Borrowing from other Australian university libraries
UNE students and staff
The National Borrowing Scheme
The National Borrowing Scheme allows students and staff at UNE to obtain in-person borrowing rights from libraries forming part of Universities Australia.
Please apply directly to the host library, which will require photo ID Card (UNE Card or driver's licence) and proof of current enrolment or employment/affiliation with UNE.
Some host libraries charge fees; others (like UNE) do not. Should you be required to pay a fee, forward the original tax invoice receipt to the Loans Coordinator (University Library, UNE NSW 2351) to claim a 50% subsidy (to a maximum of $25). The original receipt (which should include an ABN) is required for us to process your refund claim and comply with new tax legislation in regard to GST.
The following terms apply:
Membership of other Australian university libraries is valid from the date of registration through to 28 February of the following year.
Host libraries will not necessarily provide you with access to their electronic resources or the Web.
Borrowing conditions are set by the host library. You must observe these conditions and pay appropriate fees and charges. The University Library has an obligation to recover outstanding fees and charges on behalf of host libraries.
Assistance with problems
If case of difficulties, please contact Loans Coordinator Allison Hall on telephone 02 6773 2185 or email libloans@une.edu.au.
Staff and students from other universities
The UNE University Library welcomes as in-person borrowers:
staff and students from Universities Australia-member institutions
and staff and students from overseas universities who are currently working or studying at the University of New England.
There is no charge for this access.
Registration
To register as a borrower, please enquire at the University Library Service Desk.
To register, you will need to bring:
a photo ID card,
proof of either current enrolment or employment with your home institution,
a recent colour passport photograph. Please note, scanned photographs will not be accepted.
and a completed registration form (also available from the Service Desk).
Registration is possible at University Library between 9.00 am and 4.00 pm on regular working days. Membership is valid from the time of registration to February 28 of the following year, unless it is cancelled by the UNE University Library.
Your application will be processed and UNE ID card posted to you in about two weeks.
Borrowing conditions
Reciprocal borrowers may borrow from either Dixson Library or the Law Library. You may have on loan up to 12 items at any one time for a 14 day loan period and may renew loans twice, as long as the item is not required by another borrower. Loans cannot be processed without a card.
We cannot provide you with access to complete range of electronic databases available to UNE staff and students. If you incur fines or other penalties at the University Library then your personal details and details of the materials or charges involved will be forwarded to your home institution library, which may also impose penalties on you.