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Welcome, 1Ls!: Reserves & Circulation Policies

Library Information for New COL Students

Circulation Desk Hours

Moscow

Sunday: 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Monday - Friday: 7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Saturday: Closed

(Law students can access the library with their key cards 24/7.)

*Hours of operation may vary during summer
Boise

Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Weekends: Closed

(Law students can access the library with their key cards 24/7.)

*Hours of operation may vary during summer

What's On Reserve for 1Ls

Loan Periods For Law Library Main Stacks Books

Status
Loan Period
Renewals
Special Notes
Undergraduates &
Guest patrons		 6 weeks Upon request After a two-week loan period, books can be recalled for use by others.
Faculty, Staff & Graduate Students 120 days Upon request  

Loan Periods For Other Law Library Materials

Type of Material
Loan Period
Renewals
Notes
Reserve Books

3 hours

 No Holds not allowed; books can be rechecked out if no one is waiting.
DVDs 24 hours No  
Magazines & Journals Library Use Only No  
Microfiche Library Use Only No  
Reference & Clagett Library Use Only No  

Loan Periods For Materials From Other Libraries

Type of Material
Loan Period
Renewals
Notes
Summit Books 6 weeks Upon request
(1 Renewal)		 See: Renewing Library Materials
Summit DVDs & CDs 6 days Upon request
(1 Renewal)		 See: Renewing Library Materials
ILL Books 6 weeks (average) Upon request Due dates & renewals vary as set by lending institution
ILL DVDs & CDs 2 weeks (average) Upon request Due dates & renewals vary as set by lending institution

Fines & Fees

Main collection materials do not accrue late fines. Lost items have a charge of $80.00 for the item and a $20.00 processing fee. Fines for recalled books are $2.00 per day up to a maximum of $20.00.

Fines for reserve materials are $2.00 per hour or partial hour for overdue items, maximum $20.00. There are no fines for electronic reserve materials.

Renewing University of Idaho Owned Library Materials

You can renew items online through your library account.

  • Go to the library's catalog
  • Click "Sign in" in the top right corner of the window, select "University of Idaho Students, Faculty, and Staff" (or "Registered Guest Patrons" if you're a guest patron) and use your credentials to log in to your library account
  • Click on your name in the top right corner of the window and select "My Loans"
  • Hit "Renew" next to the item you'd like to renew, or select "Renew All"
  • If successful, a message giving the new due date should appear

You can also renew items by phone or by visiting the Circulation Desk.

Summit/Interlibrary Loan

The University of Idaho Law Library remains committed to getting materials needed by patrons and has two systems in place for doing so, Summit* and Interlibrary Loan.** If a material is not owned by the Law Library or the University of Idaho, it can be obtained from other university libraries, as part of the Summit service, or through interlibrary loan. Read more about these services and how to place requests at our website.

*Summit is a service that allows University of Idaho affiliates to borrow books from other libraries in the Orbis Cascade Alliance consortium of northwestern academic libraries. Use this option if it is available for the item you require AND you are based in Moscow. If you are based in Boise, you should opt instead for an interlibrary loan (see below.)

**Interlibrary loan is a service through which the Law Library will make its best effort to borrow an item (book, journal article, etc.) from a library outside the Orbis Cascade Alliance. Use this option when Summit is not available for the item you require OR if you are based in Boise. (Unfortunately, Summit couriers do not travel to Boise.)

 Read more about these services and how to place requests on our website.