Borrowing from the Library by staff and visitors
Library Card
Contracted staff members of the University of Adelaide may obtain a Staff ID Card from the University Card Centre, located in the Student Centre. Your ID Card is also your Library Card.
Casuals who have not been issued with a staff ID card and visitors with access to IT services may obtain a Library Card from Service Enquiries.
If you lose your Library Card, please report the loss immediately to the University Card Centre (telephone 8313 3363) or to Service Enquiries (telephone 8313 5124) -- you are responsible for all loans made with it.
A Library Card may be used only by the person to whom it was issued.
MyLibrary
All University of Adelaide staff members can use MyLibrary or Unified to find out about your loans, Requests and demerit points.What and how many
You may borrow books and bound volumes of journals from the Main collection and items from the Reserve collection. You may have on loan up to fifty items at one time.
You may also use your ID Card or Library Card at the Law Library, the Elder Music Library, the Roseworthy Campus Library and the Waite Library -- ask the Librarian at these libraries for details of any special conditions that may apply.
Returning books
Books on loan must be returned through the 24 hour chutes at the Library entrance so that the loan can be correctly discharged.
Books borrowed from the Reserve collection should be returned to Reserve when it is open.
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 members of the academic staff:| Item | Loan period | Renewals |
|---|---|---|
| Main collection book | 10 weeks | Four |
| Reserve collection item | 3 hours/overnight | One |
| Journal (bound volumes only) | 24 hours | One |
An item on loan to you may be recalled if it is urgently required by another user. The loan period will be reduced to seven days and you will be notified of the new due date by email.
The University Librarian may permit a long loan of 52 weeks for items which have been purchased from research funds and which are required for personal research. Application for 52 week loan forms are available at the Loans desk.
Note: Loan periods and conditions may differ at the branch libraries.
Renewals
You may renew the loan of a book using MyLibrary or Unified on or before the due date.
A loan may not be renewed if another user is waiting for the book or if you have already renewed it for the maximum number of renewals allowed.
Library notices
All members of the University of Adelaide community have a University email address to which Library notices are sent.
If you have an alternative email account you will need to arrange for the forwarding of messages from your University email address to your other email address.
Handling charge
If an item is kept beyond the date of despatch of the first and final overdue notice requesting its return, an invoice will be sent for the cost of replacement of the item plus a non-refundable handling charge of $30.00 per item.Demerit points
Demerit points are allocated when items are not returned by the due date.
Please talk to a staff member at Service Enquiries, (telephone 8313 5124) if you have a question about demerit points.
If you are planning to be absent from the University, please 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.
