Reciprocal borrowing

A reciprocal borrowing scheme exists between the libraries of the three universities in South Australia. Under this arrangement current students and staff members of the University of Adelaide, the University of South Australia and Flinders University are automatically entitled to borrow from the other two university libraries.
Registration is not required; just take the books you want to borrow to the Loans desk, together with your University ID Card.

Each of the libraries has set out conditions for reciprocal borrowing.

Contents:
Information for UniSA and Flinders users: What may I borrow? How many? and for How long? Renewing a loan Demerit points Requests Special conditions and restrictions Returning books	Information for University of Adelaide users: Borrowing rules at: University of South Australia Flinders University

Information for University of South Australia and Flinders University users

Information for University of Adelaide users

You should become familiar with the rules and conditions of use of the libraries you plan to use. You must abide by the rules on loan periods, etc. or you will put your reciprocal borrowing status at risk.
Here are summaries of the reciprocal borrowing conditions at the University of South Australia and at Flinders University:

University of South Australia: borrowing rules

Library guides are available in booklet form from the Information desk on each campus.

The main points to note are:

• Current students and staff members are entitled to borrow books from the University of South Australia, with the exception of Foundation Course students. Foundation Course students may register as community borrowers at any campus library of the University of South Australia.
• You may borrow up to ten items for four weeks with one renewal if the item is not required by another user.
• You may not borrow material on short loan, periodicals, special collections and audiovisual hardware.
• Demerit points are allocated when books are not returned by the due date at the rate of one per day. If you accumulate more than 30 demerit points you will be excluded from the reciprocal borrowing scheme, and also from your 'home' university library, for one week.

Flinders University: borrowing rules

Copies of the Library Rules are available from the Information desk at the Central, Medical and Sturt Libraries.

• You may borrow up to ten books for two weeks with one renewal if the item is not required by another user.
• You may not borrow material from the Reserve collection, bound and unbound journals, and course work (one-week loan) books.
• Demerit points are allocated when books are not returned by the due date at the rate of two per day. If you accumulate more than 60 demerit points you will be excluded from the reciprocal borrowing scheme, and also from your 'home' university library, for fifteen days.