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Borrowing

Each branch of the Flinders Library (Central, Medical and Sturt) has print and AV collections for borrowing, together with self-check machines with which to borrow items.

For issues with borrowing, please come to the Information Desk at any branch or contact the Library

 

Current students

Current students use their student ID card as their library membership. Visit the Student ID card web page for more information on obtaining a membership.

Interstate students

If you are a Flinders student studying interstate you can apply to borrow in person at a nearby participating university through the University Libraries of Australia and New Zealand (ULANZ) reciprocal borrowing scheme. Visit the ULANZ web page for more information. Conditions may apply.

Students from other universities

Flinders University, the University of Adelaide and University of South Australia libraries also participate in a reciprocal borrowing scheme. As a Flinders student you can present your student ID card at the other two university’s libraries to borrow from their collections. Conditions may apply.

As a student from the University of Adelaide or University of South Australia, you will need to present a current student ID or proof of enrolment to borrow from Flinders University libraries. 

High school students

Year 11 and 12 students can also register to borrow from the Flinders University libraries.

Alumni

Flinders University alumni can access the Alumni eLibrary and borrow physical library items.

Staff

Flinders University staff also use their staff ID card at the library and must have a current record on the University's Workday system before they will be able to borrow.

Retired Staff

Retired university staff may borrow from the print collections or access selected online resources (on-premises only) by visiting during staffed opening hours.

Community

Members of the public can apply to be community borrowers at Flinders University libraries.

  How many loans? Place hold requests?  Use Textbooks & short term loans? Remote electronic resource access? Document Delivery?
Undergraduates
 Up to 100 items at any one time Yes Yes Yes No
Postgraduates Up to 100 items at any one time Yes Yes Yes Yes
Staff (with a Flinders University email address) Up to 100 items at any one time Yes Yes Yes Yes
FMC staff 
 Up to 100 items at any one time No Yes No  *FMC staff may access online resources via SA Health Library Service.     No *FMC staff may access Document Delivery services via SA Health Library Service.
Retired staff Up to 100 items at any one time Yes Yes No No
ASMS students Up to 100 items at any one time Yes Yes No

No
Alumni eLibrary Up to 100 items at any one time Yes Yes Proquest  & selected resources No

Community borrowers & Auditing students

 Up to 20 items at any one time No (URRSA general library items may be requested) Yes No No
Year 11 and 12 students Up to 20 items at any one time No Yes No No

Reciprocal Borrowers

(University of Adelaide, University of South Australia)

 Up to 20 items at any one time No
 Yes No No

University Library Australia and New Zealand 

(students from Interstate and New Zealand universities)

 Up to 20 items at any one time No Yes No No

The Library uses automatic renewals to extend your loans. Items are lent for an initial period (7 or 28 days). After the initial borrowing period, items are automatically renewed for a further 7 or 28 days unless:

  • it is requested by another person. You will be notified by email, and the item must be returned by the end of the current renewal period.
  • it is recalled by the Library (usually exceptional circumstances)
  • you have reached the maximum loan period.
Automatic renewals will run for a maximum loan period of 365 days.

Requesting

Current Flinders University staff and students can place a request on:

  • Items on loan to another person and when there is no other copy of the title available on the shelf. Once requested the person who has the item on loan will have to return the item by the next due date. The item will no longer be eligible for automatic renewals.
  • Items at URRSA for pickup at another location. (There is no walk-in access at URRSA.)
  • Items not available in our collection – Staff and postgraduate students may request items not held in our collection via the Document Delivery Service. Undergraduate students are not eligible for Document Delivery but are able to borrow in person from selected libraries under our Reciprocal Borrowing Scheme.

Note: You cannot place requests for items in Special Collections.
 

Collecting

You can collect your item from the Flinders Library Branch of your choice. Select your pick up location when you make your request. Eligible SendIt patrons can select Personal Delivery when making their request to have items delivered to either a home or other off campus location.

When you request an item as soon as it is returned and transferred to your pickup location, you will be advised via email that it is ready for you to collect from the hold shelf.

Flinders Library items on the hold shelf are kept on hold for 4 days. If items are not collected within 4 days they are either made available to the next requesting patron or returned to the shelves.

