SLU University Library lending rules

Page reviewed:  28/04/2025

The SLU University Library is open to everyone. As a patron, you agree to follow the library's lending rules.

Library account

Employees and students at SLU automatically have a library account. If you do not belong to SLU but want to borrow books from our libraries, you are welcome to contact us or visit us during our manned opening hours to get a loan account.

You must be over 18 years old to get a library account.

Your responsibility as a borrower

When you choose to use the SLU University Library, you agree to follow our rules and to observe any changes to them.

  • When you borrow a book it is your responsibility to observe the due date and return the book when it is due.
  • You are responsible for the books that you have borrowed until they are returned and checked in.
  • It is not allowed to make notes in library books.
  • The library provides access to databases, e-books and e-journals for non-commercial use.  When using the electronic resources you are obliged to follow license agreements and current legislation.

Loan periods

  • You are guaranteed to have the book for 30 days and can keep it for a maximum of 365 days.
  • The loan is automatically renewed as long as no one else has requested the book, or you have reached the maximum loan period. In that case, you will receive a reminder to return the book.

You are guaranteed to have the book for 30 days and can keep it for a maximum of 60 days.

The loan is automatically renewed one time, as long as no one else has requested the book, or you have reached the maximum loan period. In that case, you will receive a reminder to return the book.

  • You are guaranteed to have the book for 8 days and can keep it for a maximum of 180 days.
  • The loan is automatically renewed as long as no one else has requested the book or you have reached the maximum loan period. In that case, you will receive a reminder to return the book.
  • Students and employees may borrow reference book for 1 day, and it must be returned before 24:00 the following day. Should this be a day when the library is closed, the book must be returned the next open day.
  • A late return will incur a fee of SEK 100.
  • The loan cannot be renewed, and it is not possible to borrow the same book again for 24 hours.
  • Requests are not allowed.
  • External users who are not affiliated with SLU cannot borrow reference books.
  • For material borrowed from libraries outside SLU, the lending library's loan period and conditions apply.
  • You cannot renew interlibrary loans yourself. Contact the SLU Library to renew the loan.

 

Late returns

  • Loans from the SLU University Library collections, except for reference books, are automatically renewed as long as nobody else has requested the book or the maximum loan period has been reached. If the loan cannot be renewed, the library will send a notification by email shortly before the loan period expires.
  • When the loan period has expired, the library will send two overdue notifications requesting you to return the book.
  • After the third letter, sent by regular mail, you will be blocked from further loans. The block remains until you have returned the book or payed a replacement fee. The minimum fee is SEK 300.

Damaged or lost material

  • If you lose or damage the material, you will be liable to pay the cost of repurchasing the book. The value of books that can no longer be purchased is set at SEK 300.
  • Unpaid invoices are sent to debt collection.
  • After agreement with the library, you can provide a replacement copy yourself and thus avoid the fee.
  • If the book is part of a multi-volume work that cannot be replaced, you will be liable for the entire work.
  • If you lose an interlibrary loan, the lending library’s rules will apply..

Processing of personal data

SLU processes personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation. Read more about processing of personal data at the SLU University Library.

Privacy
Information about loans and requests is protected according to the Public Access to Information and Secrecy Act (2009:400).

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