Types of Borrowers

You are considered an academic borrower if you meet one or more of the following criteria:

• Retired UT Arlington Faculty. Retired faculty members can obtain a MavExpress card by presenting valid ID and proof of retirement status at the MavExpress Office. For more details, view the university's Faculty and Staff Identification Cards procedure.
• Faculty, Staff, and Students at Member Libraries of TexShare. If your college, university or public library is a member of TexShare, you can get a UT Arlington Libraries card. Get a TexShare Card from your home library. Bring your TexShare Card with a photo ID to the Central Library Service Desk. Your UT Arlington Libraries Card will be valid for the length of time designated by your home institution.
• Faculty at Member Libraries of the OCLC Reciprocal Faculty Borrowing Program. Get an OCLC Reciprocal Faculty Borrowing Program Card from your home library. Bring this card and a photo ID to the Central Library Service Desk. Your UT Arlington Libraries Card will be valid through the end of the current academic year.
• Students Enrolled in the UTA English Language Institute. The English Language Institute provides intensive programs in English as a Second Language (ESL) to help English Language Learners build their linguistic skills in order to meet their academic, professional, and personal goals.
• Students in the Upward Bound Program. The Upward Bound Program at UT Arlington provides services to area high school students by focusing on equipping these students with the necessary skills to succeed, both academically and personally, after high school graduation. Participants are potential first generation college students and several belong to low-income families.

You are considered a courtesy borrower if you meet one or more of the following criteria:

• UTA Alumni. Bring your UTA Alumni card and a photo ID to the Central Library Service Desk to receive a library card. To request an alumni card, sign up online or contact alumni@uta.edu.
• Friends of the UTA Libraries. Bring your Friends of the Libraries membership card and a photo ID to the Central Library Service Desk. Your library card will be valid from the date of membership through September 1st.
• University Associates and Sponsors
• Spouses and Children of UTA Faculty and Associates of the Faculty
• Members of the Maverick Parent & Family Association. The Maverick Parent & Family Association is a network of parents and families who are engaged in student success and dedicated to furthering the mission of the University.
• Arlington Public Library Patrons. Bring your LibraryLiNK card and a photo ID to the Central Library Service Desk. Your library card will be valid for one year.
• TexShare Card Holders. Get a TexShare card from your local public or academic library.

• Patrons with MavExpress Cards may authorize others to check out library materials for them. If you authorize others to check out materials for you, we will link your account to the MavExpress card of this proxy borrower. You are responsible for all materials, any overdue fines, damage, or replacement costs for all materials checked out on your account by a proxy borrower.
• Proxy borrowers have the borrowing privileges of the patron they are a proxy borrower for with regard to loan periods and types of items that may be checked out.
• Arrange to set up a proxy borrower at the Central Library Service Desk or contact us for more information. Your authorized Proxy Borrower will present their own MavExpress Card when checking out materials for you.

• Borrowers under the age of 18 must have Parental Consent Form on file. More information on the Youth Access Policy is available on our K-12 page.