Short Loan Collection (SLC)

Three Day Loan books in the Queen's Building Library

Three Day Loan books

• are on the normal bookshelves and can be borrowed for Three days
• use the online catalogue to find if a particular book is in this collection

The Short Loan Collection (SLC)

The SLC in the Queen's Building Library includes some textbooks in heavy demand, which are kept behind the Issue desk.

You can use the online catalogue to find out if a particular book or journal is held in the SLC.

Further advice is available on the

• How to find a particular book page
• How to find a journal article in the SLC page

Limits and fines

Ask at the Issue desk to borrow an SLC item: you may borrow a maximum of 2 SLC and 4 Three day loans at one time.

Loan periods

• SLC loans are for use in the library during the day
• from 4.00 pm they may be borrowed until 10.00 am the next day the Library is open

Fines

• Take special care to return SLC items on time: they are in heavy demand and other readers may be wanting to use them, and fines for SLC items brought back late are particularly heavy

Renewals and reservations

• SLC loans can be renewed if they are not required by another reader but the renewal must be made with the item at the Issue desk
• use the online catalogue to reserve an SLC item for a time slot in the future

Academic staff wishing to have an item transferred to the SLC

Academic staff wishing to have an item made into a Three day loan book or transferred to the SLC: should contact their Subject Librarian.