Borrowing information for students
First things first
Your Library borrower card is your Deakin card. Your borrower number is located at the bottom of your Deakin Card, underneath the barcode and begins with X011...
Contact Deakin Central if you do not have a Deakin Card.
Borrowing conditions
Off-campus students - Find out more about how we deliver books to you.
What can I borrow? - Get to know what items you can borrow and for how long.
How many items can I borrow? - Find out how many items you can borrow for your category of borrower.
Renewing items - Find out how you can extend your borrowing time.
Requesting items - Request an item held in the Deakin University Library collection and in other collections.
Using libraries of other universities - Want to borrow books from other Australian universities and Victorian TAFEs?
Returning items - What to do when you've finished that book or DVD.
Notices - We remind you when your book is due, or overdue.
Overdue items - What happens when you don't return your books on time?
Invoices - What happens when you don't return your books for a very long time?
Encumbrances - Information for Deakin University students who have not paid their invoice.
Lost/damaged items - Have you lost or damaged a book?
Replacing items - Find out how much it costs to replace lost or damaged items.
Application to review your library record - Returned a book but it's still on your record? Want information about reducing or removing overdue points or library fines?
Library Conditions of Use - Read about Library rules and regulations.
One-off proxy borrowing - If you need someone to borrow on your behalf, you must provide a signed and dated approval in writing. This letter of approval, your borrowing card, and the ID of the person borrowing must be provided at time of borrowing. Remember, you are responsible for all items borrowed under your name.
Your "My Library" account
Using your My Library account - check your borrowing record, renew loans, view your reading history, request items.
Change your contact details - it is important to keep your contact information current.
How we contact you - how we send you reminders about items you have out on loan and other library information.
Loss of your Library borrower card - you are responsible for any items borrowed on your card.
Borrowing entitlements
Undergraduate - bachelor degrees & bachelor degrees (Honours)
Postgraduate - graduate certificates, graduate diplomas, masters by coursework, research, doctorates
Gap Year Program - Deakin University Gap Year Program students
Alumni - Deakin University graduates and former staff
Visitors - CAVAL, ULA, Open University Australia, community, secondary schools students
Deakin Prime students - enrolled as Deakin University students, who have a Deakin Card, may borrow as above for their category. All other Deakin Prime students should check with Deakin Prime regarding what is available to them. A Library membership is available.
Non award students - a non-award unit is a unit of study that does not lead to a degree, though if successfully completed, the unit may be counted as credit towards a degree course at Deakin, subject to admission to a degree course and approval by the Faculty. Non award students have the privileges and responsibilities of a student at Deakin, and have access to the same Library services and resources, except that items will not be sent to students residing overseas, Interlibrary Loan and BONUS+ are not available.
Off shore students - enrolled in Deakin University courses through overseas teaching partners have access to Deakin University Library online services and collections, subject to license restrictions. Items are not mailed to off shore students. If off shore students come on campus as part of their studies, then they may borrow in person during that period.
