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Borrowing

Library membership

UniSC students and staff are automatically registered to borrow from UniSC Library. You will require your university ID card to borrow.

Non-UniSC clients in the following categories are eligible to register as members of UniSC Library and borrow from the General Collection:

  • UniSC Alumni / graduates (Apply online)
  • Students and staff studying or working at another Australian or New Zealand University (Apply online)
  • Residents of the Sunshine Coast, Fraser Coast and Moreton Bay regions (Apply online)
  • Secondary school students (studying in Year 10, 11 or 12) enrolled at a school in the Sunshine Coast, Fraser Coast or Moreton regions (Download form)

Loan periods and borrowing conditions

UniSC Undergraduate Students <table border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <th><strong>Library Collections</strong></th> <th><strong>Loan period</strong></th> <th> <p><strong>Maximum renewal p</strong><strong>eriod</strong></p> </th> <th><strong>Request Hold</strong></th> <th><strong>Request Digitisation</strong></th> <th><strong>Overdue fine</strong></th> <th><strong>Max no of items</strong></th> </tr> <tr> <th>General collection</th> <td>14 days*</td> <td>56 days*</td> <td> <p>Yes<sup>+</sup></p> </td> <td>Yes</td> <td>$2 per day if recalled</td> <td rowspan="4">40</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Reserve collection</th> <td>2 hours</td> <td>Non- renewable</td> <td>No</td> <td>Yes</td> <td>$2 per hour</td> </tr> <tr> <th>3 Day loan</th> <td>3 days</td> <td>9 days*</td> <td>Limited<sup>+$</sup></td> <td>Yes</td> <td> <p>$2 per day if recalled</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <th>Curriculum collection</th> <td>14 days*</td> <td>56 days*</td> <td>Yes<sup>+</sup></td> <td>Yes</td> <td>$2 per day if recalled</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>* A shorter loan period of seven days applies to items that have been <a href="/library/borrowing/requests-renewals-and-recalls/" title="Requests, renewals and recalls" data-anchor="#">recalled</a>.</p> <p><sup>+</sup> A maximum of four concurrent active requests apply.</p> <p><sup>$</sup> Limited to 3 Day Loan items at your home campus that are not available.</p> <p><strong>Document Delivery Request</strong></p> <p>Undergraduate students are eligible to place a <a href="https://libguides.usc.edu.au/docdel">document delivery</a> request for digital files only (limits apply).</p>
UniSC Honours, postgraduate, HDR students and staff <table border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <th style="width: 186px;"><strong>Library Collections</strong></th> <th style="width: 117px;"><strong>Loan period</strong></th> <th style="width: 117px;"><strong>Maximum renewal period</strong></th> <th style="width: 68px;"><strong>Request Hold</strong></th> <th style="width: 113px;"><strong>Request digitisation</strong></th> <th style="width: 84px;"><strong>Overdue fine</strong></th> <th style="width: 62px;"><strong>Max no of items</strong></th> </tr> <tr> <th style="width: 186px;">General collection</th> <td style="width: 117px;">28 days*</td> <td style="width: 117px;">112 days*</td> <td style="width: 68px;">Yes<sup>+</sup></td> <td style="width: 113px;">Yes</td> <td style="width: 84px;">$2 per day if recalled</td> <td rowspan="4" style="width: 62px;">40</td> </tr> <tr> <th style="width: 186px;">Reserve collection</th> <td style="width: 117px;">2 hours</td> <td style="width: 117px;">Non-renewable</td> <td style="width: 68px;">No</td> <td style="width: 113px;">Yes</td> <td style="width: 84px;">$2 per hour</td> </tr> <tr> <th style="width: 186px;">3 Day loan</th> <td style="width: 117px;">3 days</td> <td style="width: 117px;">9 days*</td> <td style="width: 68px;">Limited<sup>+$</sup></td> <td style="width: 113px;">Yes</td> <td style="width: 84px;"> <p>$2 per day if recalled</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <th style="width: 186px;">Curriculum collection</th> <td style="width: 117px;"> <p>28 days*</p> <p>Professional and visiting academics: 14 days*</p> </td> <td style="width: 117px;"> <p>112 days*</p> <p>Professional and visiting academics: 56 days*</p> </td> <td style="width: 68px;">Yes<sup>+</sup></td> <td style="width: 113px;">Yes</td> <td style="width: 84px;">$2 per day if recalled</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>*A shorter loan period of seven days applies to items that have been <a href="/library/borrowing/requests-renewals-and-recalls/" title="Requests, renewals and recalls" data-anchor="#">recalled</a>.</p> <p><sup>+</sup>A maximum of four concurrent active requests apply.</p> <p><sup>$</sup> Limited to 3 Day Loan items at your home campus that are not available.</p> <p><strong>Document Delivery and Interlibrary Loan</strong></p> <p>Honours, Postgraduate, HDR students and UniSC staff are eligible to place <a href="https://libguides.usc.edu.au/docdel">document delivery and inter-library</a> requests. Limit of 10 requests per year applies for Honours students.