Library Loans

1. Which books can I borrow, what cost?
2. How many books can I borrow and for how long?
3. How can I have a book from the library of another campus brought to mine?
4. How can I keep track of my library loans in progress?
5. How can I extend the loan period of loaned documents?
6. How can I make a reservation?
7. What's the international library loan (ILL) and how can I use it?

1. Which books can I borrow, what cost?

The majority of the works are openly accessible and can be borrowed free of charge. However, reference works, series, periodicals, theses and dissertations, as well as a copy of the semester syllabi defined by the instructors for their respective courses cannot be borrowed.

2. How many books can I borrow and for how long?

The loan conditions vary according to the categories of readers:

• Bachelor’s degree students and external readers
  5 books and 5 non-books (DVD, CD-ROM, CD-audio, game, teaching material)
  14 days, extendable twice
• Master’s and other degree programme students
  10 books and 10 non-books (DVD, CD-ROM, CD-audio, game, teaching material)
  14 days, extendable twice
• Teaching and research staff, administrative and technical staff, doctoral candidates
  10 books and 10 non-books (DVD, CD-ROM, CD-audio, game, teaching material)
  30 days, extendable twice

Penalties in case of delay

If a user is late in returning borrowed works from the library his or her borrowing privileges will be blocked for a period equivalent to the number of days late.

3. How can I have a book from a library of another campus brought to mine?

"If a book isn't available on your campus, it can come to you."

Example:

You are an undergraduate at the Walferdange Campus and wish to borrow a book in the Limpertsberg library without going there yourself.

1. You reserve the document via Bibnet.lu indicating that you wish to take it out at Walferdange;
2. You are informed by e-mail when the document arrives in Walferdange;
3. You pick up the document at the Walferdange library.

Principles of the "shuttle"

• For which users?
  All readers registered with the BUL can use this service, except external users.
• Which books can be routed by the shuttle?
  Only books that can be borrowed belonging to the BUL. You cannot book works which are already in the library of your campus.
• How?
  By making a reservation in the collective catalogue Bibnet.lu.
• Where can the documents requested be picked up?
  Either at your campus library or at the library that has the book. You will be informed by e-mail when the document is available.

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4. How can I keep track of my library loans in progress?

Every reader has a user account available online in the Bibnet.lu catalogue. (USer Account)
You can consult this account to keep track of the library loans in progress and to extend the loan periods easily and automatically.

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5. How can I extend the loan period of loaned documents?

Every reader has a user account available online in the Bibnet.lu catalogue. (User Account)
You can consult this account to keep track of the library loans in progress and to extend the loan periods easily and automatically.

• The extension request can be made until the scheduled return date.
• The borrowing period of documents cannot be extended if another reader has reserved them.
• You will receive an e-mail informing whether the extension has been granted.
• 14 or 30 days will be granted from the moment of the extension request.
• The total loan period can be up to 3 times the initial loan period (3 x 14 days / 3 x 30 days).

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6. How can I make a reservation ?

Simply by clicking on the “Reservation” link in the catalogue Bibnet.lu .

3 types of reservation for works available for loan can be made directly through the interface of the Bibnet.lu catalogue:

1. Reserve new books that have been ordered: with this reservation, you will be informed by e-mail and be able to borrow a new book when it is available in the library.
2. Reserve books that have already been taken out by another reader. You will be informed by e-mail when the book has been returned to the library.
3. Reserve books that are available in a library on a campus other than your own and request that they be transferred to your campus. This is an interlibrary loan within the University .

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