Community borrowing
A person who is not a member of the University of Adelaide may join the Barr Smith Library as a Community borrower for an annual fee.
Contents
- Costs
- MyLibrary
- What may I borrow?
- Services
- Restrictions
- Loan periods
- Renewing a loan
- Returning books
- Demerit points
- Library Card
Costs
Payment of $110 [including GST] entitles you to book borrowing privileges for twelve months.
MyLibrary
All registered Community borrowers can use MyLibrary to find out about your loans, Requests and demerit points.
What may I borrow ?
As a Community borrower you may have on loan up to ten books at a time from the Main collection of the Barr Smith Library.
Services
Access to many licensed electronic resources is available via public access PCs in the Barr Smith Library and in branch libraries. Remote access to licensed resources is not possible.
Community borrowers may also make use of the University of Adelaide Library's Interlibrary loan service.
Restrictions
- You may not borrow course work books; material from the Reference collection; journals; newspapers; material from the audiovisual collection; microforms.
- You are not entitled to use student computer suites.
- Remote access to electronic resources is not possible.
- No email access is available.
- Internet access is limited to licensed electronic resources and to sites within .edu, .org and .gov domains. Unrestricted, general Internet access is not available.
Loan periods
Books from the Main collection may be borrowed for four weeks.
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.
Renewals
You may renew the loan of a book from MyLibrary 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.
Returning books
Books on loan must be returned through the chutes at the Library entrance so that the loan can be correctly discharged.
Demerit points
Demerit points are allocated when items are not returned by the due date.
Please talk to a staff member at Service Enquiries if you have a question regarding demerit points.
Library Card
If you lose your Library Card, report the loss immediately to Service Enquiries (telephone 8313 5124). Any loans made with it before it is reported lost will be your responsibility.
Lost Library Cards may be replaced at a cost of $22 [includes GST].
Last updated 16 January 2012 by Margaret Colmer
