General borrowing policies

Number of borrowed books and loan period

• You can borrow up to six books (students) or 12 books (staff) at any given time.
• The loan period is two weeks (students) or four weeks (staff).
• Loans can be extended twice, totalling a maximum period of six weeks (students) or 12 weeks (staff). For that, please send a message via Teams.
• Extending loans is only possible if the book in question is not reserved by another user.

Items excluded from borrowing*

• Reference books; i.e. dictionaries, encyclopaedias and encyclopaedic publications
• Periodicals; i.e. journals, magazines, newspapers
• DVDs, BluRay, CDs
• Books containing DVDs, BluRay Discs, CDs
• BI theses
• Design materials

*Exceptions can be made for faculty / staff members

Fines, suspensions, replacements

Fines for not returning or renewing items by thetheir due date:date are as follows:

• EUR
  additional additional

  1st overdue notice:notice	One 2.00day after due date	0.25€ per item / day
  2nd overdue notice:notice	Seven EURdays 5.00after due date	-
  3rd overdue notice:notice	Fourteen EURdays 10.00after due date	Account / borrowing privileges restricted

  Suspension of borrowing privileges occurs whenif finesan exceeditem EURis 10.00
  Restorationnot returned with 14 days past its due date. Borrowing rights can be restored after the return of borrowing rights afteritems payment of finesfines.

  and

  Refund returning/ ofreplacement:

  items
  Refund/replacement:

  Please see librarian for refund or in case of lost itemsitems.

  *Exceptions can be made for staff members