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Community Borrowing
How to join UNSW Library
Apply for your Library card at the Information Desk, Main Library. Cards are made between 9am - 4pm, Monday - Friday, and will take approximately one hour. If you apply in the evening or on a weekend, your card will be ready after 10am on the next business day.
Required documents
- completed application form
- photo ID
- proof of address (either on your photo ID or on phone bill etc)
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 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
- your membership expiry date is one year from your application
The cardholder is entitled to
- use UNSW Library computers
- access a restricted number of e-journals and databases via Library computers
- borrow up to twenty (20) items at one time (including a maximum of 5 from COFA and 5 from Water Reference Library)
- renew an item for up to sixteen (16) weeks - provided the item has not been recalled by another borrower
- access rare books for use in the Library
- request Stack Collection items from the basement for use in the Library
- borrowing entitlements are subject to change without notice
The cardholder is NOT entitled to
- access UNSW Library e-journals and databases via off-campus computers
- place a reservation on an item out on loan to another borrower
- borrow from MyCourse (Reserve) and the Multimedia Collection
- access Interlibrary Loans, Intercampus Loans, or Off-Campus services
Your responsibilities
- to ensure that items are returned by the correct due dates
- to ensure that the Library has your current contact details
- to check your Borrower Record at least TWICE/WEEK to see if the due dates of your borrowed items have changed (Email notices are sent as a courtesy only). Dates will change if other borrowers place reservations (holds)
- if you plan to travel, it is your responsibility to ensure that all borrowed items are returned to the Library before you leave Sydney
- you will be blocked from borrowing once your Library fines reach $50.00
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