Lending
Loan Allowances
- Students (undergraduates and taught-course postgraduates) - 30 books
- Academics and research postgraduates - 40 books
- Oxford University and College staff - 10 books
External readers are not allowed to borrow. (Exception: members of Ruskin, Islamic Studies and summer students at the Dept for Continuing Education may borrow up to 5 items excluding short loan texts).
Loan Periods
- Normal loans - 7 days for students; 28 days for academics and researchers
- Short loans - 2 days
- Working papers - 2 days for students; 28 days for academics and researchers
- Issue desk reserve collections - same day (library use only)
Extended loan periods are available to readers with disabilities. Vacation loans begin Monday Week 8 and are due back Tuesday Week 1. Please note that journals, statistical series and 'confined' books are for reference use only.
Reservations
If all our lending copies of a book are checked-out, you may place a reservation using OLIS. Instructions are available online. Your default password is either your date of birth (entered in the format 12JUN1974) or your University card barcode number. Readers will be notified by email when a requested book is available; this will then be held for two working days. Reserved books awaiting collection may be consulted by any reader in the library on the condition that they are returned to the desk immediately if required for collection.
Renewals
Items may be renewed up to seven times if they have not been reserved. Items can be renewed using OLIS; select 'Patron Functions' in Web OLIS or 'Display Your Record' in telnet OLIS. Your default password is either your date of birth (entered in the format 12JUN1974) or your University card barcode number. Go to 'Item List'; from here you can see when your books are due back and select titles for renewal. You may also renew books in person or by telephoning the library. Overdue books can not be renewed over OLIS.
Fines
- Normal loans - 20p per book per day
- Short loans - £1.00 per book per day
- Issue desk reserve collections (library use only) - £1.00 per item per day
- Working papers - 20p per item per day
Once your fines reach £10 your borrowing rights will be suspended until fines are paid. Please note that this was approved by the University Curators.