Loan periods
Type of item | Description | Loan Period | Can it be renewed? |
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Hourly loans | These are on subject reading lists and have been reduced to a short loan period by a lecturer. They have 2 or 3 hour loan stickers on the cover. Located in a separate high use collection or sometimes behind the desk. The catalogue displays 'TWO HOUR LOAN' or 'THREE HOUR LOAN' next to the call number. | 2 or 3 hours | No |
Overnight loan | 'O/N' stamp in the back of the book and/or 'OVERNIGHT LOAN' label on the cover. | Overnight | No |
7 day loans | The catalogue displays 'SEVEN DAY LOANS' next to the call number. | 7 days | Yes (Music scores can be renewed 4 times. Check for other music and media items) |
Journals | Bound journals and older unbound journals with 'Boxed at P' stickers. | 2 days (staff and graduate students only) | No |
28/90 day loans | Standard items. | 28 days for everyone (except academic staff, graduate and honours students). | Yes; up to 10 times for University of Melbourne borrowers and 4 times for others (check for media items) |