| Borrower Category | Explanation |
| Undergraduate students | Currently enrolled in a UQ accredited program |
| Coursework postgraduate students | Currently enrolled in a UQ accredited program |
| Research students | Currently enrolled in a UQ accredited program |
| External and remote students | Fully enrolled externally or remotely; mixed or flexible mode; on placement for more than 2 weeks |
| ICTE students | Currently enrolled in an UQ-ICTE course |
| UQ staff | Academic, research and general staff; adjunct, clinical title and honorary appointments |
| Herston, Mater and PAH staff | Current staff at the 3 teaching hospitals |
| Secondary school students | Year 11 or 12 students in UQL Cyberschool |
| UQ alumni | First year of membership upon graduation is free |
| Reciprocal | Eligible staff and students from other universities |
| Community | UQ students enrolled in non-accredited courses; retired staff; general public are eligible to apply |
Borrowing help
Ask questions relating to loans, overdue items, requesting items:
- Telephone your branch library
- Email and get a response within 48 hours
- Face-to-face at any branch library
Quick links
Borrowing summary
For more details, go to the specific borrowing guide (above).
| Who? | UQ Undergraduates |
UQ Postgraduate Coursework |
UQ Research Students |
ICTE Students | UQ & Hospital Staff | UQ Alumni |
Reciprocal Borrowers | Community Borrowers |
| How much? | Up to 30 items | Up to 40 items | Up to 60 items | Up to 12 items | Up to 60 items | Up to 30 items | Up to 15 items | Up to 15 items |
| For how long? | Internally enrolled: Up to 28 days. Externally enrolled: Up to 42 days |
Internally enrolled: Up to 28 days. Externally enrolled: Up to 42 days |
Up to 84 days | Up to 14 days | Up to 84 days | Up to 28 days | Up to 14 days | Up to 14 days |
| Renew loans? | Yes Three times |
Yes Three times |
Yes Three times |
Yes Three times |
Yes Three times |
Yes Three times |
Yes Three times |
Yes Three times |
| Request loans already out on loan or at another campus library? | You may request books and multimedia that are already on loan or at another campus library. For items on the shelf at your campus, you are expected to retrieve them yourself. There is a maximum number of requests at any one time: | |||||||
| 10 only | 20 only | 20 only | Nil | 20 only | 5 only | 5 only | 5 only | |
| Borrow from other institutions? | UQL has reciprocal borrowing agreements with other Australian universities under the University Library Australia national borrowing scheme. This allows students and staff of Universities Australia (UA) member universities to borrow directly from other UA member university libraries. See http://www.caul.edu.au/caul-programs/university-library-australia/ulaparticipants for full details. | |||||||
| Can I have items posted to me? | Yes, if enrolled as UQ external or remote student | Yes, if enrolled as UQ external or remote student | Yes, if you have remote status | No | Not generally | No | No | No |
| Return items to any library? | Yes, except for high use material, laptops and other equipment or keys. These must be returned to the branch library from which they were borrowed. | |||||||
| Borrow high use items? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| What if I have an item overdue? | Borrowing notices for loans due soon, holds recalls and overdues will either be sent to your supplied email account or through Australia Post. Please check your email regularly. Charges and suspension of borrowing rights will also apply. See overdue charges for more details. | |||||||
| Document delivery? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No |
