present picture ID and evidence that you are currently enrolled as a graduate student.*
- Books must be returned by you directly to the institution from which they were borrowed.
- Books charged by you are subject to recall if requested by another borrower
- The library cards will be good until the end of the calendar year. In order to renew, verification of enrollment must be presented.
- Failure to follow the guest borrowing policies and procedures may result in termination of privileges.
Libraries participating in the program include:
MSU- All libraries (517) 355-2333
UM-Ann Arbor-All libraries within the University Library system.(313) 764-0400
Independent campus libraries not currently participating include the Bentley Historical Library, Clements Library, Gerald Ford Library, Kresge Business Administration Library and the Law Library
UM-Dearborn (313) 593-5559
UM-Flint (810) 762-3405
WSU-All libraries (313) 577-8950
Circulation Policies:
| MSU
| UM-Ann Arbor
| UM-Flint
| UM-Dearborn
| WSU
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fee | No | No | No | No | No |
| Loan Period | 2 weeks | 3 weeks | 3 weeks | 3 weeks | 4 weeks |
| # of books that can be charged | No limit | No limit | No limit | 7 | 10 at a time |
| Renewals | No limit | No limit at Grad. Lib. may vary among other Uni. Libraries | 1 | 2 | No renewals |
| Place recalls/holds | Yes | Yes | Yes-holds, recalls not available | Yes-holds, recalls no | No |
| Overdue fines | none | $.25/day (3day grace) $1.00/hr. reserve material | $.10/day for first 10 days, $.25/day thereafter $10.00 maximum | $.25/day(3day grace) | $.25/day (no grace) $10.00 maximum |
| Recall Fines | $1.00/day | $2.00/day | --------- | --------- | -------- |
| Replacement costs | $35.00 or current market value plus any applicable fines | $30.00 processing fee plus $35.00/$60.00 average replacement cost plus any applicable fees | $5.00 processing fee plus price of book plus any applicable fines | $65.00 plus any applicable fines | $10.00 processing plus $41.00 purdy, $61.00 Science & Engineering, $57.00 Medical/ Pharmacy, $48.00 Law plus any applicable fines |
| Borrowing privileges suspended | When books are mare than 30 days overdue, & for fines totaling $3.00 or above | When books are more than 50 days overdue, & when recalled items are not returned by the recall due | When books are more than 30 days overdue, & for fines totaling $10.00 or above | When books are more than 7 weeks overdue, & for fines totaling $5.00 or above | When books are more than 42 days overdue, & for fines totaling $25.00 or above |
| Materials restrictions | MSU theses, dissertations, periodicals, software | Non-circulating materials | Bound periodicals; non-circulating materials | Reserve, non-circulating & reference materials | Non-circulating materials |
| Service restrictions | No ILL, dial-in access to index files on MAGIC, or MICHICARD service | No ILL or dial-in access to index files on MIRLYN | No ILL or on-line searching | No ILL, computer lab, or AV equipment | No ILL, access to CD Rom index files, or the online LUIS-PLUS periodic indexes |
| Misc. | Picture ID required to charge materials, collection agency that follows up on long overdue & lost materials | Collection agency that follows up on long overdue & lost materials | Picture ID required to charge materials |