</p> <h6>Off campus students</h6> <p>UniSC higher degree by research students who reside in Australia and outside of the Sunshine Coast region are eligible for a postal loans service.</p> <p>Only material from the library General Collection is available for requesting by off-campus students. Short term loans and Reserve Collection may not be requested.</p> <p>Use the <a href="/library/support-for-researchers/off-campus-request-form/" title="Off-Campus Request Form">Off-campus Request Form</a>. Before making a request, please ensure that you have checked the Library Catalogue for the item you are requesting.</p> <p>You will be notified via email if an item is unavailable or on loan to another client. A hold will be placed on item/s on loan and your request will be processed as soon as possible.</p> <p>The UniSC Library will pay postage charges to send material. The requester is responsible for all charges incurred in returning the material to the Library.</p>
UniSC Alumni <table border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <th><strong>Library Collections</strong></th> <th><strong>Loan period</strong></th> <th><strong>Maximum renewal period</strong></th> <th><strong>Overdue fine</strong></th> <th><strong>Max no of items</strong></th> </tr> <tr> <th>General collection</th> <td>14 days*</td> <td>28 days*</td> <td>$2 per day if recalled</td> <td rowspan="2">10</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Curriculum Collection</th> <td>14 days*</td> <td>28 days*</td> <td>$2 per day if recalled</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>*A shorter loan period of seven days applies to items that have been <a href="/library/borrowing/requests-renewals-and-recalls/" title="Requests, renewals and recalls" data-anchor="#">recalled</a>.</p> <ul> <li>Visit <a href="/library/about-the-library/library-information-for-unisc-alumni/" title="Library information for UniSC Alumni">Library information for UniSC Alumni</a> to learn how the library supports you.</li> <li><a href="/library/borrowing/alumni-borrowing-membership/" title="Alumni Borrowing Membership">Apply online</a> for library membership (borrowing).</li> <li>Alumni are eligible for remote access to <a href="http://libguides.usc.edu.au/db-alumni" title="USC Alumni Library Databases">selected Library databases</a> for non-commercial purposes. Login using your UniSC network login (the same one you used as a student). Contact the <a href="#" title="Student IT support and maintenance">Student IT Help Desk</a> to reset your password if necessary.</li> <li>Alumni are not eligible for the Reserve Collection, 3 Day Loans, hold request, digitisation request or inter-library loans.</li> </ul>
Community, reciprocal and secondary school students <table border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <th><strong>Library Collections</strong></th> <th><strong>Loan period</strong></th> <th><strong>Maximum Renewal period</strong></th> <th><strong>Overdue fine</strong></th> <th><strong>Max no of items</strong></th> </tr> <tr> <th>General collection</th> <td>14 days*</td> <td>28 days*</td> <td>$2 per day if recalled</td> <td>10</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>*A shorter loan period of seven days applies to items that have been <a href="/library/borrowing/requests-renewals-and-recalls/" title="Requests, renewals and recalls" data-anchor="#">recalled</a>.</p> <p>This category of borrower is not eligible for the Reserve Collection, 3 Day Loans, Curriculum Collection, hold requests, digitisation requests or inter-library loans.</p> <p>Visit <a href="/library/about-the-library/library-information-for-community-and-reciprocal/" title="Library information for community and reciprocal">Library information for community and reciprocal</a> to learn how the library supports you.</p> <h6>Community</h6> <ul> <li>membership is available to residents of the Sunshine Coast, Fraser Coast and Moreton Bay local government areas.</li> <li><a href="/library/borrowing/community-borrowing-membership/" title="Community Borrowing Membership">apply online</a> for library membership.</li> </ul> <h6>Reciprocal (Study Hub)</h6> <ul> <li>membership is available to staff and students of universities which participate in the <a href="http://www.caul.edu.au/caul-programs/ulanz">University Libraries of Australia and New Zealand (ULANZ) agreement</a>.</li> <li><a href="/library/borrowing/study-hub/" title="Study Hub">apply online</a> for Study Hub (library membership).</li> </ul> <h6>Secondary school students</h6> <ul> <li>to apply <a href="/media/19149440/yr-10-11-12-application-form-info-sheet.pdf" title="Secondary school student registration form">download the form</a>, fill it in and bring it to the library.</li> <li>for students under the age of 18 the registration form must be co-signed by a parent or guardian.</li> </ul>