Welcome to the 'Borrow, Renew, Return' Guide.
You may borrow items from any SRUC library (subject to local requirements), no matter which campus you are based at.
Entitlements do vary for the following:
Students
Undergraduate students may borrow up to 15 items at any one time. Please check with your campus library staff if there are any local arrangements in place. You may borrow any item from any SRUC library (depending on local restrictions) no matter which campus you may be based at.
Dissertation students may have a small number of Inter-Library Loans (ILLs) at the discretion of their department.
Postgraduate Students
Postgraduate students may borrow up to 25 items not including Inter-Library Loans (ILLs). Please check with your campus library staff if any local arrangements are in place. You may borrow any item from any SRUC library (depending on local restrictions) no matter which campus/site you may be based at.
SRUC Staff
Staff are allowed to borrow up to 25 items not including Inter-Library Loans (ILLs).
Some local arrangements are in place for our partner institutions - please ask at your local library.
Staff are not charged fines unless they have borrowed University of West Scotland (UWS) items in which case the normal rate of fines is applied. Please note that this is a matter between the member of staff and UWS, and SRUC library will not intervene on the staff's behalf.
Edinburgh University Staff and Students
The Edinburgh University and SRUC libraries offer a reciprocal borrowing scheme that allows students and staff to access and borrow material from Edinburgh University libraries.
Students and staff registered at SRUC may apply for external membership of the University by completing an application form - available from staff in the SRUC Edinburgh library. You will need a valid student or staff ID card to accompany your form in order to register.
SRUC borrowers may be able to borrow up to 5 items from any of the Universities participating library sites. University class and departmentmental libraries are not included, and external membership does not include access to e-resources or use of the PCs. You are, however, able to use the Eduroam wi-fi network.
For further information, see the 'Edinburgh University Library' website (link below).
Edinburgh University staff and students may borrow up to 5 items from SRUC Edinburgh library. Short loan (3 hours) items are excluded.
UWS Staff and Students
SRUC staff and students may borrow printed materials owned by UWS but not necessarily housed in the shared campus library (subject to local restrictions).
UWS staff and students based at Ayr campus may borrow printed materials belonging to SRUC libraries (subject to local restrictions).
SCONUL Access Borrowers
For further information, visit the 'SCONUL website' (link below)
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Library items may be borrowed at the issue desk at each campus. At all campuses you must have your matriculation card or staff ID card to borrow items. If you are a partnership institution, an external, or Sconul access member, please see below.
Items must be returned by the date/time stamped on the date label. Please ensure that you write the date on the date label if you renew by phone or online.
You must not lend any item you have borrowed to anyone else as you will be held responsible for it.
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References for images included within this guide:
CollegeDegrees360 (2012) Student. Available at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/83633410@N07/7658278494/ (Accessed: 9 October 2019).
UBC Library Communications (2007) Reference desk (IKBLC). Available at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ubclibrary/3027724237 (Accessed: 9 October 2019).
