University of New South Wales - Library - NIDA Staff and Students wanting to borrowing from UNSW Library

Just bring your current Nida ID card to the Loans Desk and your Library Card will be made while you wait.

Please read the following conditions - General enquiries.

your card must be presented when borrowing from the UNSW Library - this card is not transferable;
the cardholder accepts responsibility for all Library items issued on the card and agrees to return all items by the due date, or by the recall due date;
the person to whom the card has been issued must immediately notify UNSW of its loss or theft. Failure to do so may result in the cardholder being held responsible for items on the card after its loss or theft;
the card is valid only for the period that is shown on the UNSW Library records;
card expiry date is 30 March.

borrow up to sixty (60) items at one time (Staff) and thirty (30) items at one time (Students) - this maximum may include only 5 items from COFA Library and 5 items from the Water Reference Library (Staff and Students);
renew items for up to sixteen (16) weeks - provided the item(s) has not been recalled;
request Stack Collection items in the basement for use in the Library;
place reservations on an item(s) from the Kensington Library out on loan to another borrower (Staff only);
borrow from the MyCourse/Reserves (staff only) and Multimedia Collection;
access Rare books, Special collections and journals - see Items for Loan;
use the Library electronic resources from a desktop outside UNSW Library under the terms of the Telecommunications Act and Licensing Arrangements (Staff only);
borrowing entitlements are subject to change without notice.

Interlibrary Loan or Intercampus Loan services;
place reservations on COFA materials;
borrow from COFA MyCourse (Reserve) and Multimedia collection (including slides).

to ensure that an item(s) is returned by the correct due date;
to ensure that the Library has your current contact details;
all notices are sent as a courtesy only. It is your responsibility to check your Borrower Record which is available via the Library Resource Database (LRD).
to check your Borrower Record at least TWICE/WEEK ensuring the due date of your item(s) has not changed;
if an item on loan to you has been recalled it means that another borrower has put a reservation (hold) on the item and the date MAY change. When an item is recalled, the Library will send an e-mail notice and it will also appear in your Borrower Record;
should you be travelling away from Sydney, it is your responsibility to ensure that borrowed items are returned to the Library before commencing travel;
you will be blocked from borrowing once your Library fines reach $50.00 (Students only);