Library

Charges and loan periods

  • If you have requested a book, we will offer access to an ebook where available or alternatively a print copy will be sourced from another library.
  • Most Interlibrary Requests are supplied to us by the British Library Document Supply Centre within a week. We will notify you by email if there is likely to be a delay obtaining an item. 
  • A £2 handling charge will be levied on requests obtained from another library or if items are subsequently found to be in stock or available through the Electronic  Library. This charge should be paid when collecting Interlibrary Requests from the Info Hub. Alternatively, if you would like Interlibrary Request charges to be cross-charged to an expenditure code, £2 vouchers can be ordered from the Interlibrary Request office using the ILR Vouchers Request Form PDF icon. If photocopies have been sent to your campus pigeonhole, home address, or electronically to your email account (SED), please make sure the handling charge is paid within 28 days. Failure to pay Interlibrary Request charges within 28 days will result in your borrower card being stopped and may prevent further requests being processed. It is not possible to cancel interlibrary requests at short notice and the £2 handling charge will apply if we are unable to cancel.
  • Most loans are available for a 3 week loan period. An extension of the initial loan period may be possible for an additional 10 days. A charge of £4.00 will apply for any further renewals. All renewed Interlibrary Requests are subject to recall and one weeks notice will be sent to the borrower if the loan period is reduced by the lending library.
  • Please return Interlibrary Loans promptly. Fines on overdue Interlibrary loans are 50p per day per item, to a maximum of £10.00 per item. An invoice warning notice will be sent out 7 days after an Interlibrary loan is overdue. Failure to return overdue items within 7 days of this notice will result in an invoice charge being raised for the British Library standard charge of £147.20, plus a non-refundable £17.50 processing charge.