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BorrowingOn this pageDocument Delivery forms and informationRelated information
Borrowing quotasAnybody with a valid library card may borrow items from the University Libraries. The items you may borrow will depend on the type of library card you have: Undergraduates (includes Foundation Studies and Otago Language Centre students)Books:
Journals:
Borrowing blocks:
Document Delivery/Interloans:
Borrow Direct borrowing:
Senior students (includes final year Honours students, Postgraduate Diploma students, Masters students)Books:
Journals:
Borrowing blocks:
Document Delivery/Interloans:
Borrow Direct borrowing:
Staff and PhD studentsBooks:
Journals:
Borrowing blocks:
Document Delivery/Interloans:
Borrow Direct borrowing:
Distance undergraduatesBooks:
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Distance PostgraduatesBooks:
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Distance PhD studentsBooks:
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GraduatesBooks:
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For further information about our borrowing policy, contact the Lending Services desk at any library. Library cardsStudents: Use your student ID card to borrow library items. Staff: Use your Staff ID card to borrow library items. Reciprocal borrowers: Staff and students from the following institutions may borrow library items:
Applications for borrowing can be made using the Library Registration form. External borrowers: If you are not a student or staff member of the University of Otago you may be eligible to be considered for library membership. Applications for borrowing can be made using the Library Registration form. For further information, contact the Lending Services desk at any of the libraries. Requesting itemsFor obtaining items that are not on the shelves, or not held locally.
Borrow DirectA service that allows you to search for items simultaneosly in the University of Otago, AUT, University of Waikato and Victoria University of Wellington library catalogues.
For items not held by the University of Otago Library, or in any of the Borrow Direct libraries, make a Document Delivery/Interloan request. Renewing itemsAll borrowers can normally renew items for additional loan periods, providing they have not been requested by another borrower. You can renew your own items through the library catalogue > My Account. Renewals may also be made by telephone and email.
Your library card determines your quota of renewals. View borrowing allowances for specific renewal information. Course ReserveThe Reserve Collections provide access to high demand items, such as textbooks and recommended readings. The Collections are kept behind the Loans/Reserve desks (except the Central Library - Reserve is situated on the first floor). Reserve items are issued for short time periods for use within the library and it may be booked for short time periods with the assistance of library staff. Access Course Reserve on the library catalogue. E-reserveE-reserve refers to online reserve items available for download via the library catalogue > Course Reserve. It can include journal articles, conference papers, or chapters/sections of books.
Three-day loan booksThree-day loan books are also part of the Course Reserve system but these are kept on the open shelves. They may be renewed or, if on loan, recalled. Teaching staff placing items on reserveStaff may request items be placed on Close/Electronic Reserve or 3-day loan via the Reserve online request form or by emailing:
Lecturers' personal copies of items can be temporarily held in close reserve, but no responsibility can be accepted for safety or condition. Where possible, the Library will order a copy of the item. Paying library finesFines begin to accumulate as soon as items become overdue. View borrowing allowances for specific fining information. To avoid fines, renew your items:
Fines can be paid in person at any campus library, online, or by cheque. Paying library fines: By chequeMake cheque out to the University of Otago. Include your username or ID number with the cheque. Send to:
OnlineCheck to see if the University of Otago is already listed as a payee. (If not, the University's bank account number is: 06-0901-0001203-00) Enter details exactly as follows – payments can be difficult to track otherwise.
Your fine will be cleared as soon as your payment is processed by the University Cashiers. Borrow Direct fines are paid directly to the lending library. Refer to the Borrow Direct FAQs for further information. Lending ServicesUse Lending Services to:
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Last revised: 18 January, 2012 |