Services for undergraduate students
Note: Services for undergraduate students, non-matriculated, and degree completion students. There are additional services for distance/online students.
Borrowing services
Undergraduate students may:
- Check out materials from the SPU Library in accordance with the loan rules below.
- SPU materials online.
- Request materials from , or visit and use Summit libraries in person.
- Request materials through Interlibrary Loan.
- .
Research services
Undergraduate students may:
Additional services
Undergraduate students may:
- Reserve a Study or Media Room using for group study or other SPU related activity.
- Use collaborative and individual computing spaces and receive support in using university software at the Front Desk.
- Use self-service printers and copiers, about printing on-campus.
Loan Rule Information
| Material Type |
Loan Period |
Max. items out by item type |
Renewal |
| General collection, Curriculum, Honors Projects, Juvenile, Music Scores, Kits |
28 days |
Up to 50 |
2 |
| Summit items |
84 days |
Up to 50 |
1 (add. 42 days) |
| CDs, Sound Recordings |
7 days |
5 |
1 |
| DVDs, Videos |
7 days |
5 |
1 |
| Test Files (restricted access) |
4 hours |
2 |
1 |
| Reserve Materials |
Varies, usually 2 hours |
2 |
0 |
| Reference, Atlases, Theses |
No loan |
n/a |
n/a |
| Periodicals |
No loan |
n/a |
n/a |
- Undergraduates may have a total of 50 items checked out at any one time.
- Late fees may be assessed for lost or missing items, overdue technology items, summit items, or items in high demand.
- Replacement cost for lost SPU materials: $75.
- Replacement cost for lost Summit materials: $90.
- Fees may be assessed for materials returned in a damaged condition.
- Fines are higher for recalled items.
Contact the Circulation desk at 206-281-2228 or circ@spu.edu if you have concerns about overdue, damaged, or lost items.
Patron responsibility. The Library emails a date-due record at the time of checkout and sends courtesy reminders and overdue notices to your SPU email address. However, whether or not you receive these notices, you are responsible for returning materials that have been checked out on your ID card on time.
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