You may borrow books by retrieving them in the library and take them to the self-service machines. Students of Radboud University can use their student cards as library cards. Staff can have their staff passes activated as library cards at any of the branch libraries. Others can apply for a library card at any of the branch libraries, from Monday through Friday: 8.30AM until 5.30PM.
| Loan Period | Renewals | Number of items | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 4 weeks | 10 (unless reserved) | 29 In addition you may borrow 39 items via Interlibrary Loan |
| Staff | 4 weeks | 10 (unless reserved) | 99 In addition you may borrow 79 items via Interlibrary Loan |
| Others | 4 weeks | 10 (unless reserved) | 29 |
Books that cannot be borrowed are recognisable by the red stripe through the label. Moreover, reference works, loose-leaf publications, bibliographies, legal texts, case law volumes and CIDOR publications cannot be borrowed.
The loan period is four weeks. You can always check the catalogue (Borrower information) to see when you have to return the items you have borrowed. If you want to renew a loan you can do this at once.
You may renew loan items online 10 times. Once you reach that limit, you must bring the items back to a circulation desk to be renewed. Reserves may not be renewed.
If the book you require is already on loan you can place a reservation on it in the catalogue.
You will receive an email when it is ready to pick up. You have 8 days to collect the item.
Items will need to be collected at the library site where the item is located.
| Date | Notice |
|---|---|
| 5 days before end date of loan | pre-overdue notice items can be renewed online (unless reserved) |
| 1 day after expiration date | first overdue notice |
| 11 days after expiration date | second overdue notice your card will be blocked; you can't borrow, renew or request items anymore |
| 21 days after expiration date | third overdue notice |
| 35 days after expiration date | Overdue items declared lost; billed for replacement |
The following fines apply to each item not returned or renewed by the due date:
| first overdue notice | €1.00 |
| second overdue notice | €2.00 |
| third overdue notice | €3.00 |
| invoice | €3.00 fine + €18.00 administration costs + replacement costs for the book (may vary) |
Please note that fine totals of €30.00 or more: