Borrowing Privileges

The Drexel Libraries provide access to physical materials and equipment, including books, journals, laptops and other equipment.

• Browse the stacks: The stacks in the W. W. Hagerty Library are open for browsing as normal. Print materials previously available at Queen Lane and the New College Building are now located in the W. W. Hagerty Library.
• Physical course reserves: Print textbooks and other physical course reserves materials, including books and DVDs, are available at the service desk in the W. W. Hagerty Library. Visit the service desk to request on-site access to print reserves materials.
• Shipping physical materials: Libraries staff will ship physical materials on loan to a confirmed off-campus address (within the U.S.) upon request via the Libraries’ website. Physical materials will arrive within seven business days. View the Drexel Libraries' shipping boundary map to determine if your address is considered on-campus. All shipped materials will include pre-paid return shipping labels.
• Online delivery of digitized print materials: Staff will digitize articles and book chapters upon request and within three business days via email.
• Electronic Course Reserves: Electronic course reserves are currently available. Libraries staff will work with teaching faculty and staff to identify electronic alternatives to replace physical items on reserve. Please email reserve@drexel.edu to discuss your options.
• Borrow from Other Libraries: Request digital copies of journal articles and book chapters outside the Drexel Libraries’ owned and licensed collections through our interlibrary loan service, ILLIAD. Request a physical item from another library via EZBorrow.

Faculty and staff may borrow equipment and print and audiovisual materials through the Libraries. In addition, faculty may take advantage of reciprocal borrowing privileges to borrow items directly from neighboring libraries. Visit the Borrowing Privileges page for more details.

Adjunct faculty enjoy faculty library privileges for the duration of their adjunct faculty appointments. Adjunct faculty members who unexpectedly encounter issues with access to library resources, (for example access to online journal articles) should first contact their department to review their official status with the University and confirm the currency of their appointment. 

Faculty assistants are able to borrow library materials for faculty provided:

• The faculty member writes a letter of authorization for the assistant to present to Service Desk staff. Authorization via email to LibAssist@drexel.edu is also acceptable.
• The student presents a valid Drexel ID.

Although the assistant's name will be recorded, items will be checked out to the faculty member’s library account. Assistants should not check out materials on behalf of faculty on their own library accounts. Authorization letters from faculty are valid for one academic year and must be renewed every September.

The Drexel University Libraries provides services to Drexel's online learning community equivalent to those available on the physical campuses. 

To request print material within Drexel University Libraries' collection, use the Request Item option in the DragonSearch record and select Distance Education Delivery as the pick up location.  Once available, this material will be mailed to your home address. You can renew Drexel-owned books online. See more about Borrowing Policies.

To request articles and books from other libraries, place requests through ILLiad or EZBorrow.  Print materials from other libraries will also be mailed to your home address. 

Return all books at least five days before the due date to the Drexel University Libraries. If it is an interlibrary loan book, do NOT return it to the lending library. 

Retired and emeritus faculty of Drexel University, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Hahnemann University, Allegheny University of the Health Sciences, and MCP Hahnemann University maintain the following library privileges:

• Borrow circulating books
• On-site access to databases and other electronic resources
• Access to laptops in the Library; although current faculty, students and staff take precedence.
• Access to all Drexel University Libraries locations during evening and weekend hours.

Additionally, emeritus faculty are also entitled to:

• Off-campus access to databases and other electronic resources
• Interlibrary Loan and document delivery services
• Reciprocal borrowing at participating institutions

For more information on retired vs. emeritus status, read the Emeritus Faculty Policy from the Office of the Provost.

 

• If eligible, items may be renewed online at any time by using your Drexel user ID and password to view your library record
• You may also renew Drexel Libraries books by emailing LibAssist@drexel.edu
• Items that have been recalled or requested by another user may not be renewed
• Items may not be renewed by a patron whose borrowing privileges have expired
• Items that have been renewed twice online must be renewed in person at the W. W. Hagerty Library
• Items are not eligible for renewal until 72 hours after they are checked out.
• E-ZBorrow items may not be renewed. ILLIAD items must be renewed by following the instructions on the yellow band attached to the book.

