Checking Out Print Books
Lipscomb alumni and retired faculty may check out print books after applying for a Bison Borrower card online. Please allow at least a week for your application to be processed and your card to be sent to you in the mail.
For Bison Borrowers (alumni and retired faculty), the loan period for books is 21 days with a total of 3 renewals allowed. Bison Borrowers may check out 3 books at a time. Renewals must be done by phone (615-966-1793) or in person. You will not have an online library account that you can view or use to renew books.
Interlibrary Loan for Books
Most libraries participate in interlibrary loan programs. If you see a book in our collection you would like to read, but you are unable to travel to Lipscomb to check it out, ask your local public library to request it through ILL. It will then be sent to your local library where you can check it out from them through your local library account.
Finding Print Books
To narrow your search of the library catalog to print books that alumni can check out, limit your search results by checking the box "Beaman" as shown below. Any book that is in the "Beaman University General Collection" is something that you can check out with your Bison Borrower card and take with you. Books that are in the reference collection or archives and special collections must be used in house.
