General Information
Services | Circulation Policy | Staff
Services
The John R. Borchert Map Library serves the University of Minnesota community and the State of Minnesota, including other academic institutions, corporate patrons and the general public.
Borchert Map Library staff members are available to assist patrons in locating materials and using maps and aerial photos.
Photocopy services are available in the basement level of Wilson Library. Patrons may also bring cameras to the library to photograph fragile maps and materials.
Circulation Policy
University of Minnesota students, staff and faculty may borrow books and atlases for the University Libraries’ standard loan periods. Aerial photographs circulate for four weeks. University of Minnesota graduate students, staff and faculty may borrow maps for two weeks. Journals circulate for one week.
Special privilege and Friends of the Library cardholders have the same borrowing privileges as undergraduate students.
Large or heavily used atlases and rare materials do not circulate except by special permission. Fragile items do not leave the library and may not be photocopied.
Staff
Kristi Jensen, Map Librarian
kjensen@umn.edu
John Lawton, Assistant Map Librarian
lawto019@umn.edu
Ryan Mattke, Library Assistant III
matt0089@umn.edu