Our library operates auto-renewal and does not charge fines for the late return of library resources.
Under normal circumstances, and provided no-one else has requested them, most items auto-renew at the end of their loan period. If an item is requested by someone else it will be recalled (an email will be sent to you) and you will have 7 days to return it.
What is auto-renewal?
Who and what does auto-renewal apply to?
How long does an item continue to auto-renew?
What happens if someone requests an item I have on loan?
What happens if I don't return a requested item on time?
Can I still visit the Library if my library account is frozen?
What happens if I manually renew items instead of waiting for them to auto-renew?
How can I check what I have on loan?
Are you still charging fines for overdue library loans?
Why have you made this change to the way loans are renewed?
Auto-renewal means that when you borrow an item from the Library the loan is automatically renewed on a rolling basis. How often an item auto-renews depends on its loan type e.g. every three weeks for standard loans and every 7 days for one week loans.
This applies to all Library Members and any checked-out item with the exception of inter-library loans supplied by other Universities or the British Library.
An item will continue to renew until:
*See 'What happens if I don't return a requested loan on time?'
You will be notified, by BGU email, and will have 7 days - from the due date stated on the email - to return it to the Library. For this reason, please check your BGU email account regularly, or set up auto-forwarding to your personal email address.
Minimum loan periods apply. For example, you will not be required to return a one-week loan if it has been on loan to you for less than one week.
Once an item is recalled you will receive a series of reminder emails at your BGU email address. If you do not return the item within 7 days your library account will be frozen. This means you will be unable to borrow or request library resources and any other items you have on loan will not renew. Your library account will be unfrozen as soon as you return the outstanding item/s.
Importantly, once your account is unfrozen you must manually renew all of your other loans to re-activate auto-renewal on your account (see instructions below).
Yes. You can visit and study in the Library and use online resources if your library account is frozen.
Provided none of them have been requested by someone else they will renew for the normal loan period, from the day you renew them. For example, if you manually renew a standard loan the due date will jump forward 3 weeks. Any items requested by someone else will fail to renew and you will be expected to return them by the due date.
*See 'What happens if I don't return a requested item on time?'
At any point you can login to your library account to see what you have on loan. For instructions on how to do this click here.
No, as of 1 September 2021 we no longer charge fines for the late return of library loans.
We believe it is fairer and more equitable than the previous system; you don't have to remember to renew your loans regularly and you can keep items as long as you need, provided they are not requested by anyone else. We were also keen to move away from a system based on financial penalties.