  • Items may be returned at any branch of the Flinders library through the return chutes near the Library entrances.
  • The returns chute outside the entrance of the Central Library is available 24 hours a day.
  • There is also a returns box in the Concierge area at Tonsley and Victoria Square.
  • Reciprocal borrowers (Flinders students and staff) must return items borrowed from University of South Australia or University of Adelaide libraries to the university from which they were borrowed.

The Library sends notices to help you manage your requests and loans. Notices for Flinders staff and students are sent to Flinders University email accounts.

Up-to-date information on borrowing and requesting activities can be found by logging into My account. It is your responsibility to return on time regardless of receipt of an email notification.

Recall notice

A recall notice is sent to inform you that a request has been placed on an item that is on loan to you.

Courtesy reminder notice

Courtesy reminder notices will be sent 1 day before the date an item is due back in the Library. 

Overdue notice

Overdue notices are sent once an item’s due date has passed. To avoid blocks on your account or lost item fees return your items by the due date.

Request notice

This indicates that items requested are available for collection. You can also opt to receive request notifications via SMS. Please login to My account and select Personal Settings to activate SMS alerts. 

Loan summary notice

This summarises the information in My account. The Library sends these at key times during the academic year.

Managing overdue loans

Flinders Library does not apply fines or fees for overdue loans. However, your borrowing may be affected if you return materials after the due date.

Flinders Library does not apply fines or fees for overdue loans. However, your borrowing may be affected if you return materials after the due date.

Blocks on your account

A block on your library account prevents you from borrowing, renewing or requesting library materials. A block may be applied when:

  • You have 10 items overdue
  • You have overdue items that are declared “lost” (30 days overdue)
  • You have overdue items that are requested
  • You have a sanction for an outstanding debt applied by the Student System

Information about blocks will display when you sign into My Account.

Non returned, lost or damaged items

The replacement cost must be paid for these items. Please attend to any notices for lost books received from the library as soon as possible. Check your library record regularly to ensure all loaned items have been returned.

Scholars remain in bad financial standing with the University until all fees are cleared. Where such fees are outstanding you may be blocked from enrolling and graduating until the issue has been resolved.

Please note that the library cannot accept any other copies as a replacement for lost items.

For any queries concerning lost or damaged items contact the Library.

Payment for lost books

Item replacement fees can be paid online at https://pay.flinders.edu.au/ItemReplacementFee.

Payments can be made 24/7 however any associated sanctions are cleared during standard business hours. Therefore, please allow between 1-2 business days for the sanction to be lifted against student accounts.

Please note that once payment has been made for lost items no refunds are available.

A reciprocal borrowing scheme exists between the libraries of the three South Australian universities. To participate in this scheme you need to present your current Flinders University ID card at either the University of Adelaide or University of South Australia library. If you wish to borrow from the University of Adelaide, you will be issued with a University of Adelaide library card.

Users of this service may borrow up to 20 standard loans at a time from each participating library. Borrowers are responsible for complying with all rules of the Library from which they are borrowing, this includes any charges for lost books. University of Adelaide and UniSA both charge a processing fee for lost books, even if the book is returned. Suspensions for overdue books or outstanding fees at any South Australian University library will block borrowing from all. Items should always be returned to the Library from which they were borrowed. More information about borrowing from the University of Adelaide or the University of South Australia.

 

University Libraries of Australia and New Zealand (ULANZ)

If you are a Flinders student studying interstate or in New Zealand you can apply for reciprocal borrowing rights at a University near you. Each University has a different reciprocal rights policy and you should contact the University you are interested in to find out if you are eligible. You will need to provide proof of identification, including your current Flinders University enrolment, to gain borrowing rights. See the University Library Australia and New Zealand  web site for more information.

Students enrolled in Open Universities are not eligible to use the scheme.

Flinders Library also offers SendIt - Off campus library service which will deliver materials to external students.

Other library user information

The Alumni Library membership is brought to you by Flinders University Library in partnership with the Alumni Office.

Login to Alumni eLibrary

Register for Alumni eLibrary

Once a registration form has been completed, library staff will process your application. If eligible, your new Alumni eLibrary account will take up to two business days to be activated before you can login.

