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Borrowing
  Borrowing FAQ
  Borrower Types & Cards
  Your Borrower Record
  Loan Periods
  Items for Loan
  Renewals
  Reservations & Recalls
  Returning items
  Overdues, Fines & Penalties
  Notices
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Borrower Record via LRD
Using the Library> Borrowing> Loan Periods

Loan Periods

Item type
Loan Period
Standard loan
 
Items with multiple reservations
  • 3 days for items reserved by more than one person
Recalled items
  • must be returned within 7 days of the reservation being placed or by the due date if it is less than 7 days. The new due date will appear in your Borrower Record
Multimedia collection 
 
  • Videos and DVDs (Level 2, Main Library)
  • CDs
 
 
  • academic staff - 5 days; students - 2 hours. No overnight loans. For class presentations ask at Information Desk for a non-staff borrowing form
  • 2 hours. Music students have priority. No overnight loans
 
MyCourse collection
  • MyCourse Reserve (Main & Freehills Libraries)
  • MyCourse (Main Library Information Desk)
  • overnight loans
 
 
  • 2 hours
 
  • 2 hours, use in Library only. No overnight loans
  •  you may borrow an item overnight in the 2 hours prior to Information Desk closing. Overnight loans must be returned to the Library no later than 1 hour after the Information Desk opens the next day (check your loans docket)
 
Stack loans (Main Library)
College of Fine Arts Library
  •  slides
  •  videos
  •  CDs
  •  sound effects CDs
  •  interactive CDs

  • overnight loans
 
  • slides (staff - 3 weeks;  students - 2 weeks )
  • videos must be returned on the same day as borrowed and can be taken to Kensington campus if required. Staff can apply via Film & Video service
  • CDs - 4 weeks
  • sound effects CDs - 1 day
  • interactive CDs - 4 weeks
  • available for loan weekdays from 4pm to 9am the following day
  • available for loan weekends from 4pm Friday to 9am Monday

Please note: A limit on number of items to be borrowed applies according to your borrower type.