Borrowing & Renewing
All you need to know about borrowing from the Library.
All MTU Kerry students and staff automatically become members of the Library. Your Student Card is also your Library membership card and you need it to borrow items from the library.
Click on the tabs below for details of borrowing rights for each patron category.
Undergraduate Students can borrow a combined total of 7 items from the item types below (for example 5 General Lending + 1 Fiction + 1 2 Hour Loan).
Item Type | Items | Length of Loan | Renewals | Suspensions |
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General Lending | 7 | 2 weeks | 3 automatic renewals (unless requested by another patron) |
1 day per item overdue to a maximum of 10 days |
2 Hour Loan | 4 | 2 hours | No renewals | No Suspensions |
1 Day Loan | 1 | 1 day | No renewals | 1 day per item overdue to a maximum of 10 days |
3 Day Loan (Cork Campus Only) |
1 | 3 days | 3 automatic renewals (unless requested by another patron) |
2 days per item overdue to a maximum of 10 days |
Fiction (Kerry Campus Only) |
7 | 2 weeks | 3 automatic renewals (unless requested by another patron) |
No Suspensions |
Reading Room (Kerry Campus Only) |
7 | 2 weeks | 3 automatic renewals (unless requested by another patron) |
1 day per item overdue to a maximum of 10 days |
Intercampus Loans | 2 | 2 weeks | 1 manual renewal on request | 1 day per item overdue to a maximum of 10 days |
Reference material, Final Year Projects, Journals and Official Publications cannot be checked out, but they are freely available for reading in the Library.
The Library has a small number of Laptops available for borrowing. They can be borrowed for up to 2 hours and are for use in the library only. You are responsible for all items that you borrow until they are returned to the Library. If the items that you borrow become overdue and are returned late, your account will be suspended. Click here to find out more about the Library’s collections. |
Postgraduate Students can borrow a combined total of 8 items from the item types below (for example 6 General Lending + 1 Fiction + 1 2 Hour Loan).
Item Type | Items | Length of Loan | Renewals | Suspensions |
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General Lending | 8 | 4 weeks | 3 automatic renewals (unless requested by another patron) |
1 day per item overdue to a maximum of 10 days |
2 Hour Loan | 4 | 2 hours | No renewals | No Suspensions |
1 Day Loan | 1 | 1 day | No renewals | 1 day per item overdue to a maximum of 10 days |
3 Day Loan (Cork Campus Only) |
1 | 3 days | 3 automatic renewals (unless requested by another patron) |
2 days per item overdue to a maximum of 10 days |
Fiction (Kerry Campus Only) |
8 | 4 weeks | 3 automatic renewals (unless requested by another patron) |
No Suspensions |
Reading Room (Kerry Campus Only) |
8 | 4 weeks | 3 automatic renewals (unless requested by another patron) |
1 day per item overdue to a maximum of 10 days |
Intercampus Loans | 2 | 2 weeks | 1 manual renewal on request | 1 day per item overdue to a maximum of 10 days |
Reference material, Final Year Projects, Journals and Official Publications cannot be checked out, but they are freely available for reading in the Library.
The Library has a small number of Laptops available for borrowing. They can be borrowed for up to 2 hours and are for use in the library only. You are responsible for all items that you borrow until they are returned to the Library. If the items that you borrow become overdue and are returned late, your account will be suspended. Click here to find out more about the Library’s collections. |
Staff can borrow a combined total of 15 items from the item types below (for example 12 General Lending + 2 Fiction + 1 2 Hour Loan).
Item Type | Items | Length of Loan | Renewals | |
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General Lending | 15 | 4 weeks | 3 automatic renewals (unless requested by another patron) |
|
2 Hour Loan | 4 | 2 hours | No renewals | |
1 Day Loan | 1 | 1 day | No renewals | |
3 Day Loan (Cork Campus Only) |
1 | 3 days | 3 automatic renewals (unless requested by another patron) |
|
Fiction (Kerry Campus Only) |
15 | 4 weeks | 3 automatic renewals (unless requested by another patron) |
|
Reading Room (Kerry Campus Only) |
15 | 4 weeks | 3 automatic renewals (unless requested by another patron) |
|
Intercampus Loans | 2 | 2 weeks | 1 manual renewal on request | |
Reference material, Final Year Projects, Journals and Official Publications cannot be checked out, but they are freely available for reading in the Library.
The Library has a small number of Laptops available for borrowing. They can be borrowed for up to 2 hours and are for use in the Library only. You are responsible for all items you borrow until they are returned to the Library. Click here to find out more about the Library’s collections. |
Members of MTU Cork Library can borrow books from MTU Kerry library on presenting your MTU Cork identity cards. You can borrow 2 items from the general lending and fiction collections for 2 weeks, and can request 1 renewal at the library desk. You are responsible for all items you borrow until they are returned to the Library. A suspension will be applied to your account on the return of overdue items. Your account will be suspended by 1 day for each item that is overdue up to a maximum of 10 days.
Reference material, Final Year Projects, Journals and Official Publications cannot be checked out, but are freely available for reading in the Library.
Click here to find out more about the Library’s collections.
Retired staff can borrow 5 items from the general lending and fiction collections for 2 weeks, and can request 1 renewal at the library desk. You are responsible for all items you borrow until they are returned to the Library. A suspension will be applied to your account on the return of overdue items. Your account will be suspended by 1 day for each item that is overdue up to a maximum of 10 days.
Reference material, Final Year Projects, Journals and Official Publications cannot be checked out, but are freely available for reading in the Library.
Click here to find out more about the Library’s collections.
Alumni, corporate and external borrowers can borrow 2 items from the general lending and fiction collections for 2 weeks, and can request 1 renewal at the library desk. You are responsible for all items you borrow until they are returned to the Library. A suspension will be applied to your account on the return of overdue items. Your account will be suspended by 1 day for each item that is overdue up to a maximum of 10 days.
Reference material, Final Year Projects, Journals and Official Publications cannot be checked out, but are freely available for reading in the Library.
Click here to find out more about the Library’s collections.