For how long can books be checked out?
Answer
The circulation period depends on your status at UAB and the item being checked out.
Loan periods at Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences and Mervyn H. Sterne Library are:
Undergraduate students - 28 days
Graduate students - 63 days
UAB Faculty - 183 days
UAB Staff - 28 days
Other - 28 days (Lister Hill Library) or 14 days (Mervyn H. Sterne Library)
Some loan periods are based on the type of material. A full list of our loan periods are on our Borrowing page.
For more information, call the Lister Hill HUB desk at (205) 934-3306 or the Mervyn H. Sterne HUB desk at (205) 934-6364.