Alumni Library members can borrow up to 100 physical items from the library (by visiting the information desk during staffed hours), in addition to accessing the following online resources:

  • ProQuest Central
  • Wiley Online Library
  • MIT Press Journals
  •  JSTOR
  • Australia and New Zealand Newsstream
  • Sage eJournals
  • Project Muse eJournals and eBooks
  • Adam Matthew Digital publications

For more information about the Alumni eLibrary, please contact the Library.

Members of the public can apply to be community borrowers at Flinders University libraries. Payment of $110 (inc GST) entitles you to book borrowing privileges for twelve months or $55 (inc GST) for 6 months. To register, make your payment using Online Payments, bring your receipt and photo identification to the Central library Information desk, during opening hours.


As a community borrower you can borrow up to 20 items. As a community borrower you can borrow up to 20 items. You can login to your findit@flinders account as a Community User to view details about your physical loans and due dates. 

Access to a range of electronic databases and internet resources is provided through the public access computers in each branch of the library. Remote access to electronic resources is not possible.

Year 11 and 12 students interested in using the Library’s services and resources to support their studies may register for free with the Library. Once registered students can use their school ID card to borrow from the Library and can login to findit@flinders to view details about physical loans and due dates. School students may visit a library branch during staffed hours to access online resources through a public access computer; online resources are not available to use on a personal device or from home.

To register as an individual student or to register multiple students as part of a whole school group please contact the Library, and include a completed registration form.

Library borrowing will be available on an annual basis and will expire at the end of the school year (usually late October).

School and prospective student visits

Schools and groups are welcome to bring class groups to Flinders Universtiy Library. Library staff are happy to provide a personal welcome and an orientation to library services. Subject specific sessions can also be provided by our Librarians. Library visits can be stand-alone visits or be part of a wider university package.

For further details or to organise a time to visit please contact the Library.

Useful resources for students

Get a National Library card

Register with the State Library of South Australia

Find your local council library

Free access to online textbooks

Use the Informit database to find Australian material including newspaper articles, government reports and TV programs (available through State and National libraries)

A reciprocal borrowing scheme exists between the libraries of the three South Australian universities. 

Reciprocal borrowing for students/staff of University of Adelaide and University of SA

Who can borrow? Current staff and students at the above institutions
How do I register? Registration not required
How do I borrow? Always bring your student/staff card
What can I borrow? Main collection loans. Up to 9 renewals
How much can I borrow? Up to 20 items at any one time
What cannot be borrowed? Items from Special Collections
Returning books You are responsible for the return of books to the Library from which you borrowed them
Special conditions Access to some electronic databases is provided through the Public access computers at each library branch
 Requests Unfortunately it is not possible for a reciprocal borrower to Request a book that is on loan be held when it is returned

ULANZ is a Library borrowing scheme that allows staff and students of Australian and New Zealand universities* to borrow in person from any other participating university library.  The scheme is a cooperative arrangement between CAUL (Council of Australian University Librarians) and CONZUL (Council of New Zealand University Librarians).

*Please note The University of Auckland is not participating in the ULANZ scheme.

 

How do I apply?

Applications should be made in person to the Information Desk in the Central Library during opening hours.

What documents do I need?

Students will be asked to present a photo ID as well as proof of current enrolment. This could be your enrolment advice form or other proof from your university.

Staff members will be asked to present a photo ID as well as proof of current employment with a university participating in the scheme.

What does it cost?

There is no charge to register and borrow from Flinders University Library.

How long does registration last?

Membership will extend until the 28th of February the following year. Registration can be renewed with proof of enrolment or ongoing employment.

What can I borrow?

You may borrow up to 20 items from the physical collection. Access to electronic resources while off-campus is not available.

Restrictions

Access to many electronic resources is available through public access computers in each library. Off campus acess is not available. Document Delivery requests should be made to the library at which you work or study.

Renewing a loan

Loans will be renewed automatically as long as there are no hold requests placed on the item. When an item is due back, you will receive an email.

The library uses demerit points to support the fair sharing of library resources by encouraging the return of borrowed library items on time. Demerit points will accrue when you return overdue items. Your account will be blocked for 14 days with 20 demerit points.

Non returned, lost or damaged items

You will be invoiced for the replacement cost of these items. If invoices are not paid, details will be sent to the home library which may impose penalties (blocks and sanctions) as that library has indemnified its users to be able to participate in the ULANZ.

 

For more information visit the ULANZ borrowing scheme webpage .

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