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Old Knowledgebase: Borrower's Permits and Proxy Cards

Old Knowledgebase

Borrower's Permits

 

The Borrower's Permit and Proxy Card explanation on Circulation site details who is eligible for borrower's permits and proxy cards.

  • Patrons must have a picture ID to check things out, even for 2-hour reserves. If they don't have their UI or hospital IDs on them, they can use a drivers license. If they don't have anything with a picture on it, they can't check materials out. 
  • Patrons using proxy cards and community borrowers must show an ID when the cards are issued, but not when they use them.

Who can make permits:

There is a group of employees at the library trained to make permits and proxy cards:  Michelle, Mark, Cassie, and Helen. Have one of them create or help you if possible. If none of these employees are available, you can create a card yourself following the directions from documents at the top of this page. 

If you receive a call or a desk query from a community borrower who says their password no longer works, you can set a new password in the patrons record. If you have any questions, please let Donald Baxter know or e-mail lib-maincirc@uiowa.edu.

If you make a new card for a community borrower (barcode change), you can make their password match the embedded number in the barcode which might make it simpler for the user to remember. 

Some users have been prompted to change their passwords and if they contact us, you should confirm that password prompt is a message from us (some users might be concerned that it’s not a legitimate request).

Who can get a permit:

  • any resident of Iowa
  • any employee at the Iowa City VA hospital
  • Any faculty member at a higher ed institution in the state of Iowa

  • anyone here for training or a short course at UIHC/UI that does not have a regular ID card 

We need to see a valid PHOTO ID.  We do not strictly require proof the person is actually a resident of Iowa.

If a user requests information about a permit, they can fill out the form to get the process started. 


Picking up books for someone else:

  • ILLs can be picked up by anyone if they ask for the materials.
  • Reserve books: We do not make exceptions.

Faculty/staff/students from another CIC institution:

Faculty from another CIC institution may present a CIC borrower's card to receive library borrowing privileges. CIC institutions include: University of Chicago, University of Illinois, Indiana University, University of Maryland, University of Michigan, Michigan State University, University of Minnesota, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Northwestern University, Ohio State University, Pennsylvania State University, Purdue University, Rutgers University, and University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Undergraduate students from another CIC institution may present their student ID card to receive borrowing privileges .