• Loan Period: 28 days for undergraduate students; 6 months for faculty, staff & graduate students
• Renewals: Twice online for undergraduate students; once for faculty, staff and graduate students. Additional renewals may be made by bringing the book to the service desk at the W. W. Hagerty Library or by contacting LibAssist@drexel.edu
• Late Fines: $1.00 per day only if requested or recalled by staff
• Due date may be amended if item is recalled

• Loan Period: 5 hours
• Renewals: renew in person at service desk, no renewals for laptops and chargers provided via the kiosk
• Limit: 1
• Late Fine: $5.00 hour
• Alumni owing more than $10 in fines are not eligible to borrow
• More information about borrowing a laptop

• Available equipment: Dry erase markers*, headphones with microphones, projectors, MacBook video adapters, USB adapters, and HDMI & VGA cables
• Loan Period: 3 hours
• Renewals: renew in person at service desk
• Late Fine: $1.00 per hour
• Equipment is for in-library use only. Do not take items outside the W. W. Hagerty Library.
• Returns: Please return all equipment to the Service Desk during normal Library hours. If you borrow dry erase markers overnight, return them to the overnight drop box in the Dragons' Learning Den (next to the outside entrance).
  
  *Dry erase markers are available to borrow overnight for use in the Dragons' Learning Den. Markers circulate for 3 hours during the day. Check out within 3 hours of library closing & you can keep them until the library opens the next day.

• Loan Period: Three or 24 hours (faculty decide the loan period)
• Renewals: renew in person at the Service Desk
• Late Fine: $1.00 per hour
• More information about course reserves

The Drexel Libraries is committed to providing quick and reliable access to its physical materials. To manage this commitment:

• Clients will be charged replacement and processing fees for overdue items two weeks after the due date. These fees will be waived if the overdue items are returned.
• Overdue fines will be charged for items in high-use, short-term loan collections as well as for items requested by other clients and not returned by the due date.
• Borrowing privileges will be suspended for alumni and guests owing more than $10.00
• Payment for fines and fees is accepted in the following types: cash or credit card
• Replacement fees and fines of more than $10.00 are billed through the comptroller's office at the end of each term
• Your library record accurately reflects due dates of all borrowed items that may have been recalled or renewed online or by phone or email

• Items may be recalled by the Libraries at any time
• Failure to return a recalled item within 5 days of the email recall notice will result fines of $1.00 per day
• If faculty recall items for reserve use, the due date of your items may be shortened. Students will receive five days notice

Clients may return physical materials via the book drop bin located at the W. W. Hagerty Library. If you have a FedEx return envelope, you can return items via any FedEx drop box. For questions about returning materials via mail or if the link to your shipping label has expired, contact ill@drexel.edu. Contact LibAssist@drexel.edu with questions about returning physical items to the Libraries.

Books from the Reserves collections must be returned directly to service desk staff members to avoid accruals of fines. Overnight reserves books may be returned in a Book Drop if the Library is closed.

If you are notified that an item is overdue or subject to billing, but you believe you have returned it, contact us immediately by emailing LibAssist@drexel.edu. Staff will search for this item. If the item is not found on the shelf, you will be responsible for replacing the item. 

The Drexel Libraries participates in the PALCI Libraries Share reciprocal on-site borrowing program, which provides broader access to information resources and scholarly materials.

Drexel University students, faculty, and staff are eligible to use PALCI libraries and to borrow materials from the circulating collections. View the list of participating libraries here.

In order to visit and borrow materials from a participating PALCI library, Drexel faculty, staff, and students must first obtain a reciprocal borrowing letter from the Service Desk at the W. W. Hagerty Library. You will need to present this letter, along with your Drexel ID (DragonCard), at the service desk of the participating library.

Through reciprocal agreements, graduate students and faculty from University of Pennsylvania may visit Drexel University Libraries and borrow materials. A reciprocal borrower's letter must first be obtained from their home library. This letter should be presented, along with their current university ID card, to circulation desk staff in order to obtain a borrowing card.

Temple University students and faculty are welcome to visit Drexel University Libraries during all open hours when presenting a current Temple University ID card.

Please note that the doors to the library will lock after normal visitor hours end. (In general, visitor hours are 7:30 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday.) To enter the building when the doors are locked, please ring the doorbell located by the front doors. A Public Safety Officer will check for the required ID at the front door before signing in guests at the security desk.