Borrowing limits

To borrow items from a library branch you need to use your University of Melbourne staff or student ID card.

Borrower	Maximum number of items	28 day items	7 day, overnight & hourly items	Journals	Media (DVDs, CDs, kits etc) *Number limits apply to some types of media
Academic staff	2000	Yes - academic staff can borrow these items for 90 days	Yes Can only have 2 hourly loans at once.	Most libraries lend journals	Yes
Professional staff	2000	Yes - professional staff can borrow these items for 90 days	Yes Can only have 2 hourly loans at once.	Most libraries lend journals	Yes
Undergraduate	100	Yes - undergraduate students, including Honours students, can borrow these items for 90 days	Yes Can only have 2 hourly loans at once.	Engineering journals only	Yes
Graduate	100	Yes - graduate students can borrow these items for 90 days	Yes Can only have 2 hourly loans at once.	Most libraries lend journals	Yes
Higher degree (includes Masters by Research and PhD candidate)	2000	Yes - higher degree students can borrow these items for 90 days	Yes Can only have 2 hourly loans at once.	Most libraries lend journals	Yes
CAVAL borrower	10	Yes	No	No	Only 28 day loan CDs and DVDS; no software)
ULANZ borrower	10	Yes	No	No	Only 28 day loan CDs and DVDS; no software)
Paying member (including Hawthorn Learning students and Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars)	10	Yes	No	No	Only 28 day loan CDs and DVDS; no software)
Concession paying member	10	Yes	No	No	Only 28 day loan CDs and DVDS; no software)
Complimentary member e.g. all University residential college staff with an authorised form, members of affiliated institutions.	10, 30, 60 or 100 depending on type of membership	Yes	Some are eligible; ask at library if unsure	Some are eligible; ask at library if unsure	Only 28 day loan CDs and DVDS; no software)