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All students, faculty, and staff possessing a current or continuing affiliation with the Ann Arbor, Dearborn or Flint campuses of The University of Michigan may borrow materials from the Kresge Business Administration Library.
Faculty from CIC institutions and from colleges and universities in the State of Michigan are also accorded borrowing privileges.
A valid college or university ID is required to check out materials.
Persons who do not fall within the above categories, including Ross alumni, may purchase an External Borrowers card.

People falling outside of the borrowing categories defined in the Circulation Policy, including Ross alumni, may purchase an External Borrower card for $100.00 at the Kresge Library Circulation Desk (734 764-1375).
Purchase of this card gives the holder borrowing privileges for one year for items in the Kresge Library's collections (Stacks, Flint, Browsing area) and selected Reserves collections. Fines on overdue items in the Stacks accrue at the rate of $0.25 per day per item. Fines on overdue Reserves accrue at the rate of $1.00 per hour per item.
A Joint External Borrowers Card giving borrowing privileges at the Kresge Library and all University Library System member libraries may be purchased from the Circulation Desk at Hatcher Graduate Library (734 764-0400).
Please note: Due to contractual obligations, remote online database searching privileges cannot be extended to External Borrowers.

Loan periods and fines for items vary and are based on patron affiliation and item location. Contact the Circulation Desk at 734 764-1375 for information.

Renewal times vary depending on what type of item you are checking out, and your affiliation. You can renew checked out items online by logging in to your library account. Instructions for logging in and renewing books are available.
Generally you are allowed 3 renewals. For more details please contact the Circulation Desk at 734 764-1375.

Patrons can request a non-periodical or non-reserve item that has been checked out by another patron. Please follow instructions for requesting an item that is currently checked out to another patron. For requesting an item, located in Flint, please follow UM Flint Retrieval Instructions.
If item is requested, the current holder will be given a new due date of not more than 10 days from the date of the notice.
Once the item has been returned, the requesting patron will be notified that the item will be held for 7 days at the Circulation Desk.
If current holder does not return the requested materials by the new due date, borrowing privileges will be suspended. The fine for overdue recalled items is $1.00 per day. Privileges will be reinstated upon the item's return.
Business School faculty, research scientists, and doctoral students are not required to pay the fine, but their borrowing privileges will be suspended until the item has been returned.

Kresge library patrons can borrow books from other Michigan libraries using MeLCat service. Patrons can request books online, and it normally takes 3-4 days to deliver the item to Kresge (delivery time can be longer depending on the loaning library location). MeLCat items should be returned to Kresge Library.
Please follow MeLCat instructions for requesting items from Michigan Libraries.