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Other Groups

Other groups include visitors from the general public, Friends of DePaul, certificate students, retirees, and Loyola faculty.

Visitors from the general public

Visitors do not have borrowing privileges, but may browse our collections and access online resources on the public kiosk computers

Friends of DePaul

Friends of DePaul accounts for Board of Trustees members, Campus Recreation, Chartwells, interns, research assistants, Vincentian clergy, visiting faculty, and visiting students/scholars have the same borrowing privileges and loan periods as faculty and staff.

Certificate students, retirees, and Loyola faculty

Certificate students and retirees (faculty without emeritus status and staff) may borrow materials for the following lengths of time:

MaterialLoan Period
Print Collection
Books from the stacks, music scores
4 weeks
3 renewals
​Book Collections
Unwind the Mind, Graphic Novels, Chicago Collection, Faculty Publications, Book Displays​
​4 weeks
3 renewals
Course Reserves2 hours
No renewals

(Certificate Students only)
​Media
DVDs, Blu-rays, VHS, CDs, LPs
​4 weeks
1 renewal
Video Games​4 weeks
1 renewal
2 item limit
​Video Game ConsolesNot eligible
Productivity Tools
Chargers, cables, headphones, etc.
​5 hours
No renewals
Loanable Technology
Cameras, turntables, etc.)
​​Not eligible
Books from I-Share libraries4 weeks
3 renewals

(Retirees only)
Media from I-Share libraries​2 weeks
1 renewal

(Retirees only)

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