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Borrowing from the library

06 October 2023

Undergraduates, research students, staff, and subscriber borrowers are welcome to visit the UC Libraries and browse our collections. To borrow material, you must be registered with the Library and present a current Canterbury Card, ULANZ institution card, or subscriber borrower card. Learn about borrowing from the library.

HOW TO APPLY

Members of the public are welcome to visit the UC Libraries and browse our collections. Non staff and students are also welcome to visit Macmillan Brown Library and request to view items within the library.

To borrow material, you must be registered with the Library. You must present a current Canterbury CardULANZ institution card, or subscriber borrower card. Most staff and students of the University of Canterbury are automatically eligible to become borrowers, including approved academic visitors.

Exceptions to borrowing include UC employees on casual contracts, some visitor classes, culturally enrolled students and some UC Opportunity students.

What can I borrow?

Students (this includes undergrad, Honours level, postgrad, research, distance, and UC Star students)

Students can borrow a total of 100 items at the same time, with restrictions on some types of items as in the table below. 

Prospective PhD students will obtain access to information resources and Library materials once their application for enrolment is complete.

  • The normal loan period per item is 90 days but this is subject to recall.
TYPE OF ITEMNUMBER OF ITEMS
Total (all items)100
1 day loan quota2
3 day loan quota3
1 hour loan quota1
3 hour loan quota2
Journals50

Staff

Staff can borrow a total of 100 items at the same time. There are restrictions on some types of items as in the table below.

  • The normal loan period per item is 90 days, but this is subject to recall.
TYPE OF ITEMNUMBER OF ITEMS
Total (all items)100
1 day loan quota2
3 day loan quota3
1 hour loan quota1
3 hour loan quota2
Journals50

Subscriber members

Subscriber members can borrow a total of 25 items at the same time, with restrictions on some types of items as in the table below.

  • The normal loan period per item is 28 days, but this is subject to recall.
  • Subscriber members can request items housed in library storage.
TYPE OF ITEMNUMBER OF ITEMS
Total (all items)25
1 day loan quota0
3 day loan quota0
1 hour loan quota0
3 hour loan quota0
Journals25

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