Can you check a book out without a UCard? -Dan

Once a semester a UMass student/staff/faculty can take out books at the LC Desk using a picture ID. They must have a picture ID. If they do not have a picture ID they can put it on the 24 hour hold shelf at the LC Desk and then come back when they do have their ID.

Is the UCard the only thing that can be used at the Self Check-Out Machine?

The only cards that can be used at the Self Check-Out machine are the UCard (student, staff, and faculty ID), the card that state borrowers get from the Circulation/Reserves Desk, and IDs from the other 5-College institutions.

Can a patron check out books with an ID other than a UCard?

Yes, but is must be a picture ID and they must check out the items at the LC Desk. Students can use an ID other than their student ID only once a semester.