Borrowing rules

The borrowing of library resources is governed by the Library Code of Practice.

Temporary changes to borrowing rules

We have temporarily suspended most library fines for overdue items (excludes Laptop and related loans, and Hololens loans). We encourage you to return your items on time and in line with any Queensland Government health guidelines.

What you can borrow/access and for how long

Membership type	No. of items	Loan period	No. of Requests (concurrent)	No. of Document Delivery (per semester)	Access to online resources
UQ students (undergraduates, coursework postgraduates, and Shorter Form Credentials)	Unlimited general items, with a maximum of 5 High Use (24 hour) loans	28 days	50	20	Full
Remote students (undergraduates, coursework postgraduates, and Shorter Form Credentials)	Unlimited general items with a maximum of 5 High Use (24 hour) loans	28 days	100	20	Full
Research postgraduate, UQ staff	Unlimited general items with a maximum of 5 High Use (24 hour) loans	84 days	Unlimited	100	Full
Hospital staff	Unlimited general items with a maximum of 5 High Use (24 hour) loans	84 days	Unlimited	100	Library computers
UQ ICTE	Unlimited general items with a maximum of 5 High Use (24 hour) loans	28 days	50	N/A	Full
UQ Alumni	Unlimited general items	28 days	20	N/A	Alumni & Library computers
Community (including Reciprocal)	Unlimited general items	28 days	20	N/A	Library computers
Fryer Visitor	Unlimited Fryer Library items	To end of day	Unlimited Fryer Library items with a maximum of 20 Fryer Library theses	N/A	Library computers

General loans will auto-renew from 5 days before the due date unless they are recalled, you have A$20 or greater in library fines, or your account has been blocked or has expired. Auto-renewals will also not occur once the loan is overdue.
Television recordings and Warehouse materials in the 18 Plus collection are only available to UQ students and staff.
External and remote students have some modified borrowing privileges.

New and graduating student access:

For new students, access to Library resources commences 6 weeks (42 days) before the start of the semester, to support you in your preparation for your studies.
For graduating students, access to Library resources will cease upon your degree being conferred by your School or Faculty. Upon graduating, you are then eligible to sign up for membership as a UQ alumni.

Your responsibilities

We understand this is a difficult time and that you may not be able to return loans quickly. We ask that you:

contact us if you have any questions or concerns in relation to your loans
return items to the Library that you no longer require or when they are due back
take care of the items and do not lose them.

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

check your email regularly for notices from the library
return 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
items borrowed from Toowoomba, Rockhampton, Hervey Bay and Bundaberg libraries must be returned to the library from which they were borrowed

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

Borrow with your UQ ID card / Library card

Your UQ ID card is also your Library card. It may be requested to be presented for identification purposes to access Library services, including being required for borrowing Library materials and access to secured Library spaces. You should not share your card, as your proof of personal identification.

New Community, Alumni and Hospital members: we will email you once your membership application has been processed. Collect your Library card from any AskUs service point during service hours.

See the Student Identification Cards Policy and the Identification Cards for University Staff and Associates Policy.

Update your membership details

How to update your Library membership details.

Library notices

The Library sends out notices for 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).

Notices related to items due include:

Loan category	Notice: Items due soon	Notice: Items due today	Notice: Items overdue	Notice: Items very overdue
General, including Semester and 28 day laptop 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	n/a	The day the item is due	7 days after due date	14 days after due date
3 days	n/a	The day the item is due	7 days after due date	14 days after due date
24 hour	1 hour before the item is due	The day the item is due	1 hour after the item is due and 7 days after due date	14 days after due date
2 hour & end of day	n/a	n/a	7 days after due date	14 days after due date
Recalled	5 days before due date Additional notice when recalled - Notice: Item status change	The day the item is due	7 days after due date	14 days after due date

Overdue fines and penalties

Temporary change: we have temporarily suspended most overdue library fines. We encourage you to return your loans on time and in line with any Queensland Government health guidelines.

Overdue fines apply for overdue items. You will not be able to borrow, renew, or place requests if you have:

an overdue item
overdue fines equal to or exceeding $20.

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

mySI-net block for very overdue items

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

prevent you from enrolling
prevent you from signing up to classes
it may also prevent you from obtaining an academic transcript

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