Audiovisuals

     Only registered University of Nicosia/Intercollege students can borrow books on Reserve
     Only Music department Faculty can borrow Music CDs and scores (for one week)  
 

Library membership is free for all users except for External Users (20€ for 6 months and 40€ annually non-refundable) and for Alumni (17€ annually non-refundable).

Books in the following collections cannot be loaned out: Reference, Law Reference, Cyprus Reference, Rare, Periodicals and Dissertations.

External Users, Alumni and Distance Learners cannot borrow from the following Special Collections: Law Reference, Cyprus, Reserve, Reference, Rare, Government documents and Dissertations and Journals.


Returning

Return your books to the Circulation Desk before or on the date indicated at the back of the book otherwise a fine will be issued (click on Loss of Privileges/Fines).


Renewing

You can keep your books longer if you renew them, preferably one day before the deadline:
     At the Circulation Desk using your student ID card or your library card.
     Online through the Library's website:
         - Click on UniCAT TWICE/Library Catalog
         - Enter your ID number (student ID number or library card number) in the User ID/Barcode and in the Verification
           field.      
         - Click on My Library Card (on the top centre of the page)
         - Click on Loans
         - Click on Renew All 

1.  If all the books have been renewed successfully you will get the following message:

     Renew All finished Successfully on all Loaned items!

     - Click on My Library Card
     - Click on Loans to view the New Due Date

2.  If any of the books were not renewed you will get the following message, which will be followed by a list of the books that
     were not renewed:

     IC ADM Library - Items which were not renewed:

    
     Reasons why books are not renewed:
     - if your membership for the new semester has not been renewed
     - if they are textbooks from the Reserve Collection
     - if they are requested by another user
     - if they are overdue and have a fine
     - if they have been renewed three times already
     - if you are an External User, an Alumnus, an Off-Campus Student or Off-Campus Lecturer.
    
     Any book that cannot be renewed online has to be returned to the Library to avoid fines. If you cannot manage to renew
     your books online and don't know the reason, please contact the Circulation Desk at: 22 444 772.

3.  If some books have been renewed and others have not, then:
  
     - Click on My Library Card
     - Click on Loans to view the new due date and write it down on the slip of paper at the back of the renewed books.
     - Return all the non-renewed books to the Library to avoid fines.

Books can be renewed up to three times either online or at the Library. No renewal is done over the phone.

Holds & Recalls

There may be times when a book you want is not in the library and the catalog shows that the item is loaned out to another user. Once you search for the item on UniCAT, our on-line library catalog, and you find it, make a note of the Call Number  and ask the Librarian at the Circulation Desk to put a hold on it or recall it if necessary. If an item is recalled, the current borrower is notified by phone or e-mail that the book has been recalled and a new due date is specified for the book to be returned (usually within two days) regardless of the date originally stamped at the back slip of the book. Only urgently needed books will be recalled.

You should normally expect to collect recalled books within three days of placing the hold, provided that the borrower responds promptly to the recall notice. Items awaiting collection will be kept at the relevant shelf in the Library for three days only after they are returned by the previous borrower. After that, they will be either returned to the first borrower, if the borrower still needs the book, or they will be returned to the collection. If the current borrower fails to return a recalled book by the new return date given, it will be considered overdue and a fine of 1.70€ per item per day will be charged for not responding to the recall. The borrower's borrowing privileges will also be blocked (Loss of Privileges/Fines).


Loss of Privileges / Fines

In the case where you do not return your loans by the due date, you will receive a letter, e-mail or phone call reminding you that your items are overdue. This reminder is a courtesy service and the library cannot be held responsible for non-receipt by post or e-mail service. Fines will not exceed the amount of 50€.

Fines for items returned late are, per item:

 

	Standard Loan Books	30c per day
		80c per day for External Users, Alumni, Off-Campus Faculty and Off-Campus Students
	Reserve Books	70c per hour, 5€ per day or 45€ per day during exam period
	Recalled Items	1.70€ per day
	Lost/Damaged Items	Cost of item plus a processing fee of 17€

Cost of book plus a processing fee of 17€ will be charged for lost, damaged or defaced books. Borrowers who have not returned their books or have not paid their fines will lose their borrowing privileges, will not be allowed to register for classes, will not be given their grades or awarded their diploma.
 
In order to avoid fines and/or loss of privileges:
     Make sure you check the status of the items that you borrowed on our on-line catalog on a regular basis. For that
        you can click on My Library Card.
     Return/renew your loans on or before the due date stamped on the date slip at the back of your book.
     Make sure that you make a note of the due date on the book slip if you are renewing items online.
     Avoid giving your ID card to friends and avoid giving the books that you borrowed to others to use or to return since you
        will be responsible for any fines, loss or damage that may occur.
     Report the loss of your card, or any change of address, phone number or e-mail address to the Circulation Desk as soon
        as possible.

Extension of Privileges

In the case where you need to borrow materials beyond the period that you are allowed, either due to an incomplete course or an unfinished project, you can ask for special permission from you lecturer and fill in an Extension of Library Loaning Form signed by your lecturer. This form should be presented at the Circulation Desk.