As an Abertay student, you automatically become a member of the Library. Your student card also acts as your Library card.
You can use MyAccount online to check what you've borrowed, when loans need to be returned, and also to request items which are on loan to other students.
Self-issue machines are located on Levels 1, 3 and 4 and the return machine is located on Level 1.
You will need your student/staff card to use them and a receipt will be issued giving details of the date and time (if applicable) your items are due back.
If you need assistance to use the self-issue/return machines please ask a member of staff at SEZ.
Information on what to do if you lose your card can be found here.
Students can borrow 16 items (this includes 1 laptop or BYOD locker loan, and up to 6 AV equipment loans)
Staff and PGR students can borrow 20 items (this includes 1 laptop or BYOD locker loan, and up to 6 AV equipment loans)
Books can be borrowed for either 1 week, or 4 weeks.
4-week loan items may be recalled if reserved by another user and your due date brought forward. We will email you with your amended return date, or you can check your borrowing details from Your Library Account.
DVDs and AV equipment can be borrowed for 1 week.
Unless reserved by another user, 1-week and 4-week loan items will automatically be renewed twice unless requested by another user. After this, we ask that you return your items.
If all copies of the item you need are out on loan, use LibrarySearch to place a request. Find out how to do this from LibrarySearch FAQs.
An email notification is sent when your item(s) are ready to collect from SEZ.
In order to allow everyone fair access we have overdue charges to encourage borrowers to return books for others to use.
We will send you an email on the day the book is due back and you have until the library closes the following day to return it before you start to accrue fines – so there is no need to ever get charged if you are checking your emails regularly.
Fines are charged at the same rate for staff, students and visitors.
If your charges exceed £20.00 you will be unable to borrow any further items until you have made a payment to bring your charges below this threshold.
Full details of the Library's debt management policy are available in the University's Student Debt Management Policy
1-week loans: 50p per day
4-week loans: 10p per day (50p per day if item is recalled by another user)
AV equipment: £1 per day (see Penalties for Late Return of AV Equipment)
Yes! If you lose or damage a book you will be asked to pay the replacement cost. Invoices should be paid within 30 days.
Failure to settle an invoice promptly may result in a £25.00 administration charge being applied.
Failure to settle a lost book debt before leaving the University will result in referral to a debt collection agency.
Full details of the Library's debt management policy are available in the University's Student Debt Management Policy.
