Library Resources

When returning books, you may check them back in with one of our staff members, or you may place your return items in our book drops.

Book Return Locations:
 

Service Desk 

Outside Honors College Building

Inside the 24 Study

For instructions on how to renew or reserve books please follow the steps listed below:

1. Go to Library Catalog

2. Click on renewals/library account

3. Enter your 14-digit Owl Card number and the month and day of your birth

4. Click on loans. Choose the books to renew by clicking on the number

5. Click renew

Renewing Library Materials

Media items, laptops, and study rooms cannot be renewed online.

Click here for a complete list of borrowing privileges.

For materials not available at the MacArthur Campus, students can request items through interlibrary loan. First-time users must create an ILLiad account.

Expected Time in Receiving Books:

Boca Raton: 5 - 7 Days | Outside of FAU: 3 weeks or longer

Expected Time in Receiving Journal Articles:

Up to 5 working days and are sent electronically to your desktop.

Notification of Items:

Students will receive two emails: 1st from Boca | 2nd from Jupiter

UBORROW allows you to request materials directly from participating libraries within Florida’s state university system. This unmediated borrowing service increases your access to the collections of the other universities in Florida and delivers more quickly than standard Interlibrary Loan.

How it Works:

When searching the FAU Catalog, click on the blue UBORROW link towards the top right corner. This will take you to the State University Libraries’ catalog, showing all the available items within the university system. If you want an item, click on the UBORROW icon again, provide your FAU library number, and select where you want to pick up your book. You will receive an email in a few days letting you know that your book is ready for you.