Student borrowing

Loan entitlements

Most students can borrow 12 books from the main collection, 15 equipment items, 5 DVDs/videos and 5 short loan items.

Postgraduates may borrow up to 20 books, 15 equipment items and 5 DVDs/videos.

There are self-service machines situated in both libraries to assist you in borrowing and returning items.

Loan periods

Loan type	Loan length
Normal loans	3 weeks
Week loans	1 week
Short loans	Due at 10am the following morning*
Equipment	Due at 10am the following morning*
Journals	Reference only
Edit Suites (Avenue Campus)	Bookable from 9am-1pm, 1-5pm, 5-8pm

*Short loans are due at 10am the day after you borrow it unless you borrow it on a Friday, when it will be due at 10am on the following Monday.

How do I know which items are which loan type?

Normal loans do not have any stickers on the spine
Week loans have yellow stickers on the spine
Short loans have blue stickers on the spine

Please Note:

Shelf Ref stickers indicate that the item cannot be borrowed
STTL stickers indicate that the item is for Staff loan only
Exhibition Catalogues at Avenue Campus are for reference only

Can all items be borrowed using Self Service?

All loanable items except equipment and VHS tapes
Equipment at Park Campus is issued from the equipment office on the 2nd floor
Equipment at Avenue Campus is issued from the Help Desk

Reservations

Items on loan to other users can be reserved using the place request feature on the Library catalogue.

Renewals

There are two ways to renew items:

Yourself - using the My Account link on the Library catalogue
By taking the book and/or your library card to the Self service machines

Books and DVDs may be renewed up to 15 times, unless they are reserved by another customer.

All equipment (apart from laptops) may also be renewed up to five times.

Fines

Normal, week and school experience loans: 25p per day, per item
Short loans: £1 per hour, per item
Equipment and laptops: £1 an hour, per item

You can avoid fines by using the Library catalogue to renew your items. Please note that this option is only available for items that are not reserved or booked by another customer.

Missing items

If you have lost an item or believe you have brought it back but it is still showing on your account, please let us know at libraryhelp@northampton.ac.uk, including the following details:

Your name
Your student number
The name of the item

Proxy loan

If you unable to access the Library you can arrange for someone else to collect materials on your behalf. You will need to email libraryhelp@northampton.ac.uk stating the following: