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Most items are available for loan for a two-month loan period, known as standard loan.

More heavily used items are restricted to two-week loans or two-day loans.

Two-week and two-day loans are identified by blue and red spots on the book spine while standard loans have the shelf mark only.

The table below lists how many items can be borrowed from each loan type, by category of student or other library user.

All Library material on loan may be recalled at any time which may require the return of an item sooner than the original due date.

Items on loan can be returned to any campus library.

  • Undergraduates
    Undergraduates
    Type of Book How many and how longFines
    Standard Loan 12 for 2 months 10p per day
    Two Week Loan

    (blue spot on spine)

    4 for 2 weeks 50p per day
    Two Day Loan

    (red spot on spine)

    4 for 48 hours
    (no renewals)
    £1 per day
  • Taught Postgraduate
    Taught Postgraduate
    Type of Book How many and how longFines
    Standard Loan 12 for 2 months 10p per day

    Two Week Loan

    (blue spot on spine)

    4 for 2 weeks 50p per day
    Two Day Loan

    (red spot on spine)

    4 for 48 hours
    (no renewals)
    £1 per day
  • Associate Students

    Library borrowing available to associate students upon request to the Library.

    Associate Students
    Type of Book How many and how longFines
    Standard Loan 12 for 2 months 10p per day

    Two Week Loan

    (blue spot on spine)

    4 for 2 weeks 50p per day
    Two Day Loan

    (red spot on spine)

    4 for 48 hours
    (no renewals)
    £1 per day
  • Academic Staff
    Academic Staff
    Type of Book How many and how longFines
    Standard Loan 25 for 2 months 10p per day

    Two Week Loan

    (blue spot on spine)

    4 for 2 weeks 50p per day
    Two Day Loan

    (red spot on spine)

    4 for 48 hours
    (no renewals)
    £1 per day
  • Research Students
    Research Students
    Type of Book How many and how longFines
    Standard Loan 25 for 2 months 10p per day

    Two Week Loan

    (blue spot on spine)

    4 for 2 weeks 50p per day
    Two Day Loan

    (red spot on spine)

    4 for 48 hours
    (no renewals)
    £1 per day
  • Alumni Borrowers
    Alumni Borrowers
    Type of Book How many and how longFines
    Standard Loan 2 for 2 months 10p per day

    Two Week Loan

    (blue spot on spine)

    None  
    Two Day Loan

    (red spot on spine)

    None
  • Civic Access Borrowers
    Civic Access Borrowers
    Type of Book How many and how longFines
    Standard Loan 2 for 2 months 10p per day

    Two Week Loan

    (blue spot on spine)

    None  
    Two Day Loan

    (red spot on spine)

    None
  • SCONUL Borrowers

    For details of SCONUL Access Scheme borrowing entitlements, please see the SCONUL Access Scheme page.

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My Account

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Renewals

Information about renewing library loans including details about ways to renews and renewal restrictions.

Reserve and Collect

The Library is now offering a Reserve and Collect service to academic staff and students. You will be able to reserve a book and collect it from your chosen campus.

Fines & Other Charges

Fines are in place to increase the availability of materials by encouraging users to return materials for the benefit of other Library users.

E-payments

An online payment system is provided by the University and its third party suppliers. Library fines can be paid via this e-payment system. More details are provided.