The UAMS Library participates in a reciprocal borrowing agreement with other University of Arkansas System libraries. This means that students, faculty and staff members from a participating UA campus can go to any of the UA libraries and, presenting proper credentials can check out books.

Before going to another UA library, the patron must:

• Request a letter of good standing from the UAMS Library. This letter must be issued by one of the Circulation department staff.
• The patron must be in good-standing (i.e., cannot have overdue books, journals, audiovisual materials, interlibrary loans or outstanding bills which deny borrowing privileges) before the courtesy letter is approved.

The patron can then go to another UA System library, show a photo I.D. and give that library our letter of good standing and register for privileges at that library. It is up to each library to set its own circulation policies. For example, faculty/staff members may be able to use their letter of good standing for up to a year, while students may have to obtain one each semester. Also, each library establishes their policies regarding length of checkout, number of items that may be borrowed and length of loan.

The patron is responsible for materials borrowed from other libraries and for any fines or charges incurred. Failure to adhere to circulation policies from another participating library may result in borrowing privileges being revoked at the UAMS library.

UA schools participating:

University of Arkansas at Little Rock
University of Arkansas at Little Rock - Law School
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
University of Arkansas at Monticello
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville - Law School
University of Arkansas - Phillips Community College
University of Arkansas - Community College at Hope
University of Arkansas - Community College at Batesville
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Dena Plaisted
Chair, Document Access Services