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Loan conditions - Monash University staff and students

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Staff

  • How much can I borrow? Up to 40 items
  • For how long? Up to 28 days
  • Can I renew my loans? Yes, up to 6 times per item
    Note: Videos, DVDs and CDs up to two renewals only
  • Can I request items already out on loan or at another campus library? Yes
  • Can I borrow from other Victorian academic libraries? Yes, in person. Ask library staff for a CAVAL card
  • Can I have items posted to me? No - unless your office is at an off-campus location and you are on the Monash University payroll
  • Can I borrow journals? Yes - Bound volumes for 1 day; Single issues - ask Library staff
  • Can I borrow videos, DVDs and CDs? Yes - up to 8 items
    Note: Videos, DVDs and CDs up to two renewals only
  • Can I borrow 'high demand' items? Yes, if it has a '7 day loan (current year)' label on it. Overnight loans available for some Reserve Collection items
    Note: No postal loans, renewals or holds permitted
  • Can I borrow Centre for Gippsland Studies material? No, however items can be viewed at the Gippsland Library or at Rare Books, Matheson Library, Clayton campus, at the discretion of the Manager, Centre for Gippsland Studies (CGS)
  • Are there any exceptions to these rules? Students on nursing placement or teaching rounds may be permitted to borrow for longer. Ask at the loans desk of any branch Library.
    Some Honours students may be permitted to place document delivery requests. Ask at the loans desk of any branch Library

Postgraduates - HDR

  • How much can I borrow? Up to 40 items
  • For how long? Up to 28 days
  • Can I renew my loans? Yes, up to 6 times per item
    Note: Videos, DVDs and CDs up to two renewals only
  • Can I request items already out on loan or at another campus library? Yes
  • Can I borrow from other Victorian academic libraries? Yes, in person. Ask library staff for a CAVAL card.
  • Can I have items posted to me? No - unless your office is at an off-campus location and you are on the Monash University payroll
  • Can I borrow journals? Yes - Bound volumes for 1 day; Single issues - ask Library staff
  • Can I borrow videos, DVDs and CDs? Yes - up to 8 items. Some items are restricted by copyright conditions
    Note:     Videos, DVDs and CDs up to two renewals only
  • Can I borrow 'high demand' items? Yes, if it has a '7 day loan (current year)' label on it. Overnight loans available for some Reserve Collection items
    Note: No postal loans, renewals or holds permitted
  • Can I borrow Centre for Gippsland Studies material? No, however items can be viewed at the Gippsland Library or at Rare Books, Matheson Library, Clayton campus, at the discretion of the Manager, Centre for Gippsland Studies (CGS)
  • Are there any exceptions to these rules? Students on nursing placement or teaching rounds may be permitted to borrow for longer. Ask at the loans desk of any branch Library.
    Some Honours students may be permitted to place document delivery requests. Ask at the loans desk of any branch Library

Postgraduates and honours (including off-campus)

  • How much can I borrow? Up to 30 items
  • For how long? Up to 28 days
  • Can I renew my loans? Yes, up to 6 times per item
    Note: Videos, DVDs and CDs up to two renewals only
  • Can I request items already out on loan or at another campus library? Yes
  • Can I borrow from other Victorian academic libraries? Yes, in person. Ask library staff for a CAVAL card
  • Can I have items posted to me? Only if you are an off-campus student - some limitations apply
  • Can I borrow journals? Yes - Bound volumes for 1 day; Single issues - ask Library staff
  • Can I borrow videos, DVDs and CDs? Yes - up to 8 items. Some items are restricted by copyright conditions
    Note: Videos, DVDs and CDs up to two renewals only
  • Can I borrow 'high demand' items? Yes, if it has a '7 day loan (current year)' label on it. Overnight loans available for some Reserve Collection items
    Note: No postal loans, renewals or holds permitted
  • Can I borrow Centre for Gippsland Studies material? No, however items can be viewed at the Gippsland Library or at Rare Books, Matheson Library, Clayton campus, at the discretion of the Manager, Centre for Gippsland Studies (CGS)
  • Are there any exceptions to these rules? Students on nursing placement or teaching rounds may be permitted to borrow for longer. Ask at the loans desk of any branch Library.
    Some Honours students may be permitted to place document delivery requests. Ask at the loans desk of any branch Library

Open Universities Australia (Monash) postgraduates

  • How much can I borrow? Up to 30 items
  • For how long? Up to 28 days
  • Can I renew my loans? Yes, up to 6 times per item.
    Note: Videos, DVDs and CDs up to two renewals only
  • Can I request items already out on loan or at another campus library? Yes
  • Can I borrow from other Victorian academic libraries? Not through CAVAL. Register as an individual member with any of them for a fee
  • Can I have items posted to me? Yes - if you live in Australia
  • Can I borrow journals? Yes - Bound volumes for 1 day; Single issues - ask Library staff
  • Can I borrow videos, DVDs and CDs? Yes - up to 8 items. Some items are restricted by copyright conditions
    Note: Videos, DVDs and CDs up to two renewals only
  • Can I borrow 'high demand' items? Yes, if it has a '7 day loan (current year)' label on it. Overnight loans available for some Reserve Collection items
    Note: No postal loans, renewals or holds permitted
  • Can I borrow Centre for Gippsland Studies material? No, however items can be viewed at the Gippsland Library or at Rare Books, Matheson Library, Clayton campus, at the discretion of the Manager, Centre for Gippsland Studies (CGS)
  • Are there any exceptions to these rules? Students on nursing placement or teaching rounds may be permitted to borrow for longer. Ask at the loans desk of any branch Library.
    Some Honours students may be permitted to place document delivery requests. Ask at the loans desk of any branch Library

