Special borrower
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Any member of the community can become a Special Borrower. This status allows you to access a wider range of library services than other members of the general public.
Membership privileges include borrowing from the University Library's collection of over 800,000 items and access to inter library loan (document delivery) services. For borrowers at a distance, a postal delivery service for books and photocopies of periodical articles is also available.
See the appropriate page for borrowing privileges.
The annual fee is $82.50 (GST inclusive) for borrowers using the University Library in person and $165.00 (GST inclusive) for borrowers at a distance.
Concessional membership
School pupils, UNE Alumni and persons receiving unemployment, disability and other benefits are eligible for concessional membership. The annual fee is $27.50 (GST inclusive) for in-person borrowers. The fee for borrowers at a distance (who will access library services by mail) is $55.00 (GST inclusive).
Please note that borrowers at a distance will be granted concessional membership only if they are able to demonstrate that they cannot meet their information needs through local services and are in receipt of unemployment or other benefits.
No charge membership
Borrowers in the following categories do not pay a fee unless they wish to borrow by mail (in which instance they pay either the standard or concessional rate as appropriate):
- Employees of institutes associated with UNE
- Employees of the CSIRO, NSW Department of Agriculture, NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service and NSW Conservation and Land Management
- Former academic and general staff of UNE
- Visiting academics from recognised tertiary institutions in Australia or overseas
- Current staff and students at the New England Institute of TAFE
- Students enrolled in courses offered by UNE's English Language Centre
- Members and former members of the UNE Council
- Honorary Fellows and other designated Honorary Members of UNE
- Teachers currently employed by schools.
Please note that Special Borrower privileges are also extended to:
- Graduate and higher degree (Masters and PhD) students from overseas universities attached to a UNE Faculty
- Students from other Australian universities through University Library Australia's National Borrowing Scheme.
How to apply for Special Borrower status
Application forms can be obtained by contacting the Service Desk on 02 6773 2458 or downloaded in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format.
To become a Special Borrower, you need to send:
- A completed Special Borrowers Application form.
Please include your date of birth as you will use this to renew your loans online. - A recent colour passport photograph (scanned images are not accepted)
- Payment for the annual fee (if applicable)
- Proof of eligibility for all other categories that are not full-fee paying.
Please send the completed form, together with a passport photograph, payment (if required), and proof of eligibility to:
Loans Coordinator
University Library
University of New England NSW 2351
Cheques should be made payable to the University of New England.
How long will it take?
Processing your application and producing your University Card (which also serves as a Library Card) will take about two weeks. We will then post your University Card to your postal address, enclosing a packet of information about the Library and its services. You will be able to borrow from the Library as soon as you receive your card. For information about borrowing in-person or from a distance, see the pages for local and external students.
Further information
For more information about becoming a Special Borrower, please contact the staff at the Service Desk on 02 6773 2458.