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Loan limits

The number of books you can check out from Briggs Library depends on your role at the university.

Undergraduate students: 50 items

Graduate students: 100 items

Staff members: 200 items

Faculty members: 400 items

Guest borrowers: 20 items

Any South Dakota resident may borrow materials from Briggs Library. You must provide a valid photo ID and proof of South Dakota residency when you request an account. You may then use any photo ID to check materials out.

How long can I check something out for?

How long you get to keep an item depends on your role at the university and the type of item it is.

Undergraduates:

Book/Upper Level: 1 month

Laptops/Tablets: Variable, please ask at the Library Services Desk

Lockers: End of Semester

Bound Periodicals: 1 week

Curriculum Collection: End of Semester

DVDs/Videos: 2 weeks

Government Documents: 1 month

Headphones: End of Day

How long you get to keep an item depends on your role at the university and the type of item it is.

Graduates:

Book/Upper Level: End of Semester

Laptops/Tablets: Variable, please ask at the Library Services Desk

Lockers: End of Semester

Bound Periodicals: 1 week

Curriculum Collection: End of Semester

DVDs/Videos: 2 weeks

Government Documents: End of Semester

Headphones: End of Day

How long you get to keep an item depends on your role at the university and the type of item it is.

University Staff:

Book/Upper Level: October 1 of the next year (staff have one due date per year)

Laptops/Tablets: No checkout

Lockers: End of Semester

Bound Periodicals: 1 week

Curriculum Collection: End of Semester

DVDs/Videos: End of Semester

Government Documents: October 1

Headphones: End of Day

How long you get to keep an item depends on your role at the university and the type of item it is.

University Faculty:

Book/Upper Level: October 1 of the next year (faculty have one due date per year)

Laptops/Tablets: No checkout

Lockers: End of Semester

Bound Periodicals: 1 week

Curriculum Collection: End of Semester

DVDs/Videos: End of Semester

Government Documents: October 1

Headphones: End of Day

How long you get to keep an item depends on your role at the university and the type of item it is.

Guest Borrowers:

Book/Upper Level: 1 month

Laptops/Tablets: No checkout

Lockers: End of Semester

Bound Periodicals: No checkout

Curriculum Collection: End of Semester

DVDs/Videos: 3 days

Government Documents: 1 month

Headphones: End of Day