University of New South Wales - Library - Visiting & Honorary Fellows

Please bring the following to our Loans Desk on level 2

Photo ID
A completed card application form
A signed letter from your Faculty/School stating your name, in what capacity you are working/researching (including length of time), and a statement of indemnity.

For your convenience, a letter of indemnity may be worded as follows.

"The Faculty/School of ----- agrees to indemnify the University of New South Wales Library against all losses, costs and expenses incurred by reason of the member named above failing to observe the rules and conditions of membership of the Library".

Please read the following conditions - General enquiries.

Library cards - conditions of use

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 Library 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 shown on the UNSW Library records.

The cardholder is entitled to

borrow up to sixty (60) items at one time;
renew an item(s) for up to six (6) months, 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) out on loan to another borrower;
borrow from the MyCourse/Reserves and Multimedia Collection, Interlibrary and Intercampus loans - see Items for Loan;
access journals, Rare books and Special collections;
borrow from the College of Fine Arts
use the Library electronic resources from a desktop outside of UNSW Library under the terms of the Telecommunications Act and Licensing Arrangements (employment period greater than 3 months);
entitlements at the College of Fine Arts Library may vary - information telephone: (02) 9385 0713;
borrowing entitlements are subject to change without notice.

Your responsibilities

to ensure that an item(s) is returned by the correct due date - $50 limit before user is blocked from borrowing
to ensure that the Library has your current contact details - UPDATE your contact details here , otherwise contact Library borrowing;
All notices are sent as a courtesy only. It is your responsibility to check your Borrower Record which is available via the Library Resources Database (LRD).
If you have diverted your UniMail account please ensure that your 3rd party e-mail account In-Box is NOT full (Unimail is for those staff employed for a period greater than 3 months, otherwise click here to download Form OSA05 from IT at UNSW);
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.

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