Journals must remain in the Library with the following limited exceptions:

A. UMBC faculty and staff:

May borrow up to six (6) journal issues (physical items) for a maximum of 2 hours for use elsewhere outside the Library. There is no overnight loan of journals and items may not be loaned within 2 hours of the time the Serials service desk closes.

1. user must present a UMBC faculty/staff ID Note: Graduate students and TAs/RAs without faculty ID may not sign out journals.
2. user completes "2 hour faculty journal circulation" form to remove items from library.
3. Serials staff retain user ID while item is on loan.
4. When the item is returned, staff log it back in on the form and (only then) return the ID.

B. UMBC students:

Only with written certification from an instructor that the student needs to show the journal in class, a student may borrow the specified issue(s) for the specified class period. The student must complete a retrieval slip and Serials staff will retain the student's ID during the loan.

revised 11/08/01