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Loans for alumni

Once you join the library, you can borrow in person from any of the eight Victorian campus libraries. To borrow, you need to show your Monash borrowers card. You can also:

  • use some electronic databases (if appropriate membership has been purchased)
  • renew (reborrow) items
  • request material to be sent to your home campus by placing a hold
  • login to the library catalogue to view loans and requests recorded on your 'My loans' account

Summary of borrowing rights

Query Answer
How much can I borrow? Up to 20 items
For how long? Up to 14 days
Can I renew my loans? Yes, up to three times per item
Can I request items already out on loan or at another campus library? Yes, by placing a hold
Can I have books posted to me? No
Can I have photocopies posted to me No
Can I borrow journals? No, you must use and photocopy them in the library
Can I borrow videos, CDs and other special material? Yes, see Borrowing from multimedia collections
Can I borrow high demand (restricted loan and / or reserve) items? Usually no, but ask at the loans desk

Renewals

Most items can be reborrowed (renewed)

  • to renew online, use the library catalogue My loans function
  • to renew by telephone, phone +61 3 990 55054
  • to renew in person, bring the items to the loans desk of any Monash University Library

Holds

If an item you would like is on loan or on the shelf at a different campus you may place a hold for it. When it is returned it will be held for you at the loans desk for 7 days only (uncollected items will be returned to the home library). You will also be notified by email, or SMS (for Monash staff, students only) or you can check in My loans in the library catalogue. Please limit concurrent requests to no more than 5 titles. Hold requests can only be removed by library staff. Find out more about managing Holds.

Library fines accrue for overdue items for all library users. Avoid fines by:

  • collecting a date due slip when you borrow
  • checking your My loans in the library catalogue and renewing or returning items before due date
  • see making payments for how to pay library fines

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