Borrowing and Loans

Location: Circulation Desk, Level 3, Block 4

Available Hours: 08:00am to 16:30pm, from Monday to Saturday

Please have a look at our Circulation Policies for more information on borrowing limits, loan periods, fines and suspensions.

Borrowing from the Library

To borrow library materials, please present a valid EIU Library Card upon entry and checkout at the Circulation Desk.

Renewing your items

Many library items may be renewed but once the renewal limit is reached, the item must be returned before it can be checked out again. Most library materials may be renewed any of two ways:

Online

Log into your record online and renew items. If another user has requested your item, it is non-renewable.

Circulation desk

Bring the items to the Circulation Desk or indicate to librarian the items to be renewed on the screen.

Returning your items

You should return items before, or on, the day they are due.

All borrowers are responsible for items checked out under their names until the items have been returned to the Library. You can return circulating library items to the Library's Circulation Desk (Level 3, Block 4).

If you wish to return items by mail, we recommend that packages are sent insured, via a mailing service that provides tracking. Items are not considered "returned" (and continue to accumulate fines) until they are actually received and processed by the librarian.

Reserving your items

1. Search the catalog here
2. Select the item that you wish to reserve from the search results list
3. Look for information of the item you want to reserve: due date, bar-code...
4. Sign-in with your username and password, then enter the bar-code of the item you want to reserve
5. Click ‘Reserve'
6. Check your email regularly for reservation results
7. Collect your item at the Circulation Desk (Level 3, Block 4)

If you want to cancel a reservation, please follows these steps:

1. Sign-in with your username and password
2. Check you reservations
3. Click ‘Remove' below the reservation you want to delete

Guidelines