Borrowing Guidelines

Loan periods vary by material type:

• General Collection: 120 days
• Short Term Loan: 4 days
• Course Reserves: 4 hours
• Current Periodicals: 14 days
• Curriculum Collection: 42 days
• Loans from other libraries: varied
• Government Publications: 14 days
• Maps: 14 days
• Media: 28 days
• New Arrivals Collection: 14 days

Please note that for Alumni and Community Borrowers, loan periods may differ from those listed above. For more information, you can visit our Alumni & Community Member Services page.

All currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate student have borrowing privileges upon presentation of a valid TrentU card, obtained through the Campus Card office. Library privileges are extended to the registered owner and are not transferable. Lost or stolen TrentU Cards should be reported to the Campus Security office immediately.  

Faculty and staff who are currently employed at Trent University have borrowing privileges upon presentation of a valid TrentU card, obtained through the Campus Card office. Library privileges are extended to the registered owner and are not transferable. Lost or stolen TrentU Cards are to be reported to Campus Security.   

Borrowing privileges for faculty and staff members are extended upon retirement at no charge. Retirees are required to present a TrentU card or a Library Borrowing card to borrow physical materials. 

Please note that access to e-resources for retired staff is limited to the Open Access titles in our Databases page.

Library privileges are extended to the registered owner and are not transferable. A library replacement card may be obtained at the Library Service Desk. Lost or stolen cards are to be reported immediately as follows; TrentU to Campus Security and Library Borrowing cards to the Library Service Desk.   

Library privileges for visiting scholars may be arranged by the host department by contacting library@trentu.ca. 

For access to online resources, host departments may submit a Non-Staff Academic/Research account request using IT's Account Request service in MyTrent.

Trent University Alumni Association members are entitled to borrowing privileges at no charge. 

To register for a current TrentU Library card, come in to either Bata Library or the Trent Durham Campus Library & Learning Centre and present your Alumni Digital Card (available through the Trent Alumni Perks app), your physical Alumni Card, or a piece of government ID and staff will be happy to activate your account and give you a new Library card.

Library privileges are extended to the registered owner and are not transferable.  A replacement Library card may be obtained at the Library Service Desk.  Lost or stolen cards are to be reported immediately to Campus Security and the Library Service Desk.

For information about loan periods for Alumni, please consult Alumni & Community Member Services.

To access the Library's online resources, you must have an active MyTrent account. You can visit the Alumni Perks website for more information or to activate this account. If you need support with your MyTrent account, please reach out to Alumni Services. Please note that access to much of the Library's online resources is restricted to current students, faculty, and staff and is based on licensing agreements with vendors. For a list of electronic resources that are available to Alumni, you can visit our Databases A-Z page.

Members of the Peterborough and Durham communities enjoy access to a free community borrower membership that includes access to circulating print materials.

For information about borrowing and loan periods, please visit Alumni & Community Member Services.