UniSA staff and students borrowing from other institutions
South Australian Institutions
A reciprocal borrowing scheme exists between the libraries of the three universities in South Australia. Under this arrangement current staff members and students of the University of Adelaide, the University of South Australia and Flinders University are automatically entitled to borrow from the other two university libraries. Registration is not required but you need to bring your University ID Card.
| University of Adelaide | |
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| Who can borrow? | Current staff and students of the University of South Australia |
| What may I borrow? | Main collection books |
| How many and for how long? | You may have a maximum of 10 items on loan at any one time. The loan period is two weeks. You may renew a loan up to four times if nobody is waiting to use the book |
| What cannot be borrowed |
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| Penalties and fees | Demerit points are allocated when books are not returned by the due date, at the rate of two per day. More information about demerit points and fees (opens in new window) is available |
| Requests | Unfortunately it is not presently possible for a reciprocal borrower to Request a loan item |
| Special conditions and restrictions | You are not entitled to use:
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| Returning books | You are responsible for the return of books to the University of Adelaide Library |
| Further information | Adelaide contact details (opens in new window) | Adelaide opening hours (opens in new window) | Adelaide Library Catalogue (opens in new window) |
| Flinders University of South Australia | |
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| Who can borrow? | Current staff and students of the University of South Australia may borrow from Flinders University |
| What may I borrow? | Main collection books |
| How many and for how long? | Up to 10 items for 4 weeks, with one renewal, if possible |
| What cannot be borrowed |
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| Penalties and fees | Borrowers who do not return material by the due date will incur demerit points at the rate of 1 demerit point per day |
| Requests | Unfortunately it is not presently possible for a reciprocal borrower to Request a loan item |
| Returning books | You are responsible for the return of books to Flinders University of South Australia Library |
| Further information | Flinders contact details (opens in new window) | Flinders opening hours (opens in new window) | Flinders Library Catalogue (opens in new window) |
| TAFE SA - Adelaide City Campus, Adelaide Centre for the Arts Campus, Marleston Campus, Noarlunga Campus, O'Halloran Hill Campus, and Panorama Campus | |
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| Who can borrow? | Current staff and students of the University of South Australia of good standing may borrow from the above TAFE SA campus libraries. If you wish to register as a reciprocal borrower you will need to obtain a registration form from UniSA Library and take the completed form and your valid UniSA Library card to the required campus of TAFE SA (opens in new window). |
| What may I borrow? | Main collection items only. Some items available at the discretion of the Library. Borrowers advised to contact the individual library |
| How many and for how long? | Up to 5 items for 14/28 day loans subject to restrictions / renewals at discretion of the Library |
| What cannot be borrowed | High demand course materials, Reference collection |
| Penalties and fees | Borrower suspension for overdues/invoices for cost of non-returns |
| Requests | Not available |
| Special conditions and restrictions | Conditions are subject to annual review |
| Returning books | You are responsible for the return of books to the Library from which you borrowed them |
| Further information | TAFE SA (opens in new window) |
Interstate Australian University Libraries
The University of South Australia Library participates in University Library Australia, a national borrowing scheme that allows staff and students of universities to join and borrow from interstate university libraries. Full details of this scheme, including which universities charge, are available from the CAUL website (opens in new window) (Council of Australian University Librarians).
| University Library Australia | |
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| Who can borrow? | Current staff and students of the University of South Australia of good standing are eligible to register at any participating interstate university in Australia |
| How do I apply? | Proof of enrolment or employment with UniSA as well as photo ID is required to register or renew membership |
| How much does it cost? | Borrowers are advised to contact the Library in question or consult the CAUL website (opens in new window) regarding information about fees |
| What cannot be borrowed and how many? | The host library will determine levels of access for ULA borrowers, ie numbers of loans and which collections are available to ULA borrowers |
| Penalties and fees | All fines and charges are at the discretion of the host library. |
| Special conditions and restrictions | No access to:
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| Returning books | You are responsible for the return of books to the Library from which you borrowed them |
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