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Borrowing

Library membership

UniSC students and staff are automatically registered to borrow from UniSC Library. You will require your university ID card to borrow.

Non-UniSC clients in the following categories are eligible to register as members of UniSC Library and borrow from the General Collection:

Loan periods and borrowing conditions

UniSC Undergraduate Students
Library Collections Loan period

Maximum renewal period

Click & Collect Request Digitisation Overdue fine Max no of items
General collection 14 days* 56 days*

Yes+

Yes $2 per day if recalled 40
Reserve collection 2 hours Non- renewable No Yes $2 per hour
1 Day loan 1 day Non- renewable No Yes $2 per day
3 Day loan 3 days 9 days* Yes+ Yes

$2 per day if recalled

Curriculum collection 14 days* 56 days* Yes+ Yes $2 per day if recalled

*A shorter loan period of seven days applies to items that have been recalled.

+A maximum of four concurrent active requests apply.

Document Delivery Request

Undergraduate students are eligible to place a document delivery request for digital files only (limits apply).

UniSC Honours, postgraduate, HDR students and staff
Library Collections Loan period Maximum renewal period Click & Collect Request digitisation Overdue fine Max no of items
General collection 28 days* 112 days* Yes+ Yes $2 per day if recalled 40
Reserve collection 2 hours Non-renewable No Yes $2 per hour
1 Day Loan 1 day Non- renewable No Yes $2 per day
3 Day loan 3 days 9 days* Yes+ Yes

$2 per day if recalled

Curriculum collection

28 days*

Professional and visiting academics: 14 days*

112 days*

Professional and visiting academics: 56 days*

Yes+ Yes $2 per day if recalled

*A shorter loan period of seven days applies to items that have been recalled.

+A maximum of four concurrent active requests apply.

Document Delivery and Interlibrary Loan

Honours, Postgraduate, HDR students and UniSC staff are eligible to place document delivery and inter-library requests. Limit of 10 requests per year applies for Honours students.

Off campus students

UniSC higher degree by research students who reside in Australia and outside of the Sunshine Coast region are eligible for a postal loans service.

Only material from the library General Collection is available for requesting by off-campus students. Short term loans and Reserve Collection may not be requested.

Use the Off-campus Request Form. Before you make a request, please ensure that you have checked the Library Catalogue for the item you are requesting.

You will be notified via email if an item is unavailable or on loan to another client. A hold will be placed on item/s on loan and your request will be processed as soon as possible.

The UniSC Library will pay postage charges to send material. The requester is responsible for all charges incurred in returning the material to the Library.

UniSC Alumni
Library Collections Loan period Maximum renewal period Overdue fine Max no of items
General collection 14 days* 28 days* $2 per day if recalled 10
Curriculum Collection 14 days* 28 days* $2 per day if recalled

*A shorter loan period of seven days applies to items that have been recalled.

  • Visit Library information for UniSC Alumni to learn how the library supports you.
  • Apply online for library membership (borrowing).
  • Alumni are eligible for remote access to selected Library databases for non-commercial purposes. Login using your UniSC network login (the same one you used as a student). Contact the Student IT Help Desk to reset your password if necessary.
  • Alumni are not eligible for the Reserve Collection, 1 Day Loans, 3 Day Loans, Click and Collect, digitisation request or inter-library loans.
Community, reciprocal and secondary school students
Library Collections Loan period Maximum Renewal period Overdue fine Max no of items
General collection 14 days* 28 days* $2 per day if recalled 10

*A shorter loan period of seven days applies to items that have been recalled.

This category of borrower is not eligible for the Reserve Collection, 1 Day Loans, 3 Day Loans, Curriculum Collection, Click and Collect, digitisation requests or inter-library loans.

Visit Library information for community and reciprocal to learn how the library supports you.

Community
  • membership is available to residents of the Sunshine Coast, Fraser Coast and Moreton Bay local government areas.
  • apply online for library membership.
Reciprocal
Secondary school students
  • to apply download the form, fill it in and bring it to the library.
  • for students under the age of 18 the registration form must be co-signed by a parent or guardian.

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