Borrowing, renewing and returning material
How much you can borrow and for how long
This applies to both on-campus and off-campus students. Students living outside of Australia are not able to borrow material from USQ Library.
| | How many? | How long? |
|---|
Borrower category
(on and off-campus) | Main Collection | Course Readings Collection | Other Collections
(e.g. AV, Curriculum, Scores) | Standard loan
(5 renewals max) | Short term loan
(5 renewals max | Course Readings
(0 renewals) |
|---|
| Undergraduate |
15 |
2 |
5 |
2 weeks |
1 week |
3 hours or 1 day |
| Education students |
15 |
2 |
5 (other) (plus 25 curriculum) |
2 weeks |
1 week |
3 hours or 1 day |
| Postgraduate |
25 |
2 |
5 |
4 weeks |
1 week |
3 hours or 1 day |
| Research |
no limit |
2 |
5 |
4 weeks |
1 week |
3 hours or 1 day |
| General staff |
25 |
2 |
5 |
4 weeks |
1 week |
3 hours or 1 day |
| Academic staff |
no limit |
2 |
5 |
4 weeks |
1 week |
3 hours or 1 day |
Non-USQ members (Alumni, Associate Members, Reciprocal borrowers) |
10 |
0 |
5
(cannot borrow from AV Collection) |
2 weeks |
cannot borrow short term loans |
cannot borrow Course Readings |
| Off-campus students |
Same borrowing quantities as on campus students although items from the Course Readings Collection can only be borrowed in person. |
Borrowing items with a loan period of two weeks or less will be given 1 extra week on their initial loan to allow for postage time (apart from Course Readings Collection items). |
- Course texts are available for a 3 hour loan from the Course Readings Collection.
- In demand reference materials are available for a 1 day loan from the Course Readings Collection
- Other reference and in demand materials and additional copies of course texts are available on a short term loan from the Main Collection.
- Some items can be borrowed for extended periods for Education pracs and Nursing clinical. Ask at the Loans desk prior to borrowing.
- Academics and Research students can request semester loans on standard loans. Ask at the Loans Desk or off-campus services prior to borrowing.
- Fraser Coast students can borrow additional resources from the Fraser Coast Regional Council Library service.
You cannot borrow
Reference Collection material
Serials (Journals)
Toowoomba and off-campus students cannot borrow Springfield or Fraser Coast material (unless borrowing in person)
Off-campus students cannot borrow Course Readings Collection material
Associate Members, Alumni and Reciprocal Borrowers cannot borrow AV Collection, Course Readings Collection, or short term loan items.
For further information on Loans policies please refer to:
To renew items
You can renew items that you have on loan up to five times as long as the items have not been requested by other students and are not overdue.To renew items either:
To return items
| Return type | Toowoomba | Springfield | Fraser Coast |
|---|
| Within Library hours |
Next to the Loans Desk |
Next to the Loans Desk |
Adjacent to Library entrance |
| After hours |
External chute on the ground floor corner nearest the Allison Dickson lecture theatre |
External chute to the right of the USQ Building main entrance |
Adjacent to Library entrance |
| By mail |
Library Loans
USQ
Toowoomba Qld 4350 |
Library Loans
USQ
PO Box 4196
Springfield Qld 4300 |
Library Loans
USQ
PO Box 910
Hervey Bay Qld 4655 |
If returning books by mail, they need only to be posted by the due date. They do not have to reach the Library by the due date.
Off-Campus students posting back borrowed items use the Toowoomba by mail returns address above.
Fraser Coast students can return items to any branch of the Fraser Coast Regional Council Library Service.
To place a request
You can place requests for items on loan or held at another Campus Library. Please refer to the placing requests for more details. Off-campus students should refer to the off-campus support pages.