Extend a document

Extend a document

Updated July 25, 2026

Requirements for Extending Your Loan

You can request an extension if:

  • the document has not been reserved by someone else;
  • Your account has no restrictions (e.g., late fees);
  • This is not a short-term loan (codes, textbooks, exam prep books, etc.);
  • You have not exceeded the scheduled return date.

When can you extend it, and by how long?

It allows you to extend the return period beyond the original return date:

ProfileExtension
Undergraduate or graduate students, external users10 days
People with disabilities14 days
Ph.D. students / those preparing for the agrégation exam, faculty members, administrative staff28 days

How can you extend your loan?

  1. Log in to your digital learning environment.

  2. Open the "Libraries" tile .

  3. Click on your first and last name (in the upper right corner).

  4. Go to your reader account and select the "My Checkouts" section .

  5. Select the loan you want to extend and click "Extend."

  1. Log in to the catalog.

  2. Click on your first and last name (in the upper right corner).

  3. Go to your reader account and select the "My Checkouts" section .

  4. Select the loan you want to extend and click "Extend."

Frequently Asked Questions About Extending the Loan Period for a Document

Log in to your reader account (via the digital campus platform for UM students and staff, via the catalog for external users), open the “My Loans” section, select the loan in question, and click “Renew.”

The extended loan period depends on your status: 10 days for undergraduate and graduate students and external users, 14 days for people with disabilities, and 28 days for doctoral students, students preparing for the agrégation, faculty members, and administrative staff.

Renewing (or extending) a loan means getting an extension beyond the item’s original due date. Renewals are only possible during the 7 days prior to the due date, provided the item has not been reserved, there are no holds on your account, it is not a short-term loan, and there are no overdue items.