Borrowing from our libraries
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As a member of the Library, you can borrow or request items from our collections at any of our libraries. Renew your items online using My Library. If an item you have on loan is requested by someone else, you'll get a recall notification via email.
Use your staff, student or library card to borrow from the Library. We have self check machines at the Geoffrey Bolton Library and in the Veterinary Library, or take your items and card to the help desk.
Return your loans to any of our libraries, regardless of where you borrowed them from. Ensure you return due or recalled items on time to avoid fines. High Demand collection loans must be returned to the library they were borrowed from.
What can I borrow and for how long?
Murdoch Undergraduate and Graduate Diploma students
| Loans | For how long | |
|---|---|---|
| Library collections | 30 items | 12 weeks |
| High Demand collection | 2 items | 2 hours |
| BONUS+ | 5 items | 3 weeks |
You can request up to 10 items at any time, including five BONUS+ items. High Demand Items cannot be requested.
Murdoch staff, postgraduate, masters and honours students
| Loans | For how long | |
|---|---|---|
| Library collections | 99 items | 1 semester |
| High Demand collection | 2 items | 2 hours |
| BONUS+ | 10 items | 3 weeks |
You can request up to 20 items at any time, including 10 BONUS+ items. High Demand Items cannot be requested.
All other library members (includes MIT students, Alumni, Community members)
| Loans | For how long | |
|---|---|---|
| Library collections | 30 items | 6 weeks |
You can request up to 5 items at any time. High Demand Items cannot be requested.
High Demand Collection - Overnight loans
You can borrow most High Demand collection items overnight. See Library staff to book an item for overnight loan.
| Overnight loans | Borrow from | Return by |
|---|---|---|
| Geoffrey Bolton Library | Weekdays: 6pm; | Within one hour of Library next opening |
| Veterinary Library | 4pm | Weekdays before 9am; |
| Mandurah Campus Library | 2pm | Within one hour of Library next opening |
Renewing your loans
If you are a Murdoch University student or staff member, we will automatically renew your loans two times. If you need items for longer, you can renew them a further three times using My Library or at the self check machines in the Library.
High Demand loans can only be renewed once. Log in to My Library or use the self check machines to renew High Demand items.
BONUS+ loans will be automatically renewed two times unless another user has requested the item.
If you are a community, MIT, school, alumni or corporate member, renew your loans online using MyLibrary.
Fines may be applied if items are not returned or renewed by the due date.
Requests & Recalls
You can request items which are already on loan or are available at another Murdoch campus library. Use Library Search
or the Library Catalogue. We will email you when the item is ready for collection at your preferred pickup location.
Similarly, items you have borrowed may be requested by someone else. You'll get a recall notification via email and have 7 days to return the item.