Background

The Fulfillment Working Group recommends making loan periods the same for all staff and faculty members to better serve the needs of all CSU employees.

• All campuses having a standardized loan period avoids confusion for library users
• A one year loan period adequately meets the research needs of faculty while also accommodating those on sabbatical and instructors who teach only one semester of the Academic year
• Eliminates need for frequent renewals and problems resulting from unsuccessful renewal attempts
• Checked out items can be requested through CSU+ where patrons will likely receive items faster than if they place a hold or recall on locally owned materials

For those campuses with more generous loan periods, we are not recommending you shorten loan periods to coincide with this policy.

Policy Statement

For all faculty and staff, set the minimum total checkout period to one year for all regular circulating main stack items.