Borrowing table
The table provides a summary of borrowing categories of material common to all the libraries.
Note that some libraries have additional material for borrowing such as media items, CD-ROMs, videos, or kits, check with appropriate library for borrowing information.
| Borrower | Maximum number of items | 28 day loans | Loans less than 28 days / reserve items | Journals | Media | External database access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UniMelb Staff | 100 | yes | yes | ask at library | yes | yes |
| UniMelb U/G | 30 | yes | yes | Engineering only |
yes | yes |
| UniMelb P/G | 30 | yes | yes | ask at library | yes | yes |
| UniMelb Higher Degree | 60 | yes | yes | ask at library | yes | yes |
| CAVAL Borrowers | 10 | yes | no | no | no | no |
| National Borrowers | 10 | yes | no | no | no | no |
| Library Borrowing Memberships | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - see concession for details | 10, 30 or 60 |
yes | no | no | no | no |
| - see full paying for details | 10, 30 or 60 | yes | no | no | no | no |
| - see non-paying for details | 10, 30, 60 or 100 | yes | ask at library | ask at library | ask at library | ask at library |
| Trinity Foundation Staff | 100 | yes | yes | no | yes, except software | no |
| Trinity Foundation Students | 30 | yes | yes | no | yes, except software | no |
Information regarding material types
See also:
28 day loans
The standard borrowing period is 28 days. However all items borrowed for 28 days are subject to recall if a patron requires the item urgently. A recall notice is sent to the borrower, and penalties apply if the item isn't returned by the new due date. These may be renewed up to 4 times, for media items check with the library concerned.
7 day loans (recommended reading)
At the request of lecturers, material that is on reading lists, and consequently expected to be in high demand, have restrictions to borrowing periods. These items can be identified by a "7 Day" stamp (or similar) in the barcode end of the book. The stamp also indicates the date of the end of restrictions.
Overnight loans (O/N)
At the request of lecturers, material that is on reading lists, and consequently expected to be in very high demand, have restrictions to borrowing periods. These items can be identified by a "O/N, overnight loan" stamp (or similar) in the barcode end of the book. The stamp also indicates the date of the end of restrictions. Items borrowed overnight need to be checked in on the day they are due to avoid fines. The receipt or stamp will indicate time of day that return is expected. It can take a few hours to discharge returned items, and this needs to be taken into consideration to avoid returning the items too close to closing time. This means returning "overnight, O/N" items in the late afternoon (Mon-Thu), and by mid-day Friday. Overnight items issued on Friday can be returned on Monday.
Journals
Bound journals (or older unbound journals with "Boxed at P" stickers) can be borrowed for two working days. Many journal volumes are not barcoded which means item or bibliographic information needs to be entered before the volume can be borrowed. At the Loans Desk this information will be entered either directly into the Library system, or onto a manual borrowing slip. This procedure can take several minutes.
Reserve items
At the request of lecturers (usually) material that is anticipated to be in very high demand is placed in a Reserve Collection and is available for 2 hour borrowing within the library. Reserve material, depending on the size of the library may either be kept in a separate Reserve Collection (as in the Baillieu Library, ERC Library) or at the Loans Desk. Fines apply to material kept overdue.
See also:
- Fines and penalties (2 hour reserve)
- The reserve collections