Borrowing

Library privileges are automatically extended to employees and currently enrolled University of Wyoming students with a valid WyoOne card. Privileges include:

• Access to all University Libraries materials; borrowing of all circulating University Libraries items
• Access to Prospector
• Access to Interlibrary Loan
• Access to electronic subscriptions and databases

Prospector access is limited to on campus patrons. UW distance and outreach patrons may request materials from other libraries via Interlibrary Loan.

Library privileges are automatically extended to outreach, distance, and UW-Casper College students, faculty, and staff who are located outside of Laramie.

Materials from the UW Libraries and those borrowed through Interlibrary Loan will be mailed to your actual location. Request these materials from your Interlibrary Loan account.

The Prospector service is not available to off-campus patrons.

Library privileges are extended to members of the University of Wyoming Alumni Association with the in-person presentation of an Alumni Association card and a state or government issued photo ID at any University Libraries Help Desk.

Through the association, alumni are granted access to all University Libraries materials within the libraries and have borrowing privileges of all circulating items. The UW Libraries and Wyoming Public Libraries partner to provide WYLD databases access to Wyoming residents with a public library card.

* Registration must be updated annually. Please see our Public & Alumni page for additional information.

Library privileges are extended to Board Retired University of Wyoming faculty and staff with the presentation of a valid WyoOne card. Board retired faculty and staff may maintain their former library account and borrowing privileges, access to Prospector and Interlibrary Loan services, and access to online materials from both on and off-campus. Board Retired borrowers must update their account in person annually.

Library cards are available to community members visiting a library Help Desk in person and providing the documents and fees outlined below. These privileges provide access to circulating print materials. We are unable to extend community borrowers access to databases and online materials, Interlibrary Loan, and Prospector. 

• Wyoming residents and spouses/dependents of University of Wyoming affiliates with a Wyoming driver's license, state ID card, WyoOne campus ID card, or government-issued photo ID and proof of residency. Residents under 18 years of age must have a signed parental permission form (PDF) on file. Registration must be updated annually.

• Non-Wyoming residents with a driver's license, state ID card, or government-issued photo ID. A $20 account registration fee is assessed annually.

• Campus workshop participants with authorization from the workshop coordinator, a parent/legal guardian permission form if under 18, and a photo ID. Registration is limited to the term of the workshop.

The Libraries participate in reciprocal borrowing programs with a number of institutions. Agreements and policies vary with each program. This does not include access to databases and other online materials, Prospector, and Interlibrary Loan.

Wyoming community college libraries, the University of Wyoming Libraries, and George W. Hopper Law Library are partners in providing resources to the higher education community in Wyoming. Current students, faculty, and staff at these institutions may obtain a reciprocal library card to borrow library print materials. To obtain a reciprocal library card, visit the library in person and present a valid ID from your college or university along with a government-issued ID. Borrowed items must be returned in person or by mail to the owning library. Loan periods and other policies may be different from your home library, and you are responsible for any fees for late, lost, or damaged items. 

Faculty from participating institutions affiliated with the OCLC Reciprocal Faculty Borrowing Program(ORFBP) may obtain a library card by presenting a valid campus ID card and a photo ID in person at the Coe Library Help Desk.

Reciprocal borrower cards must be renewed annually in person.

Library borrowers may authorize a representative to perform library transactions on their behalf by submitting a Proxy Authorization Form (PDF). Proxy relationships may be singular or reciprocal and must be updated annually. Account owners assume responsibility for all library transactions made by their proxy, including payment of related fees.

• The proxy will be linked to your account (or to each other if the reciprocal relationship is selected). A proxy can check out, renew, and place requests on your behalf.
• The account owner and proxy account must both be in good standing to perform transactions.
• Information regarding your account will remain confidential and not shared with your proxy.
• Account owners may designate more than one proxy.

All library materials may be borrowed except current journals, newspapers, reference, and microforms. These items are library use only.

Materials in the Emmett Chisum Special Collections, the Rocky Mountain Herbarium collection, and the Jackson Research Center must be used at those facilities.

Renewals of eligible items are processed automatically on accounts with no blocks or fees. Patrons are notified when items can not be renewed and are due for return. Items not eligible for automatic renewal include:

• Course Reserves
• Prospector and Interlibrary Loan
• Laptops and MacBooks
• Study Room keys
• Requested by other patrons
• Reached the renewal limit
• Billed

Interlibrary Loan renewals must be requested via the Interlibrary Loan account.

To renew early or check on the availability or renewals, contact a University of Wyoming Libraries Help Desk, use the Online Renewal Form, or My Accounts. 

Contacts:

• libcirc@uwyo.edu
• Coe Library (307) 766-3190
• Geology Library (307) 766-3374
• Learning Resource Center (307) 766-2527

Return checked out library materials to any Circulation Help Desk or book drop on or before the due date.

• Coe Library: Help Desk, level 2 and external book drop at 14th and Ivinson
• Geology Library: Circulation Desk, main level
• Learning Resources Center: Circulation Desk

Receipts for returned items are available upon request at any Help Desk.

To avoid damage, fragile materials should not be placed in outside book drops.

Loan periods and maximum numbers of items that may be checked out at one time vary by type of material and type of borrower. The Libraries reserve the right to recall items needed for course reserves, which shortens loan periods to one week before it must be returned.

Libraries material types and how long they may be on loan, how many renewals are available

Material type	Loan period, Renewals
Books from main stacks
University faculty, staff, graduate, law, and honors students, Lab School teachers, board retirees	1 semester, 2 renewals First renewal, additional semester; second renewal to a year from date checked out
University undergraduates, Alumni Association members, Wyoming residents, non-residents, Lab School students, reciprocal borrowers, workshops	28 days, 2 renewals
Bound Journals	28 days, 1 renewal
Curriculum Materials	28 days, 1 renewal
Maps	28 days, 1 renewal
Audio CDs	21 days, 1 renewal
iPads - UW students, employees, board retirees	21 days, 1 renewal
Popular Reading	21 days, 1 renewal
Prospector Borrowed Materials - UW students, employees, board retirees	42 days, no renewals
Prospector Borrowed Media and PASCAL Journals - UW students, employees, board retirees	7 days, no renewals
DVDs and videotapes	7 days, 1 renewal
Podcasting and Rasberry Pi kits - UW students, employees, Wyoming residents	7 days, 1 renewal
Laptops and MacBooks - UW students, employees, board retirees	Same day, Library Use Only
Course Reserves - UW students, employees, board retirees	Varies, no renewals
Interlibrary Loan - UW students, employees, board retirees	Determined by Lending Library
Current Journals	Library Use Only
Microforms	Library Use Only
Reference and Permanent Reserves	Library Use Only
Emmett Chisum Special Collections	Reading Room Use Only, Coe Library Level 3

Loan limits of materials by patron group

Patron Group	Loan Limit
University of Wyoming faculty, staff, students and Lab School teachers	250 items
Alumni Association members, community members, reciprocal borrowers, Lab School students, workshops	15 items