You can use Library Search to look for the items you need, we also have Library Search terminals located on each floor of the library. Once you've found the items you need, use one of our self-service kiosks located on floors 1 and 2, to borrow your books. If you need any help, come and see us at the Library Service Desk.
You can return books and smaller items (e.g. DVDs) to the library using the book returns box located just outside the main library doors. You can also return books and larger items (e.g. School Experience boxes) using our self-service kiosks inside the library. You are welcome to bring items to the Service Desk on level 1 during staffed hours.
You borrow and return Library laptops to the laptop cabinet on Level 1 of the Library. Find out more and see full terms and conditions on our Loanable Laptops page.
Usually, the library will try to automatically renew your loans for you at 7am on the date they are due back.
If your loans have automatically renewed you will not hear anything from the us and you do not need to do anything. We will carry on trying to automatically renew your loans until:
If your loans do not automatically renew, you will receive an email from no-reply@oclc.org saying that you have 7 days to return the item(s) free of charge. You will need to bring these item(s) back otherwise you will be fined.
There is a limit on the number of times your loan items will renew automatically. Once this limit is reached, the items will be recalled to the Library. As long as no-one else needs the items, you will be able to borrow them again, but you will need to bring them to the Library to do this.
There are different maximum renewal limits, depending on the loan or item type:
A loan on an item may not renew automatically because:
If you think this is a problem or an error with automatic renewals, please contact us. Unless we confirm otherwise, your loans will still be due back on their existing due date.
Remember that laptop loans and inter-library loans are never automatically renewed.
You can log in to your Library Search account from any device with an Internet connection, whether you are on campus or not.
Choose 'Checkouts' from the My Account menu to see a list of items you have on loan and when they are due back. You can use this page to renew any books, if you want to, but Newman Library operates an automatic renewals service.