Student Lending

Borrowing Limits - Students

A current student card must be presented to borrow items. Students can have up to 10 items on loan at any time and any combination.
Item Type	Limit	Loan Period	Renewals
Books	10	2 weeks	2
Books on High Demand		1 week	2
Staff Priority Items		1 week	2
Fiction		4 weeks	2
LD (Language Development) Collection		2 weeks	2
Calculators	1	Same day loan	0
Journals/Periodicals	3	1 week	2
DVDs	2	Overnight loan	0
Videos (features only)	1	Overnight loan	0
Counter Reserve Collection	2	Use in Learning Commons	0
Reference Collection	Not for loan	Use in Learning Commons
Holds	5	Pickup in 7 days, overnights pickup in 1 day
Special Conditions: CELTA and TESOL students are allowed to borrow CD and cassette players as same day loans. Limit: 1 per person. CELTA and TESOL students are allowed to borrow some specified class sets from the CLP room. These items cannot be placed on hold, or transferred between branches.

Returns, Overdues & Fines

Returns

Items you borrow may be returned to any branch of the Learning Commons.
The due date to return each item is printed on the receipt provided when you borrow the item.
Most branches provide an external chute for returning items after hours.
Equipment such as CD players and calculators should be returned to the Loans Desk rather than through the return chutes.

Overdues & Fines

Late return of loans are subject to fines and may lead to suspension of borrowing and computer privileges.
Fines do not accrue on days the Learning Commons is closed.

Fines for overdue items are:

14 and 28 day loans	20 cents per day per item
Short term loans (7 day & overnight)	50 cents per day per item
Calculators	$1.00 per day
Counter Reserve items (3 hour loans)	10 cents per hour per item
Videos	$1.00 per day
DVDs	$1.00 per day

Fines stop accruing from the day items are returned. If items are not returned, students will be charged replacement costs and handling fees plus overdue fines.

Lost Items

Borrowers will be required to pay the replacement cost for lost items, as well as a $10.00 non-refundable processing fee per item plus fines.
Failure to pay for lost or damaged materials may result in the suspension of borrowing and computer privileges.

Withholding of Results

Students who have outstanding fines or overdue items may have their results withheld and be prevented from completing their re-enrolment until the problem is addressed.

Holds

Holds can be made if items are on loan or available at another branch. There is a maximum of 5 holds per person at any one time. Items in the CLP class set rooms cannot be held. The items can be held through the Learning Commons catalogue or at the Lending or Information Services desks.

Cross Campus Loans

You can borrow items from other branches by enquiring at the lending desk of your nearest Learning Commons. Items will be delivered from other branches during the next business day. Borrowed items can be returned to any Learning Commons branch regardless of where you originally borrowed it from.

Items from the CLP class set rooms cannot be transferred between branches.

Counter Reserve

Some high demand items may be found on Counter Reserve and are available for in house usage for 3 hours at a time. There is a limit of 2 items at a time. Students must have their own ID card to borrow Counter Reserve material.
Materials kept on Counter Reserve include books, periodicals, lecture notes and past exam papers for some subjects.

Borrowing from Other Libraries

If you are a currently registered Holmesglen Institute of TAFE student or staff member, there are several options available for obtaining materials additional to those held within the Learning Commons collections. Choose an option below depending upon your needs:

CAVAL Reciprocal Borrowing Program

Holmesglen belongs to CAVAL which is a group of libraries that have established a reciprocal borrowing program to allow students and staff to use other library collections in Victoria.

Holmesglen staff and students may be eligible to apply for a CAVAL card which can be used to borrow from other TAFE and university libraries. Staff and students must have a good borrowing record to be eligible for the program. 

CAVAL card holders can borrow materials in person from other library collections by presenting a valid Holmesglen identification card and CAVAL card, and are subject to the policies and procedures of the lending institutions. To apply for a CAVAL card please enquire at your nearest Learning Commons.

Inter-library Loans

Staff can use this option to request books not in the catalogue and for articles and other materials not available from the in-house collections. Students can also use this service under special circumstances. Please visit the Inter-Library Loans page for full details of how to request a loan and the conditions of use.