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