Open Reserve — Students
The Open Reserve consists of material in hard copy such as books, audio tapes, CDs, DVDs and videos that have been placed there by academic staff for short term loan.
External students can order photocopies of book chapters held in the Open Reserve Collection, and can make in-person use of the collection during Residential Schools.
Finding out what's in the Open Reserve Collection
The online catalogue will give you a list of Reserve Collection items for your unit and their call numbers. Simply click on the Reserve link and then follow the simple instructions.
Borrowing
Look in the catalogue and note down the Call numbers of the items you require. Find the items on the Reserve Collection or Medical Reserve shelves and take them and your UNE ID card to the staff at the Service Desk. In the Law Library, ask the staff to retrieve the items for you.
Loan conditions
You can borrow up to two items at a time from the Open Reserve Collection.
- The usual loan period is one hour from the time an item is borrowed.
- The items may only be used within the Library, except after 4.00 pm when you can take overnight loans out of the Library.
- Items borrowed between 3.00 pm and 4.00 pm are due back at 4.00 pm.
- Overnight loans after 4.00 pm are due back when the Library is next open. If the following day is an ordinary weekday, the item is due back at 10.00 am.
- Bookings for overnight loans can be made from opening time on the day an item is required. Bookings are in-person only and you can pick up the items between 4.00 pm and 7.00 pm.
School of Rural Medicine students may borrow up to six items at a time from the Medical Reserve Collection.
- The loan period for School of Rural Medicine students is two days. Please check your transaction slip for the date and hour.
- Medical Reserve materials borrowed by School of Rural Medicine students may be taken outside the Library
- Other students may borrow Medical Reserve items. The borrowing conditions outlined above for the Reserve Collection apply.
- Medical Reserve material cannot be reserved.
Renewals
Open Reserve, Medical Reserve and Law Library Reserve materials cannot be renewed.
Returns
When returning items to Dixson Library, please hand them to a staff member at the Service Desk. When returning items after hours, please use the chute near the main entrance to the Library.
Students using the Reserve Collection in the Law Library should return items to staff. After hours, please use the Returns chute next to the entrance door.
Fines
Please return Reserve Collection and Medical Reserve items on time. Failure to return items results in an immediate fine of 50 cents per hour.
Further information
If you have enquiries regarding the operation of the Reserve Collection in the University Library, please contact the Loans Coordinator Allison Hall on (02) 6773 2185 or email libloans@une.edu.au. For the Law Library, contact Judy Stott or email lawlib@une.edu.au.