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The UWI Academic Staff - Academic Research, Senior Administrative and Professional, Associate Lecturer, Part Time Lecturer Staff are allowed to borrow a total of nineteen (19) items:

• Fifteen (15) items from General Collection
• Two (2) items from Reserves Collection – three (3) hour loans
• Two (2) items from Reserves Collection – overnight, three (3) days or seven (7) days loans

This category of users are not charged fines. However, overdue items must be returned in order to borrow again.

The UWI Academic Related Staff - Research Assistants The UWI/ Tutors/Teachical Assistants/Graduate Assistants/Demonstrators are allowed a total of fourteen (14) items:

• Ten (10) items (books/serials) General Collection
• Two (2) items from Reserves Collection – three (3) hour loans
• Two (2) items from Reserves Collection – overnight, three (3) days or seven (7) days loans
• This category of users are required to pay library fines
• If this category of staff is also a student, staff record will be disabled

UWI Academic Other Campus (Faculty – Mona, Cave Hill and Open Campus) are allowed a total of 19 items:

• Fifteen (15) items (books/serials) General Collection
• Two (2) items from Reserves Collection – three (3) hour loans
• Two (2) items form Reserves Collection – overnight, three (3) day or seven (7) days loans
• This category of users are required to pay library fines

UWI Academic Retired

• Six (6) items (books/serials) General Collection
• No Reserve items are allowed
• This category of users are required to pay library fines

UWI ATSS/UWI Academic Spouse

•  Six (6) items General Collection
• No Reserve items are allowed
• This category of users are required to pay library fines