Proxy Borrower
Proxy borrowers sponsored by a UT faculty or professional staff member use their current proxy card to check out materials.
Current and retired University of Texas at Austin Faculty and Professional Staff may appoint up to four individuals concurrently to act as their proxies in borrowing library materials to support the faculty/staff member's library research. Formally appointed Visiting Scholars and University of Texas System Regents, administrators and professional staff may also appoint proxies. Proxy borrowers must be at least 16 years old.
The faculty/staff member can complete the application online, or in-person at the PCL Desk. The proxy borrower will need to present this along with a photo ID to Borrower Services. All proxy card transactions are part of the sponsor's record: items checked out using the proxy card are indistinguishable from items checked out with the sponsor's ID.
Borrower Services
Location:
Perry Castañeda Library
PCL 2.122E
Austin, Texas
Email:
Phone:
Loan Periods
Loan periods vary depending upon the status of the borrower and the collection to which an item belongs.
General Collection materials:
| Borrower type | Loan period | Item limit | Renewal limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| UT Austin students, faculty, staff and official retirees | Semester loan | 500 | Unlimited unless requested by another patron |
| UT System staff | Semester loan | 500 | Unlimited unless requested by another patron |
| UT Austin Official Visitors and Special Borrowers | Semester loan | 500 | Unlimited unless requested by another patron |
| Proxy Borrowers | Semester loan | 500 | Unlimited unless requested by another patron |
| All other borrowers | 28 day loan | 100 | 12 unless requested by another patron |
Limited Circulation materials:
Loan periods for limited circulation materials are the same for all borrower types.
| Material type | Loan period |
|---|---|
| Periodicals | Loan periods for bound periodicals vary by library and are 3-days or library use. Loan periods for unbound periodicals vary by library and are generally two-hour or library use. Borrowers with special needs may request a longer loan period, which are granted at the branch level. |
| Non-book materials (ex., CDs, DVDs, maps, software, equipment) | Loan periods for these materials vary by library |
| Special collections | Special collections in specific libraries may have limited loan periods as determined by the library. For example, at PCL the New Books Collection has a 14-day loan period. |
| Rare book, manuscript materials and reference materials | Library use only |
| Reserve materials | 2-hour, 24-hour, or 3-day loan, as designated by the instructor placing materials on reserve. |
