Loans for alumni
Join the library and borrow in person from any of the eight
Victorian campus libraries. Bring your Monash University Library borrower's card. You can also:
- use some electronic
databases (if appropriate membership has been purchased)
- sign in to Search to:
- renew (reborrow) items
- request material to be sent to your home campus by placing a 'Hold'
- view loans and requests recorded on your 'My Loans' account
Summary of borrowing rights
| Query |
Answer |
| How much can I borrow? |
Up to 30 items |
| For how long? |
Up to 14 days |
| Can I renew my loans? |
Yes, up to six times per item |
| Can I request items already out on loan or at another campus library? |
Yes, sign into Search and place a Hold |
| Can I have books posted to me? |
No |
| Can I have photocopies posted to me |
No |
| Can I borrow journals? |
No, you must use and photocopy them in the library |
| Can I borrow videos, CDs and other special material? |
Yes, see Borrowing from multimedia collections |
| Can I borrow high demand (restricted loan and / or reserve) items? |
No |
Renewals
Most items can be reborrowed (renewed)
- to renew online, sign into Search and use the My Loans function
- to renew by telephone, phone +61 3 990 55054
- to renew in person, bring the items to the loans desk
of any Monash University Library
Holds
If an item you would like is on loan or on the shelf at a different campus
you may place a Hold for it. When it is returned it will be held for you at
the loans desk for 7 days only (uncollected items will be returned to the home
library). You will also be notified by email, or SMS (for
Monash staff, students
only) or you can check in 'My Loans' by signing into Search.
Please limit concurrent requests to no more than 5 titles. Hold requests can
be cancelled if no longer wanted.
Library
fines accrue for overdue items for all library users. Avoid fines by:
- collecting a date due slip when you borrow
- checking your 'My Loans' by signing into Search and renewing or returning items before due date
- see making payments for how to pay
library fines
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