Borrowing

For more information on Borrower Services select from the following:

Eligibility

University of Canberra (UC) students and staff are entitled to borrow from the Library on presentation of their current student/staff card at the Information and Loans Desk. 

Staff who wish to borrow before they have received a staff ID card must bring a letter from their School verifying their employment and including their staff number and length of contract. Photographic ID is also required. Library staff can then issue a temporary Library card once a registration form has been completed. 

Past UC staff and students may apply for Alumni membership and Non-University members may apply for 'external' borrowing privileges (see External Membership of the Library).

Borrowing for UC Students and Staff

Borrowing for UC Students Brochure (pdf 242kb)

Borrowing for UC Staff Brochure (pdf 240kb)

Take items you wish to borrow to the Information and Loans Desk or use the Self-Check Loan units on Level B of the Library. You will need your current UC staff/student ID card to borrow.  There is a limit of 50 items at a time, including a maximum of two items from the 3 hour loan collection.

Loan Periods

Most items in the General Collection can be borrowed for 21 days. The loan period is 90 days for University staff, PhD, Masters by research and Honours students of the University. The 90 day loan period can be reduced to a minimum of 21 days if an item is requested by another borrower or for inclusion in the Short Loan Collection. An email is sent to the original borrower with the new due date of the item.

Items in the Short Loan Area can be borrowed for 3 hours or 7 days. If a 3 hour item is borrowed within three hours of the Library's closing time, it may be kept overnight, but must be returned by opening time the following day.  3 hour items returned after an overnight loan should be placed in the After Hours Returns chute outside the Library entrance or in the Returns chute at the Information and Loans desk at opening time. To ensure equitable access to the high demand short loan items overdue fines apply for late return of these items.

Journals are not for loan unless otherwise indicated.

Returns

During opening hours, all items from the General Collection and the Short Loan Collection should be returned to the Returns chute located beside the Information and Loans Desk.

After hours, all items can be returned through the chute located on the exterior wall beside the glass door at the end of the Library entrance/exit foyer. This chute is only open when the Library is closed.

My Library Space

You can review your loans, requests/holds and renew items online from your My Library Space on the Library website. To access your borrower record via the Library home page, under Quick Links select Borrowing and then select Check/Renew Loans.  To log in enter your UC Student or Staff ID number and your UC Network password.

Renewals

You may renew all items, except 3 hour loans, unless they have been reserved by another borrower. Items can be renewed online via your My Library Space, by phone (6201 2953) or in person at the Information and Loans Desk. Please note that overdue items can be renewed only at the Information and Loans Desk - not online.

To renew your items online, connect to the Library home page by clicking the Library link from the UC home page. Select the Borrowing quick link, and then select Check/Renew Loans. Enter your staff/student number and your UC network password. Select the "Help with Renewals" link and follow the instructions.

Requests/Holds

Items that are on loan, other than 3 hour loan items, can be requested online from the Library catalogue (WebPAC). To request an item, select the "Request" icon at the top of the record and follow the instructions. If you wish to reserve an item that is on extended loan (longer than 21 days), you should place a hold in the normal way and then ask the Information and Loans Desk staff to send a recall notice to the borrower.

Notices

The Library sends all notices including renewal reminders, overdue items, monthly statements of charges, recalls, hold/request information and general correspondence to UC staff or student email accounts. 

It is essential that you know how to access your UC email account and that you check it regularly for library information. You can redirect your email to a different account through myUC.

Interlibrary Loans/Document Delivery

Items which are not held by the Library may be borrowed for you from other libraries. Charges apply for this service. For more information see Document Delivery. Faculty staff should consult their Faculty Liaison Librarian. 

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Content Responsibility: Katherine.Wanchap@canberra.edu.au