Checkout Policies for Visitors
Policy Updated: October 2017
Visitors may borrow materials from the Library with a valid TexShare card and a current Texas driver’s license or state ID card. TexShare is a program created by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Please visit our TexShare page for more information.
| If you are a… | You may check out… | For… | Renewals | Media Items | For… | Community User Workstation |
| TexShare User | 5 total items | 21 days | 6 | 1 | 4hrs in library use | 1hr |
| Friends of the Library* | 5 total items | 21 days | 6 | 1 | 4hrs in library use | 1hr |
| Visiting Scholar** | 5 total items | 21 days | 6 | 1 | 4hrs in library use | 1hr |
| Community User | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1hr |
* If you do not belong to a public Library or another University, you may check out items by completing an application for Friends of the Library Program. This program requires an annual $100 minimum tax-deductible donation. Please find more information on how to become a Friend of the Library by reading our McDermott Library Friends page.
** Visiting Scholars must apply for a Comet Card through a university sponsor.
Page Last Updated: July 15, 2019