Borrowing Privileges and Fines
Borrowing policies for checking out materials through the University Libraries.
BIS
Fee based service that supplies documents from the Bio-Medical Library to unaffiliated individuals or organizations.
Documents to U
Interlibrary Loan service for libraries and non-profit institutions.
ESTIS
Fee based document delivery service of University Libraries materials to individuals and for-profit organizations.
Interlibrary Loan
Borrow books or obtain journal articles not available on campus. Freely available to U of M students, faculty, and staff.
Libraries to U (formerly Lumina to U)
Free and fee-based services. Provides on- and off campus delivery of U of M books and photocopies for U of M faculty, staff, and students.
MLAC Paging Request Form
The Minnesota Library Access Center (MLAC) provides high-density storage space for important, but less frequently used collections owned by the University of Minnesota and other libraries throughout Minnesota.
Orientation and Instruction
Get oriented and find out how you can learn more about researching at the University Libraries.
Get It
Simplified book delivery for University of Minnesota Twin Cities patrons. Items must have six week loan periods or longer to be eligible for Get It requesting.
Reference Services
Have a question? Ask Us! via chat, email, phone or in-person.
Renew/Recall
Extend the due date for materials you have checked out, or recall a book currently checked out to another patron.
Reserves
Materials submitted to the Libraries by instructors for use by enrolled students.
SMART Learning Commons - Wilson Library
SMART Learning Commons - Magrath Library
Workshops
Free and open workshops help students, faculty, and staff with the various challenges they face doing research at the University.