Choose your preferred speed and cost of delivery, the ordering method and how you receive your requested material from the following options. Please note that working day means Mon-Fri and that close of business is 5pm local time.
 
 
Service Type Supplier turnaround time Prices² ³
(GST inclusive)
Delivery modes
Express 2 hours

The item or a negative response is sent within 2 hours of receiving the request.
$16.50 plus $33.00 levy,

plus delivery charges if applicable¹.
Copy: Fax or Ariel

Loan: Negotiated

Loan Period:
8 weeks, no renewal, subject to recall after 1 week
Rush 24 hours

The item or a negative response is sent within 24 hours of receiving the request.
$16.50 plus $16.50 levy,

plus delivery charges if applicable¹.
Copy: Fax or Ariel

Loan: Express Post or equivalent

Loan Period:
8 weeks, no renewal, subject to recall after 1 week
Core 4 working days

Working days are measured in whole days. Request received on Monday, item or a negative response sent by close of business Thursday or, if the item is to be sent by mail, dispatched in time for last collection on Thursday.
$16.50,

plus delivery charges if applicable¹.
Copy: Fax, Ariel, or Standard Post or equivalent

Loan: Standard Post or equivalent

Loan Period:
8 weeks, no renewal, subject to recall after 1 week
QULOC 2 working days

Given priority over other Core requests. Express and Rush levies as above. Subject to bi-lateral agreement.
$9.90 Copy: Ariel

Loan: Insitutional courier

Loan Period:
8 weeks, no renewal, subject to recall after 1 week
 
Colour copying: $2.50 per page.
 
¹ Recommended delivery prices:

Fax, local: no charge
Ariel or E-mail attachment : no charge
Express post or equivalent for copies: $8.30
Express post or equivalent for loans up to 3 kg: $12.40
Express post or equivalent for loans over 3 kg: negotiated
 
² Volume charges:

Recommended prices for copies are for up to 50 pages in black and white reproduction. An additional charge of $4.00 applies for each additional 50 pages copied.
Price for microfiche is per 6 pages. Prices for special copying, eg., fragile material or colour copies, are by negotiation.

³ New Zealand, Fiji, Singapore and New Guinea libraries are charged at Australian rates, minus GST (10%).
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