Borrowing periods and limits

Use our self-service machines to borrow and return your items. You will need your University campus, staff card, or guest access card to use these machines.

Borrowing

To borrow items you need to issue them to your account. Tap your University campus card, staff card, or guest access card then follow the onscreen instructions. A receipt will be emailed to your University e-mail address (for staff and students) or registered e-mail address (for library guests) which shows the return date for each item. This information can also be found by logging into your library account.

Log into your library account.

If you are eligible to access our e-resources, please note that you do not need to issue ebooks and these do not count towards your borrowing allocation. They are accessible anywhere you have internet access and a compatible device.

Returning

Follow the on-screen instructions to return your items. A receipt will be emailed to your University account to show proof of return. Please keep your receipt as this is your confirmation that the return has been successful. Make sure you return your items on or before the return date to avoid incurring late charges. We send courtesy reminders to your University email address both before and after the due date.

Borrowing periods

Loan Category Description Fine per day
28 Day Loan All wider reading materials, including DVDs and other materials 10p per item
Not For Loan Items that cannot be borrowed from the library and are used within the library for reference N/A
Laptops Self-service laptops from the LapSafe and bookable laptops £10 per item

If at the point of issue a 28 Day Loan resource is reserved, the loan period will automatically change to a 7 Day Loan. This is to ensure the fair circulation of resources.

Check your self-service receipt and manage your loans by logging into your library account. If a resource is reserved whilst on loan the due date will not change but renewals will not be possible. If an item has a reservation on it prior to you borrowing it, you will only be able to borrow it for seven days and renewals will not be possible.

Log into your library account.

Borrowing limits

Undergraduate 15
Postgraduate and staff 25
Eligible guests e.g. SCONUL Access and Alumni Association 4 
Borrower Borrowing Limit

All current students can borrow up to one laptop at a time. Guests are not eligible to borrow laptops.

Renewing

If you need to keep an item for longer, you can renew items up to seven times provided they are not reserved by another library user. You can renew items by logging into your library account. Laptops cannot be renewed.

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Page reviewed: June 2022