Undergraduates

  • How much can I borrow? Up to 20 items
  • For how long? Up to 14 days
  • Can I renew my loans? Yes, up to 3 times per item.
    Note: Videos, DVDs and CDs up to two renewals only
  • Can I request items already out on loan or at another campus library? Yes
  • Can I borrow from other Victorian academic libraries? Yes, in person. Ask library staff for a CAVAL card. (Monash College students excluded).
  • Can I have items posted to me? No
  • Can I borrow journals? No - you must use and photocopy them in the library or request a photocopy via the intercampus photocopy service
  • Can I borrow videos, DVDs and CDs? Yes - up to 8 items. Some items are restricted by copyright conditions.
    Note: Videos, DVDs and CDs up to two renewals only
  • Can I borrow 'high demand' items? Yes, if it has a '7 day loan (current year)' label on it. Overnight loans available for some Reserve Collection items
    Note: No postal loans, renewals or holds permitted
  • Can I borrow Centre for Gippsland Studies material? No, however items can be viewed at the Gippsland Library or at Rare Books, Matheson Library, Clayton campus, at the discretion of the Manager, Centre for Gippsland Studies (CGS).
  • Are there any exceptions to these rules? Students on nursing placement or teaching rounds may be permitted to borrow for longer. Ask at the loans desk of any branch Library.
    Some Honours students may be permitted to place document delivery requests. Ask at the loans desk of any branch Library

Undergraduates - off-campus

  • How much can I borrow? Up to 20 items
  • For how long? Up to 28 days
  • Can I renew my loans? Yes, up to 3 times per item. Each renewal is two weeks only
    Note: Videos, DVDs and CDs up to two renewals only
  • Can I request items already out on loan or at another campus library? Yes
  • Can I borrow from other Victorian academic libraries? Yes, in person. Ask library staff for a CAVAL card. (Monash College students excluded).
  • Can I have items posted to me? No
  • Can I borrow journals? No - you must use and photocopy them in the library or request a photocopy via the intercampus photocopy service
  • Can I borrow videos, DVDs and CDs? Yes - up to 8 items. Some items are restricted by copyright conditions.
    Note: Videos, DVDs and CDs up to two renewals only
  • Can I borrow 'high demand' items? Yes, if it has a '7 day loan (current year)' label on it. Overnight loans available for some Reserve Collection items
    Note: No postal loans, renewals or holds permitted
  • Can I borrow Centre for Gippsland Studies material? No, however items can be viewed at the Gippsland Library or at Rare Books, Matheson Library, Clayton campus, at the discretion of the Manager, Centre for Gippsland Studies (CGS)
  • Are there any exceptions to these rules? Students on nursing placement or teaching rounds may be permitted to borrow for longer. Ask at the loans desk of any branch Library.
    Some Honours students may be permitted to place document delivery requests. Ask at the loans desk of any branch Library

Open Universities Australia (Monash) undergraduates

  • How much can I borrow? Up to 20 items
  • For how long? Up to 14 days
  • Can I renew my loans? Yes, up to 3 times per item.
    Note: Videos, DVDs and CDs up to two renewals only
  • Can I request items already out on loan or at another campus library? Yes
  • Can I borrow from other Victorian academic libraries? Not through CAVAL. Register as an individual member with any of them for a fee.
  • Can I have items posted to me? No
  • Can I borrow journals? No - you must use and photocopy them in the library or request a photocopy via the intercampus photocopy service
  • Can I borrow videos, DVDs and CDs? Yes - up to 8 items. Some items are restricted by copyright conditions
    Note: Videos, DVDs and CDs up to two renewals only
  • Can I borrow 'high demand' items? Yes, if it has a '7 day loan (current year)' label on it. Overnight loans available for some Reserve Collection items
    Note: No postal loans, renewals or holds permitted
  • Can I borrow Centre for Gippsland Studies material? No, however items can be viewed at the Gippsland Library or at Rare Books, Matheson Library, Clayton campus, at the discretion of the Manager, Centre for Gippsland Studies (CGS)
  • Are there any exceptions to these rules? Students on nursing placement or teaching rounds may be permitted to borrow for longer. Ask at the loans desk of any branch Library.
    Some Honours students may be permitted to place document delivery requests. Ask at the loans desk of any branch Library

Please note: Library fines accrue for overdue items for all library users. Avoid fines by:

  • collecting a date due slip when you borrow
  • regularly checking your My loans in the library catalogue
  • see making payments for how to pay library fines

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