Spouse or Domestic Partner of a UT Employee or Official Retiree
Spouses and domestic partners of full-time faculty, professional or classified staff and official retirees use a UT Libraries Courtesy Borrower Card to check out materials. Spouses and domestic partners may obtain a Courtesy Borrower Card free of charge.
These cards are made according to the following policies and procedures:
- The staff or faculty member whose spouse or domestic partner requests a card must be appointed full-time or an official retiree.
- The spouse or domestic partner must present to Courtesy Borrower Services a photo ID and provide documentation that he/she resides at the same address as the staff or faculty member. For example, the spouse or partner's Texas driver's license or Texas state ID should show the same address as the faculty/staff member on an official document, i.e. a bank statement, insurance card, lease, etc. For questions about providing this documentation, contact Courtesy Borrower Services.
- Cards are valid until the ending date of the staff or faculty member's appointment, normally August 31 of each year.
Courtesy Borrower Services
Location:
Perry Castañeda Library
PCL 2.122E
Austin, Texas
Email:
Phone:
Website:
https://lib.utexas.edu/study-spaces-technology/spaces/borrower-services
Loan Periods
Loan periods vary depending upon the status of the borrower and the collection to which an item belongs.
General Collection materials:
| Borrower type | Loan period | Item limit | Renewal limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| UT Austin undergraduate students | 28 day loan | 500 | Auto-renewal up to 2 years from original check out date unless requested by another user |
| UT Austin graduate students | 28 day loan | 500 | Auto-renewal up to 4 years from original check out date unless requested by another user |
| UT Austin faculty, staff and official retirees | Semester loan | 500 | Unlimited auto-renewal unless requested by another user |
| UT Austin Official Visitors and Special Borrowers | Semester loan | 500 | Unlimited auto-renewal unless requested by another user |
| All other borrowers | 28 day loan | 100 | 1 year from original check out date unless requested by another user |
Limited Circulation materials:
Loan periods for limited circulation materials are the same for all borrower types.
| Material type | Loan period |
|---|---|
| Periodicals | Loan periods for bound periodicals vary by library and are 3-days or library use. Loan periods for unbound periodicals vary by library and are generally two-hour or library use. Borrowers with special needs may request a longer loan period, which are granted at the branch level. |
| Non-book materials (ex., CDs, DVDs, maps, software, equipment) | Loan periods for these materials vary by library |
| Special collections | Special collections in specific libraries may have limited loan periods as determined by the library. |
| Rare books, manuscript materials and reference materials | Library use only |
| Course Materials | 2-hour, 24-hour, or 3-day loan, as designated by the instructor placing materials in Course Materials. |