Loan Limits

General collection (including recalled items and stack collection)

UNSW users	General Collection	Stack Collection	Recalls
Students, affiliated and community borrowers	4 weeks (can be recalled) Loss of borrowing privileges until item is returned	1 day loan Loss of borrowing privileges until item is returned	Recalled items must be returned within 7 days of the reservation being placed or by the due date if it is less than 7 days Fines apply for late return of recalled items Loan period becomes 3 days when more than 1 person has reserved the item
Staff (academic and professional & technical staff	6 months (can be recalled) Loss of borrowing privileges until item is returned	1 day loan Loss of borrowing privileges until item is returned	Recalled items must be returned within 7 days of the reservation being placed or by the due date if it is less than 7 days Fines apply for late return of recalled items Loan period becomes 3 days when more than 1 person has reserved the item

Multimedia collection (film and music)

UNSW users	Film & Music	Loan limits
Staff and students	Film (videos & DVDs ) Longer loans can be requested for class presentations through the Film & Video Service Music CDs Sound effects CDs (only available at COFA)	1 day loans No overnight loans 1 week loan Loss of borrowing privileges until item is returned
Staff and students	Slides (only available at COFA)	2 week loans Loss of borrowing privileges until item is returned

High Use Collection

UNSW users	High Use Collection
Students, staff and affiliated staff	High Use Collection items are available for: 2 hour short loans (no renewals) Loan limit of 2 items at a time Main Library: borrow items from High Use Collection shelves using self service machines located at the High Use Collection entrance Freehills Law Library: borrow and return items at the Help Zone or Information Desk COFA: borrow items using the self service machine near the Information Desk Overnight loans are permitted (with the exception of items held at the Information Desk) - Borrow overnight loans 2 hours before the Library Information Desk closes - Return the next day at self check machines at Main Library within 1 hour after opening - Return COFA items the next open day to the after hours chute on Greens Road, or to the return chute at the Information Desk within 1 hour after opening Fines apply for late return items

UNSW users

High Use Collection

Students, staff and affiliated staff

High Use Collection items are available for:

2 hour short loans (no renewals)

Loan limit of 2 items at a time

Main Library: borrow items from High Use Collection shelves using self service machines located at the High Use Collection entrance

Freehills Law Library: borrow and return items at the Help Zone or Information Desk

COFA: borrow items using the self service machine near the Information Desk

Overnight loans are permitted (with the exception of items held at the Information Desk)

- Borrow overnight loans 2 hours before the Library Information Desk closes
- Return the next day at self check machines at Main Library within 1 hour after opening
- Return COFA items the next open day to the after hours chute on Greens Road, or to the return chute at the Information Desk within 1 hour after opening

Fines apply for late return items

Note: If you return overdue items outside of staffed library hours, you may not be able to borrow again until the next working day.