Borrowing rules

The borrowing of Library resources is governed by UQ Policy 7.40.01 Library Code of Practice.

What you can borrow/access and for how long

Membership type	No. of items	Standard loan period	No. of renewals (unless recalled)	No. of Holds	No. of Doc Del	Access to eResources
Undergraduates	Unlimited general items, with a maximum of 5 overnight loans	28 days	3	50	20	Full
Coursework postgraduates	Unlimited general items, with a maximum of 5 overnight loans	28 days	3	50	20	Full
Research postgraduate, UQ staff	Unlimited general items with a maximum of 5 overnight loans	84 days	3	Unlimited	100	Full
Hospital staff	Unlimited general items with a maximum of 5 overnight loans	84 days	3	Unlimited	100	Library computers
UQ ICTE	Unlimited general items with a maximum of 5 overnight loans	28 days	3	20	N/A	Full
UQ Alumni	Unlimited general items	28 days	3	20	N/A	Alumni & Library computers
Rural Clinical School Hospital Staff (non-UQ)	Unlimited general items	28 days	3	20	N/A	Library computers
Community (including Reciprocal)	Unlimited general items	28 days	3	20	N/A	Library computers
Fryer Visitor	Unlimited Fryer items	To end of day	N/A	20	N/A	Library computers

Television recordings are only available to UQ students and staff.

External and remote students have some modified borrowing privileges.

You are responsible for all items you borrow from the UQ Library:

check your email regularly for reminders and overdue notices from the library
return or renew your loans by the due date
items must be returned in the same condition in which they are borrowed
contact library staff if you are unable to return items by the due date
return items if you plan to be away for an extended period
return high-use items at the Library where they were borrowed:
- High-Use items from Social Sciences and Humanities Library should be returned using the self-service machine in the High-Use section and placed on the Returns Shelf
- At other libraries return the items via the returns chute

Failure to comply with the conditions of borrowing may invoke penalties under the Library Code of Practice.

Present your UQ student or staff ID/library card on all occasions when borrowing. You should not share your card. UQ PPL 3.40.09 Student Identification Cards

The Library sends out a number of courtesy reminders and overdue notices about items on loan.

All notices are sent to your email account (for UQ staff and students they will be sent to your UQ email account).

Loan category	Courtesy Notice	Reminder Notice	Overdue Notice	Lost notification
Standard (including semester loans)	5 days before due date (if the item cannot be automatically renewed)	The day the item is due	7 days after due date	14 days after due date
7 days	Notice not issued	The day the item is due	7 days after due date	14 days after due date
3 days	Notice not issued	The day the item is due	7 days after due date	14 days after due date
End of day, overnight and 24-hour loans	Notice not issued	The day the item is due*	7 days after due date	14 days after due date
Recalled	Notice issued as required	The day the item is due	7 days after due date	14 days after due date

* No reminder notice will be issued for an item that is due back on the same day that it is loaned.

Overdue fines apply for late loans. Your borrowing privileges will be suspended if you have:

See how to pay your fine and return all overdue items to restore your borrowing privileges.

A block on your mySI-net record will be applied for very overdue items. This block may:

The block will be removed once all overdue items are returned.