University of Sunderland

Our Library Catalogue makes it easy to find the resources you are looking for, to check the availability of stock, access e-books and manage your loans online.

Our issue machines enable you to borrow quickly and easily throughout all of our opening hours.  You will need your campus card to borrow and please remember to print and keep your receipt so that you know when to return your resources.  Remember you can always check the My Account service on the Library Catalogue to see when your resources are due for return/renewal.

To ensure fair circulation resources have different loan periods these are:

12 week loan - Teaching Practice (for education students only)

4 week loan - Available at all sites (will be reduced to one week if reserved by another user)

2 week loan Slides - Available at The Murray Library only

1 week loan - Available at all sites (this includes teaching practice for non-education students)

1 week loan Audio Visual resources- Available at all sites

1 day loan (Short loan) - Available at all sites 

1 day Staff only - Open University videos

Fines will be charged for the late return of  resources

Please note short loan resources are in high demand so we must ensure they are returned on time.  These resources are marked with a green date label and green spinal stripe.  Short loan resources must always be returned to the site you issue it from.

The Art and Design slide collection and slide viewing equipment is based at The Murray Library.  You can search for slides on the Library Catalogue.  

If you have any problems finding the slides you need, please see the Library staff who will be happy to help you.

To avoid charges for resources that are returned late and to make sure that everyone has a fair opportunity to borrow them please make sure that you return items you borrow on or before the due date. 

You can check when your resources are due for return on your issue machine receipt or by using the My Account option of the Library Catalogue. To help you remember this date we send email reminders to your University email account 3 days prior to the due date. 

If you know you are unable to return resources by the due date please let us know, this will help you to avoid having to pay unnecessary charges.

 

 

• Undergraduate students may borrow 15 resources
• Postgraduate students and those registered on a University research programme may borrow up to 20 resources
• Education students can also borrow 12 teaching practice resources in addition to their usual under or post graduate allocation
• Staff may borrow 20 resources
• Visitors who are eligible to borrow may borrow 4 resources

All customers may borrow up to 2 short loan resources and 3 audio-visual  resources as part of their overall allocation

If an E - version of  a book  is available  we will always purchase a copy. You can access these via the links displayed in the search results on the Library Catalogue. E-Books offer the benefit of you being able to quickly access the sections you need without having to make a journey to the library or placing a reservation.

We are always happy to receive your suggestions for resources which will support your subject. However if you need a resource more quickly or if it is a resource we are not able to stock, you could either use the resource at another University Library through our Sconul Access Scheme or request that we try to obtain it for you throught our Inter Library Loans Service.