Loan Privileges
| Total Loan Entitlement | Books (Subject to recalls) |
Course Reserves | AV Items | |
| Faculty | Unlimited |
6 months |
2 hr / overnight / weekend | 7 days |
| Adjunct / Visiting Faculty | Unlimited |
28 days |
2 hr / overnight / weekend | 7 days |
| Research Staff | 40 |
28 days |
2 hr / overnight / weekend | 7 days |
| SMU Staff | 20 |
28 days |
No loan | 7 days |
| PhD | 40 |
28 days |
2 hr / overnight / weekend (Only 1 CR allowed) |
7 days |
| Masters | 20 |
28 days |
2 hr / overnight / weekend (Only 1 CR allowed) |
7 days |
| Students | 12 |
21 days |
2 hr / overnight / weekend (Only 1 CR allowed) |
7 days |
| SMUAA Membership with Library Add-on | 6 |
28 days |
2 hr on-site loan only (Only 1 CR allowed) | 7 days |
| Spouse of Full-time Faculty | 6 |
28 days |
No loan |
No loan |
External Memberships |
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| Corporate Membership |
6 |
21 days |
No loan |
No loan |
| Personal Membership |
2 |
21 days |
No loan |
No loan |
| Access-only Membership (3 months) |
No loan, in-house use only |
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| FOM Personal Membership |
2 |
21 days |
No loan |
No loan |
| FOM Access Only Membership |
No loan |
No loan |
No loan |
No loan |
Loan periods may be shortened for items with multiple holds.
Electronic Resources ![]()
Due to licensing agreements with vendors, many library e-resources can be accessed only by SMU faculty, students and staff.
Other useful Guides:
- Course Reserve (CR) and how to borrow it
- Reference item and how to use it
- e-Resources and how to use it


