Borrowing from the Library by staff

Staff from Waite Affiliated Institutions:

• Primary Industries and Resources, SA (PIRSA)
• South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI)
• CSIRO - Waite Campus
• Australian Wine Research Institute




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Contents: Library Card | How to borrow |  What and How many |  Borrowing times |  Loan periods |  Renewing a loan |  Recalls |  Returning books |  Your loan details | Placing a request |  Demerit points |

Library card

Academic and general staff members of the University of Adelaide may obtain a staff ID card directly from Card Services (North Terrace campus).


If you lose your staff ID card, report the loss immediately to Card Services (telephone 8313 3363) -- loans made with it before it is reported lost will be your responsibility.

Personnel from Waite affiliated institutions (PIRSA, SARDI, AWRI, CSIRO) who are on-site, can obtain a library card from the Waite Library.  Please bring with you:

1. Proof of employment (eg payslip or ID card)
   
2. A letter of offer of employment stating contract expiry date
   OR
3. A letter on letterhead requesting membership, giving name, dept. and address, email address, phone number and term of employment
   
4. Download, print and complete a Waite Affiliated Registration form

Personnel from PIRSA or SARDI who are off-site can fax the registration form and letter of offer/letter requesting membership to 08 8313 7103

If you have any queries, phone the Waite Library on 08 8313 7312 or email waite.library@list.adelaide.edu.au

A library card may be used only by the person to whom it was issued.

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How to borrow

On-site users

Personal borrowers should bring their library or ID card and the item/s to the Service Enquiries desk. No card, no loan!
A date due receipt will be issued for each loan. You must return the book, or renew the loan period, on or before the due date.

Off-site users - PIRSA or SARDI

There is a delivery service available to off-site PIRSA or SARDI personnel.  Books will be sent by DX courier or posted to off-site personnel.  See document delivery for PIRSA/SARDI for information on how to request an item.

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What and how many

You may borrow books from the Waite collection and items from the Reserve collection.
You may also use your Library or ID Card for personal borrowing at the Barr Smith Library, the Law Library, the Elder Music Library and Roseworthy Campus Library. Lending conditions may vary.

You may have up to fifty items on loan at one time.

Borrowing times

Library opening hours are available here. The Waite Library Service Enquiries desk closes 5 minutes before closing time.

Loan periods

The Library varies conditions of loan to meet the needs of particular groups of users and to maximise the availability of resources. The following loan conditions apply to staff borrowers:

 

Item	Loan periods	Renewals
Main collection books	10 weeks	4
Restricted Access	1 week	4
Reserve collection	3 hours/Overnight	1
Journals	Not for loan	Not for loan

 

 

 

Note: Loan periods and conditions may differ at the Barr Smith Library and the other branch libraries. All loan periods are subject to recall: ie loan period will be shortened to one week when required by another user.

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Renewals

You may renew the loan of a book via the catalogue from the MyLibrary option You may also renew a loan in person or by telephone (call 8313 7312) -- quote the barcode number from your Library or ID Card and the title of the book. A loan may not be renewed if another user has requested the item.

Recalls

If the item you have on loan is requested by another user, the loan period is reduced to one week and you will be sent an email recall notice.

Returning books

Except for Reserve, items may be returned to any University of Adelaide library. Reserve items should be returned directly to the library from which they were borrowed.

Borrower's details

All registered library users have an account on the Library's system known as MyLibrary. You may use it to find out about your loans, requests and demerit points.   There's a MyLibrary help page if you would like to know more

Login to your account via the catalogue through the MyLibrary option by typing in a valid username and password.
University of Adelaide Staff  should use their University Username (e.g. "jsmith01" or "a1234567") and Password.
Other users should use their Library Barcode as Username, and Last Name as Password.

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Requests

If the book you want is out on loan you may 'Request'  it. This means it will be kept for you at the Library desk when it is returned and you will be informed when it is available for pick-up.

To request a book, find its record on the catalogue and check if it is out on loan. If the copy you want is out, click on Requests and follow the instructions.
Full details are on a separate web page: How to Request that a book on loan be held for you.

When the book is returned from loan we will send you an email Library notice telling you that it available.

Demerit points

Fair and equitable sharing forms the basis of library borrowing.

Demerit points are allocated when items are not returned by the due date at a rate of two points per day (or part of a day), except for items borrowed from the Reserve collection where demerit points accrue at the rate of five per hour (or part of an hour). If you acccumulate sixty demerit points your borrowing privileges are withdrawn for seven days. Recalled items will incur demerit points until all items are returned.

If you are planning to be absent from the University, please check your account under MyLibrary and return or renew the loan periods of items that will fall due during your absence. It will help us if you arrange for your mail to be monitored while you are on leave so that Library notices asking for the return of items that are urgently needed by another user, or for the Reserve collection, may be attended to promptly.

More details about the demerit points scheme are available.
Please ask staff at the Library desk if you have any queries about demerit points.
 

Full details of the borrowing rules are in section 4 of the Library rules