Borrowing limits and periods

Borrowing limits

User Number of items
Undergraduates 25 items
Taught Postgraduates 35 items
Staff and Research Postgraduates 75 items
SCONUL Research Extra users 5 items
NHS staff 10 items

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Loan periods: books and serials on the open shelves

Books:

User Loan period
Undergraduates and Taught Postgraduates Short Loan, Overnight, 3 day, 7 days or 28 days (standard loan)
Staff, Research Postgraduates, SCONUL Research Extra users and NHS staff Short Loan, Overnight, 3 day, 7 days or 3 months (standard loan)

All users: loan periods subject to user card expiry date, recalls and existing waiting list when standard loan period reduces to 7 days

Serials:

Serial type Loan period
Bound 7 days or overnight
Unbound Overnight

Some titles (including current serials parts) are not for loan

Loan periods: books in the Short Loan Collection (SLC)

For use in the Library only, except from 4.00pm (12 noon on Wed. and Fri.) when they can be borrowed overnight, due back by 10am the next day (or Monday if borrowed on Fridays).

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