Important Information

Fines

• $1 day for normal items
• $2 day for recalled items
• $0.50 hour for reserve items

Blocked Borrowing Privileges

• Fines that exceed $20
• You must pay the full fine before your privilages are reinstated

Returning Items

• Dixson Library - when open, items should be placed in the chute at the Service Desk. After hours, items can be placed in the chute beside the Library's front door
• Reserve Collection items should be handed to the staff member on duty at the Service Desk
• Law Library - when open, items should be placed in the return chute at the Loans Desk. After hours, items can be placed in the chute at the front door.
• Postal Returns - For external patrons the address to send your books to is:

University Library
University of New England
NSW, 2351

Open Reserve Room Loan Period

• All books from the Open Reserve Room can be borrowed for 1 hour. If you wish to borrow the item overnight, you can borrow it from 4pm to 10am the next morning. If you borrow an item after 4:00pm on a Friday, you may keep it for the weekend, and return it by 10:00 the following Monday morning. Please click here to view more Open Reserve Room information.

Electronic Resources

• Licence agreements with publishers prohibit the UNE Libraries from providing members of the public access to the majority of indexes to which we subscribe. However, we can provide Special Borrowers and other members of the public with walk-in access to 14 subscribed electronic databases. To obtain a full list of accessable databases, click here.

Items subject to recall

• ALL items are subject to recall. That is, if another borrower requires an item the recall may shorten the loan period to 14 days.

Email notifications

• reminder notices. These are sent 3 days before items are due for return or renewal. Reminder notices are sent as a courtesy and as such you cannot dispute a penalty because you have not received a notice. You can renew items online.

• recall notices. All items are subject to recall. As a recalled book may have its loan period cut short, borrowers should read all mail received from the Library, as the fines for ignoring a recall are heavy.  A fine of $2 per day applies to each overdue (recalled) item. The fine for the late renewal or return of an item is $1.00 for each day. The fine for the late recall of items is $2.00 per day. The fine for the late return or renewal of Reserve Collection  and Medical Reserve items is 50 cents per hour.

• fine notices. Fine notices are sent when fines total $20.00 or more.

• overdue notices. These are sent when an item becomes overdue. If an item is overdue 42 days, you will be charged a $100.00 replacement cost. This includes a $90.00 replacement charge and a $10.00 processing fee. If a long overdue item is returned or replaced with a new or good quality second hand copy in acceptable condition the $90.00 replacement charge is cancelled. However, you are still liable for the $10.00 processing fee.

• pickup notices. Pickup notices are sent when there is an item awaiting collection. After the notice is sent you have seven days to collect the item.

Renew Online

• Renew your books online using your Library ID Number (number under the barcode on your patron card) and your password which is defaulted to your birthday eg. 130288 (13th Feb 1988)