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Community borrowing
General community borrowing
Residents of the Sunshine Coast are welcome to join the USC Library as Community Borrowers.
- membership costs A$88 per year (including GST) EFTPOS only accepted
- you will need to bring photo ID and proof of residence (eg driver's licence) to the Loans Desk and fill out a registration form
- membership is valid until 24 December and must be renewed each year
- overdue fees apply
| Patron type |
Loan period |
Maximum number of items |
Number of DVDs or videos |
Number of 3 day loan items |
Number of Reserve items |
| Community borrowers |
7 days
+ 2 renewals |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Secondary school students and teachers borrowing
- registration is free for Year 10, 11 and 12 students enrolled at schools in the Sunshine Coast region and teachers employed by secondary schools in the Sunshine Coast region
- students need to bring their school ID card or teachers bring their school ID card or a current payslip, and complete a registration form at the Loans Desk
- for students under the age of 18 the registration form must be co-signed by a parent or guardian
- membership expires on 24 December and must be renewed each year
- overdue fees apply
| Patron type |
Loan period |
Maximum number of items |
Number of DVDs or videos |
Number of 3 day loan items |
Number of Reserve items |
| Eligible school students and teachers |
7 days
+ 2 renewals |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Reciprocal borrowing
USC students and staff
Students and staff of this university are eligible to register to borrow from another university that participates in the University Library Australia agreement. Conditions and registration details are accessible via the University Library Australia site.
Local conditions apply, so it is important to check the website of the university library where you intend to register. Some universities rmay require a A$50 registration fee. Borrowing must be in person. Students enrolled in tertiary preparation courses are not eligible.
Members of other universities borrowing from USC
Reciprocal borrowing is available to staff and students of universities which participate in the University Library Australia agreement. Students enrolled through Open Universities Australia (previously Open Learning Australia) do not have access to reciprocal borrowing.
Under the agreement the borrowing conditions are set by the host institution, taking into consideration a number of factors including the size of the collection and demand on resources.
As borrowing conditions at this Library may vary from those at your home institution it is important that you familiarise yourself with the conditions outlined below as failure to do so may result in penalties.
The Library collection has been developed to support the teaching and research needs of the staff and students of the University of the Sunshine Coast so you may find that we do not hold some of the resources that you need.
The Library at your home institution is the best source of information in these instances.
You can access the library databases from a number of designated computers within the Library that do not require authentication. We are not able to provide remote access to databases for reciprocal members due to licensing restrictions.
You will have remote access to databases via your home institution.
- registration is free
- to register you need to bring photo ID and either a confirmation of current enrolment, a current payslip or confirmation of employment to the Loans Desk
- university ID cards are not accepted as proof of current enrolment/employment
- membership is valid until 28 February the following year and must be renewed each year
- overdue fees apply
| Patron type |
Loan period |
Maximum number of items |
Number of DVDs or videos |
Number of 3 day loan items |
Number of reserve items |
| Reciprocal |
7 days
+ 2 renewals |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Sunshine Coast TAFE
- registration is free
- Sunshine Coast TAFE staff and students need to obtain an application to register for reciprocal borrowing form from their home institution and bring it with them with proof of ID to the Loans Desk
- membership is valid until 24 December and must be renewed each year
- overdue fees apply
| Patron type |
Loan period |
Maximum number of items |
Number of DVDs or videos |
Number of 3 day loan items |
Number of reserve items |
| Sunshine Coast TAFE |
7 days
+ 2 renewals |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Alumni
- registration is free
- USC Alumni wishing to register should complete an online registration form and bring a photo ID to the Library Loans Desk to collect your card
- membership is valid until 28 February and must be updated each year
- overdue fees apply
| Patron type |
Loan period |
Maximum number of items |
Number of DVDs or videos |
Number of 3 day loan items |
Number of reserve items |
| USC Alumni |
7 days
+ 2 renewals |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
U3A
- registration is free
- current U3A members can register for borrowing rights at the Loans Desk
- proof of current membership is required
- Membership is valid until 24 December and must be renewed each year
- overdue fees apply
| Patron type |
Loan period |
Maximum number of items |
Number of DVDs or videos |
Number of 3 day loan items |
Number of reserve items |
| U3A |
7 days
+ 2 renewals |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Innovation Centre
Companies and staff members of companies in the Innovation Centre may register for Library borrowing.
- registration is free
- companies in the Innovation Centre may register for corporate membership. Membership is only valid while the company is an incubator/accelerator tenant
- staff employed by companies with current corporate membership are eligible to register for borrowing privileges. Membership is only valid while the person is employed by an incubator/accelerator tenant
- individual staff wishing to borrow from the Library need to bring proof of their current employment with an incubator/accelerator company to the Loans Desk
- membership is valid until 24 December and must be renewed each year
- overdue fees apply
| Patron type |
Loan period |
Maximum number of items |
Number of DVDs or videos |
Number of 3 day loan items |
Number of reserve items |
| Innovation Centre |
7 days
+ 2 renewals |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Nambour Hospital
Eligible staff of the Nambour Hospital may register to borrow from the USC Library.
registration is free
you should bring a letter of introduction from the Nambour Hospital Library and a current hospital staff ID card
membership is valid until 24 December and must be renewed each year
overdue fees apply
Renew your loans
You may renew an item from the General Collection once, providing it is not overdue and that there are no holds on it.
Material can be renewed:
- at the Loans Desk
- using the self checkout unit
- online from the "Your Patron Record" page of the Library catalogue - contact the Loans Desk to have a password added to your library record
- by telephoning +61 7 5430 2804 during Library hours
| Patron type |
Loan period |
Renewals |
| Community borrowers |
7 days |
2 (7 days each renewal) |
Overdue notices, fines and recalls
Materials are considered to be overdue if they are not returned or renewed by the due date. Overdue items will result in the immediate loss of borrowing privileges.
- fine of A$1 per item per day will apply for overdue items
- replacement costs plus applicable fines and a non-refundable A$10 administration fee per item apply for non-returned or damaged items
- cash and cheques are not accepted—EFTPOS only.
As a courtesy, a review notice is sent two days before an item becomes overdue
Contact the Loans Desk on Tel: +61 7 5430 2804 or use the Materials or Fines Enquiry Form to enquire about an overdue notice or missing / outstanding materials signed out to you.
All items are subject to recall. Library staff may recall an item at any time if it is required urgently to be placed in the Reserve Collection or for teaching purposes.
A recall fine of A$20 will apply if an item is not returned within seven days of the date it is recalled.
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