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• Borrowing books
• How to manage your account
• What are the conditions of borrowing and renewing?
• How long can I borrow books for?
• How many books can I borrow?

You’ll need:

• Your UCL ID card. You enter the library, borrow books and log onto your account with the barcode on the back.
• Your PIN is required for borrowing books from self-service machines at the Science and Eastman Libraries, and for logging onto your account online. Ask staff if you don’t know yours.

1. Find books you need from the library catalogue http://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/explore/
2. Take the books to staff at Issue Desks or Self-service machines.
3. You’ll be given a date by which you need to return the book. The loan periods of books will be different depending on how in demand they are.
4. Check your UCL email for notifications of requested book. You may need to bring them back before the due date if someone else needs it.
5. Log into your UCL Library account regularly to check the due dates and renew your books if you need them for longer.
6. Return books before or on the due date to staff at Issue Desks, to book bins outside of opening hours, or to the self-service returns machines at the Science and Eastman Libraries.
7. Fines are charged on overdue books. See here for details.

If you’d like to keep one week and standard loans longer than the due date, you can renew them through your account, by logging on at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/explore/

1. Click ‘Sign-in’ in the top right hand corner.
   
   
2. Type in your barcode (on the back of your UCL ID card) and your PIN.
   
3. Once you’re logged in, click ‘My Account’ in the top right hand corner.
   
4. In this screen, you’ll see a list of the books you have on loan. Click ‘Renew All’ or ‘Renew’ next to the book you want to renew.
   
5. Note that if any books have been have been requested by other people you won’t be able to renew them.

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Your account will be blocked if you:

1. Owe more than £20 in fines
2. Have a requested book overdue

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Loan periods and fines are:

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Last modified 28 September 2012