Borrow from UTAS Library

Low Demand Items (General Collection)

Note: All loans are subject to recall under borrowing conditions. ^*Resource Sharing loans are not renewable.

High Demand Items (Reserve Collection)

Note: Other borrowers are unable to borrow 7 day reserve items (Royal Hobart Hospital staff excepted)

Note: All loans are subject to recall under borrowing conditions.

• Check out your items with your ID card (or borrower card) at the self check unit or at the service desk
• You will be emailed a loan due date receipt or check your My Library account to see when your items are due
  Note: The due date may change if the item is recalled
• Borrowing arrangements if you are eligble for Off Campus Delivery

How to return items

Reserve items:

• Need to be returned to the library that you borrowed the item from
• One automatic renewal if item is not required by another patron
• Must be returned by the due date receipt and in My Library account

Laptops:

• Need to be returned to the library or service point that you borrowed the item from
• Must be renewed or returned by the due date and time as shown on your due date receipt and in My Library account

Recalled items:

• Need to be returned by the NEW DUE DATE stated in the recall e-mail and in My Library account
• May be returned at any UTAS Library

All other items:

• May be returned at any UTAS Library
• Three automatic renewals if items are not required by another patron, or return by the due date as shown on your due date receipt and in My Library account

After Hours

• After hour return chutes are available in all libraries.
• The return chutes in the Carington Smith Library, Albert G Baikie Clinical Library (Clinical Library), and Cradle Coast Campus Library are accessible ONLY when the buildings are open

Please remember replacement charges for overdue items apply if deemed lost or damaged.

Need help?

Need Help?

• Contact us

How do I renew?

Items will be automatically renewed unless they have been requested or booked by another patron, or if the renewal limit has been reached.

Why can't an item be renewed?

• You may have reached your renewal limit
• Your item may have been requested or booked by someone else

User your UTAS credentials or community borrower login details to request and book items.

• Request a loan
• Request a locally held item scanned copy (a scan of a chapter, book extract or article)

You can manage your requests and bookings in your My Library .

Staff and postgraduate students can utilise our Resource Sharing  service to request items that are not available in the University of Tasmania Library collection.

If you are not part of the University of Tasmania Library user community, you can ask your university, public or state library to obtain items from the University of Tasmania Library for you.

What is a recall?

If someone requests an item you have on loan, you’ll receive a recall notice via email, and the due date will be shortened.

What do I need to do?

• Check the recall notice as your due date for the item has been reduced
• Return the recalled item, the new due date is indicated on the recall notice
• Consider recalls if you have items on loan and you plan to be away for any length of time

Return the item to the library and then place a request for the item if you require the title again.

Why do we have recalls?

Recalls help to provide all clients with fair access to resources. Loan periods for low demand (General) items are generous and will be automatically adjusted according to user demand via the recall system. This means that if others require an item you have on loan, your loan and all subsequent loan periods will be reduced to 7 days until all requests are satisfied.

Your Library Account allows you to easily manage your library activity in one place.  By signing in, you can view items currently on loan, check the status of requested or booked items, monitor due dates and notifications and access your borrowing history. It provides a convenient way to keep track of all your borrowing and requests through the library system.

Membership

All UTAS staff and students are members of the UTAS Library. If you are not part of the UTAS Community please view our membership options.

UTAS staff and students

Your UTAS ID card serves as proof of your identity and membership within University community. It also functions as  your Library card. In the Library you need it to:

• borrow books
• enquire about email
• access and credit your MyPrint printing and photocopying account
• You are responsible for items borrowed on your card unless you reported the loss of your card to the Library before an item was borrowed
• If you change your address please ensure your address details are changed in eStudent
• UTAS ID Card Frequently Asked Questions

Overdue items

The Library does not charge fines for overdue items, however a replacement charge of  will apply for books deemed lost or damaged. Full replacement costs will be charged for loss, theft or damage to a lendable laptop.

Lost Items

A tax invoice for the replacement cost of an item is e-mailed, on receipt of a tax invoice, your account must be paid within 28 days.

If the item is returned the replacement charges will be automatically waived from your account.>

For more information refer to Payments, notices & invoices