Lister Hill Library and Sterne Library
The number of books you can check out at one time depends on the patron category to which you belong:
- UAB Faculty: 100 items;
- UAB Students: 50 items;
- UAB Staff: 50 items;
- Other Borrowers: 10 items.
Lister Hill Library
Patron Category |
Loan Period |
Renewals |
Undergraduate Student - UAB |
28 days |
2 (for 28 days) |
Graduate Student - UAB |
63 days |
1 (for 63 days) |
Faculty - UAB |
183 days |
1 (for 183 days) |
Staff - UAB |
28 days |
2 (for 28 days) |
Other |
28 days |
1 (for 28 days) |
Loan periods based on type of material are as follows:
Type of material |
Loan period |
Renewals |
Circulating books |
28 days |
2 |
Reference books |
3 hours, library use only |
0 |
Laptops |
1 day |
1 |
Periodicals |
Library use only |
|
Media, DVDs, CDs |
28 days |
1 |
Equipment: Video projector |
7 days |
0 |
Equipment: Headphones |
3 hours, library use only |
0 |
Equipment: Microphone |
3 hours, library use only |
0 |
Equipment: Flash drive |
3 days |
|
Equipment: Dry erase markers |
3 hours, library use only |
0 |
Equipment: Mac & PC connectors |
3 hours, library use only |
0 |
Mervyn H. Sterne Library
Patron Category |
Loan Period |
Renewals |
Undergraduate Student - UAB |
28 days |
1 (for 28 days) |
Graduate Student - UAB |
63 days |
1 (for 63 days) |
Faculty - UAB |
183 days |
1 (for 183 days) |
Staff - UAB |
28 days |
1 (for 28 days) |
Other |
14 days |
1 (for 14 days) |
Loan periods based on type of material are as follows:
Type of material |
Loan period |
Renewals |
Juvenile books |
14 days |
1 |
Textbook collection |
14 days |
1 |
Café collection |
28 days |
1 |
Reference/Bound periodicals |
Library use only |
|
Compact Discs, DVDs, Music Recordings, Spoken Recordings, Videocassettes, Videodiscs, and Motion Pictures |
7 days |
1 |
Compact Discs and Computer Disks which accompany books |
Based on loan period of books |
1 |
Audiocassettes, Audiotapes, Charts, Film Loops, Filmstrips, Games, Kits, Models, Slides, and Transparencies |
14 days |
1 |