Staff borrowing allowances

How many items can I borrow?
Academic staff and researchers can borrow 24 items which includes four items from the short loan collection. Videos and/or DVDs are included in the allocation.

All staff can borrow two items from the standard reference material.

How long can I keep the material for?
Academic staff can borrow items for 10 weeks (excluding short loan and reference material).

Recalls on borrowed items
It may be necessary to recall items on loan to you if they are requested by another user. We will send you a recall notice with the new due date by which the item must be returned. 

If you do not return an item which has been recalled by the due date your borrowing privileges will be suspended until the item is returned. Fines are chargeable from this revised date.

May I extend the loan period?
We will send you a courtesy email two days before an item is due back so that you can return or renew it. In most cases three week loans and one week loans may be renewed up to ten times. NB: Short loan, reference material and items reserved by another reader may not be renewed.

Where applicable, renewals can be done in person on the self service machines or by contacting one of the libraries.

How do I reserve an item I need which is not immediately available?

• You can reserve three week and one week loans, including videos, by using Library OneSearch. 
• You can book short loan items at the short loan desk.
• You can reserve item/s which are available at another site, including videos and DVDs. 
• You cannot reserve an item which is held at the library where you are registered.

When your reserved item is ready you will be sent a notice, please collect it from the Short Loan area in Boots and Clifton Libraries and from the ground floor of Brackenhurst Library and issue it using the self service units.

Using the self-service
All items can be borrowed/returned using the self service machines which are signposted in each Library. They are easy to use and there are instructions by the machines. If you have any difficulties please consult a member of staff.

Notices from the libraries
By default, LLR sends all of its reservation, overdue and recall notices by email. These are sent to your NTU email account [e.g. AB123456@ntu.ac.uk]. We are unable to send notices to alternative email addresses, but you can easily set up a divert on your NTU account so that all of your email is forwarded to another email address. If you do this, you will ensure that other messages sent to your University account reach you too.

If you can't take advantage of speedy email notices, you can opt out and receive your notifications by post. You need to tell us if you want to opt out or back in, so please contact one of the libraries.