Information Services

Using the Libraries

As a member of Cardiff University, you are entitled to use any of the eighteen libraries. 

• How many books and journals can I borrow?
• Borrowing and returning 
• Renewing
• Reserving
• Requesting books and journals from the stores

How many books and journals can I borrow?

Users from outside Cardiff University may only be allowed to borrow items from Standard Loan collections. 

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Borrowing and returning

Bring the books you wish to borrow to the issue desk together with your university ID card. You will be given a date when the books are due for return.

Please return items to the library from where you borrowed them and wait at the issue desk to ensure they are returned by library staff.

There is a charge for late-returning of items.

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Renewing

You can renew your books provided they have not been reserved by another person. You may do this yourself in the library or from home using, Voyager, the library catalogue. Some short loan books may not be renewed.

Please ask staff in the libraries for further information or for help with renewing books.

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Reserving

You can reserve books and journals which are already on loan to another person using Voyager, the library catalogue.

Check your Voyager account or your Cardiff University email account regularly to find out when your reservations are ready. Reserved items are held for a limited period and can be collected from the relevant library's issue desk.

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Requesting books and journals from the stores

Older, less-used books and journals are kept in Information Services stores. Items held in store are displayed on the Voyager library catalogue with the location 'XStore n : Ask at desk'.

You can request items from the stores by completing a store request form, available from the libraries. The item will usually be delivered to your chosen library within one or two working days.