Borrowing
You may borrow up to 20 items at a time (except Teaching Practice students at Bedford – see below). Once you have chosen the items you want take them to a self issue kiosk and issue them. Remember to pick up your receipt as it will tell you the date the items are due back.
You may return any item to any campus via the self returns unit.
Library materials are your responsibility while they are on loan to you. Do not loan items issued to you to a third party. Please take care not to damage them, do not write on or mark books in any way and return them on time.
Borrowing, renewing and returning library items is a self-service activity at all sites of the University. At Luton and Bedford collection of inter campus reservations (holds) is also a self-service activity (please remember to issue the items you collect). Luton reservations are kept on Level 1 of the Library and Bedford reservations are on the ground floor of the library. Document Supply items, DVDs and CD case opening and general queries will be dealt with by staff at the all the Customer Service desks.
You will need:
- your ID card
- your library password
At Luton, Self Issue machines and the Self Returns machines are on level 1 and level 0.
At Bedford, Self Issue machines are on level 0. The Self Return machine may be accessed from the outside of the library building.
At Aylesbury, Self Issue machines are opposite the Customer Service desk and Returns machine is just inside the Library doors.
At UCMK, Self Returns is near the main reception.
Self service facilities are available on the library catalogue
Standard Loan:
Loan period 2 weeks, 25 automatic renewals per item - unless reserved by another person.
7 Day Loan:
Loan period 1 week, 25 automatic renewals per item - unless reserved by another person.
Overnight Loan:
Return by end of staffed hours the following day. These items cannot be reserved or renewed.
Reference:
These items are not for loan and may be used in the libraries only.
BEd students at the Bedford campus have an additional loan allowance of 20 items from the Teaching Practice collection. These items are available on a termly loan and standard fines apply. These items may be recalled and may not be renewed.
The majority of DVD stock is on 7 day loan and may be reserved. Some high demand items are reference only and may be viewed in the libraries only. DVDs are stored in security cases so staff intervention is needed to get them out. Please be sure to issue your DVDs before staff leave.
If you wish to have a list of all the materials you have borrowed from University of Bedfordshire you can find it in your library record.
- Go into the Renewals tab of the Library Catalogue
- Sign in with your usual ID & Password
- You will be taken to a My Record screen to the left of your name on that screen there will be a button called “Borrowing History” click on that and the list of your library loans will come up.
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