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Reading strategies - Types of resources
Developing your Reading Strategy - thinking about the Library's loan periods and limits for different resources
When you are developing the reading strategy for your module, pathway or course, think about the mix of loan types that will best suit your strategy for items your students will borrow from the Library.
Standard loan
Borrowed for 1 week (2 weeks for Privilege Scheme students registered with Student Support)
Can be reserved if on loan
Will be automatically renewed up to 26 times (13 times for Privilege Scheme students) if no-one else has reserved it
Fines: £1.00 per day (maximum £20.00 per item) only charged from 7 days overdue after automatic renewal fails
School Experience Collection
Usually borrowed for 6 weeks
Can be reserved if on loan
Will be automatically renewed once only if no-one else has reserved it
Fines: £1.00 per day (maximum £20.00 per item) only charged from 7 days overdue after automatic renewal fails
Reference-only
Cannot be borrowed, reserved or renewed
Cannot be taken from the library
E-books
Access models vary – we find the best option from those on offer
Can usually be read on or off campus
Most can be read by multiple students concurrently
Most allow in-text searching and note-taking
Some can be temporarily downloaded for offline reading
Some allow permanent downloading of sections - free of digital rights management (DRM)
