UB Library rules
Library Borrowing Conditions
General collections
Certificate / Associate Diploma / Diploma / Undergraduate students
A maximum of 40 items from general collections may be on loan at any one time, with the following limits at each campus library:
Horsham
Mt Helen
SMB
Stawell
Loan period:
Renewal period:
Number of renewals:
Days of grace before penalties apply:
Penalties
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10 items
10 items
10 items
10 items
14 days
14 days
3
2
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Graduate Certificate / Graduate Diploma / Honours / Masters / PhD students
A maximum of 60 items from general collections may be on loan at any one time, with the following limits at each campus library:
Horsham
Mt Helen
SMB
Stawell
Loan period (excluding A/V - 14 days):
Renewal period (excluding A/V - 14 days):
Number of renewals:
Days of grace before penalties apply:
Penalties
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20 items
20 items
10 items
10 items
28 days
28 days
3
2
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Staff
A maximum of 80 items from general collections may be on loan at any one time,
with the following limits at each campus library:
Horsham
Mt Helen
SMB
Stawell
Loan period (excluding A/V - 14 days):
Renewal period (excluding A/V - 14 days):
Number of renewals:
Days of grace before penalties apply:
Penalties
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20 items
20 items
20 items
20 items
28 days
28 days
3
2
Suspension of borrowing entitlement until overdue item/s are returned.
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'3 day loan' items
Library materials deemed to be in high demand, such as prescribed text books and recommended readings, are limited to a '3 day loan'.
Loan period:
Number of renewals:
Days of grace before penalties apply:
Penalties
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3 days
3
0
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Reserve collection
A maximum of 2 items from the Reserve collection may be on loan at any one time, for use in the Library only.
Loan period:
Number of renewals:
Number of items on loan
Days of grace before penalties apply:
Penalties
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2 hours*
0
2
0
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*Some items may be available for overnight loan, i.e. borrowed
after 4.00pm and must be returned by 9.30am the following day (Monday - Friday) or by opening time on weekends.
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Penalties for overdue item/s
The UB Library does not issue fines for overdue material; however, a demerit point system is in operation.
- Suspension of borrowing entitlement after days of grace until item/s returned.
- If item/s are not renewed or returned within the grace period, demerit
points will accrue at the rate of 1 point, per item, per day from the due date.
- '3 day loan' items accrue 3 demerit points, per item, per day from the due date.
- Items from the Reserve collection accrue 1 demerit point, per item, per hour from the due time.
- A further period of suspension of borrowing entitlement is imposed when demerit points accumulate as follows:
40 - 79 points
80 or more points
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14 day suspension
28 day suspension
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The suspension period starts from the day the last overdue items is returned.
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Notices issued for overdue items from general collections
- First overdue notice on the third day, i.e. after 2 days of grace.
- Second overdue notice at 2 weeks overdue.
- Pre-invoice notice at 4 weeks overdue.
- When any item is 6 weeks overdue, it will be considered lost and
an invoice will be issued for the replacement cost of the lost item plus a processing fee (GST inclusive).
Notices issued for overdue '3 day loan' items
- First overdue notice on the first day, i.e. no days of grace.
- Pre-invoice notice at 1 week overdue.
- When any item is 2 weeks overdue, it will be considered lost and
an invoice will be issued for the replacement cost of the lost item plus a processing fee (GST inclusive).
Notices issued for overdue items from Reserve collection
- First overdue notice on the first day.
- Pre-invoice notice at 3 days overdue.
- When any item is 1 week overdue, it will be considered lost and
an invoice will be issued for the replacement cost of the lost item plus a processing fee (GST inclusive).
NOTE: All outstanding debts to the Library will be advised
to the Finance & Development Portfolio and may be reflected on a student's current University record.
Demerit points accumulated in one academic year will be cleared at the beginning of the following year, i.e. points will not be "carried over" from one year to the next.
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