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Borrow & Request

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Drake Students, Faculty, & Staff

Borrowing Materials

Drake students, staff and faculty have access to physical and digital collections and services. A valid Drake ID is required to borrow materials from Cowles Library.

Faculty members may designate one or more proxy borrowers to check out materials on their behalf. Find out more on our Faculty Proxy page.

Loan Periods

Items may be checked out based on the following standards and criteria:

Borrower Type Books* (location = “Stacks”) DVDs and Other Media New Arrivals Check-out Limits
Undergraduate 4 weeks 1 week 4 weeks 60 total items
(10 DVD/Media)
Graduate End of semester 1 week 4 weeks 100 total items
(10 DVDs/Media)
Faculty & Staff End of academic year 1 week 4 weeks 500 total items
(10 DVDs/Media)
Alumni & Visitors   4 weeks 1 week 4 weeks 15 total items
(10 DVDs/Media)

*Unless recalled earlier

Loan periods for reserve materials vary based on the determination of the professor for the class for which the material is reserved. All other library materials are non-circulating, meaning they are not allowed to leave the building.

We strongly advise against loaning your library materials to others. Allowing someone else to use your ID card is prohibited by Drake University policy. All financial responsibility for library materials rests with the person whose ID card was used to check the items out. If you lose or misplace your ID card, contact the Student Life Center (515-271-3711) immediately to deactivate your card and get a new one.