Borrowing
Take your Library card and the items you want to borrow to the self check machine. If you need assistance, please see a library staff member.
- Return your books at any of the campus libraries (except High Demand items).
- Renew your loans by logging on to My Library.
- Borrowed items may be recalled if required by someone else. You will be notified via email and have 7 days to return the item.
- Penalty points and fines apply if the item is lost, damaged or not returned.
- Students and staff located outside of Australia cannot borrow items but can access most electronic resources.
What can I borrow and for how long?
| Borrower type | Number of items | Loan period |
Renewals | Number of recalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduates Graduate Diploma students |
30 | 12 weeks | 5 | 10 |
| Murdoch Academics Emeritus Staff Postgraduates Honours Professional Staff |
99 | Semester | 5 | 20 |
| All other clients including: OUA students Alumni Reciprocal |
30 | 6 Weeks | 5 | 5 |
DVDs and videos
| Library | Number of items |
Loan period |
|---|---|---|
| Geoffrey Bolton Library | 2 | 6 weeks |
| Mandurah Campus | 15 | 6 weeks |
High Demand Collection
- High Demand books: 2 hour loan period.
- High Demand DVDs: 3 hour loan period.
- Two items may be borrowed at a time.
- High Demand items may be renewed once (in-person or online).
- Bookings can be made for overnight loans. See Library staff for assistance.
- Murdoch students and staff only.
High Demand items can be borrowed overnight from the following times (with some exceptions):
| Overnight loans from |
Return | |
|---|---|---|
| Geoffrey Bolton Library |
Weekdays:6pm; Weekends:4pm | Within one hour of Library next opening |
| Veterinary Library | 4pm | Weekdays:before 9am; Weekends:before 11am |
| Mandurah Campus Library | 2pm | Within one hour of Library next opening |
