Lending policies and fees
Here you will find a summary of what regulations and terms apply when you borrow from the University Library.
By creating a library account you commit yourself to abide by the lending policies. You also commit yourself to abide by the rules of conduct and other instructions communicated by the University Library, such as:
- paying the fees that the University Library authorises for books returned to late or lost books. The fees should be paid within 30 days.
- return borrowed material no later than the due date.
- being responsible for the loans until the material is returned to the University Library (self-return machine) and checked in. The patron has personal responsibility for checking that returned material is checked in. Material returned in the University Library’s book drop is left at your own risk. This also applies to material sent by post.
- notifying the University Library of any changes of contact details, for example address or changing email address.
Loan period
- The loan period is normally 3 weeks.
- The loan period for material requested by other patrons is 2 weeks.
- The loan period for sheet music is 60 days.
- The loan period for material from the teaching aids collection is 5 days.
- You can't borrow home: course reference material, journals, daily newspapers or some interlibrary loan material when the library lending the material does not permit home loans.
Fees
- Normal loans, 5 SEK per book per day
- Day loans, 50 SEK per book per day
- Lost book, no less than 800 SEK per book
Payment is made, in the first instance, through your library account where you can pay online. Payment can also be made to the bankgiro account number 5201-5864. Payee: Mälardalen University. Write as a message to the payee: Ref. BIBL, patron’s name and personal identity number.
Read the University Library's complete lending policies
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Read the University Library's terms and guidelines for electronic media Pdf, 81 kB.