Loan conditions

Media from the open access area carry a call number on their spine. These labels indicate the particular loan conditions:

• Academic literature (with or without a yellow label on spine):
  • Loan period of one week
• Textbooks (red label (might say LBS) on spine):
  • Loan period of four weeks
• Books that are signed with LS, ESA or carry two yellow labels on the spine cannot be borrowed. The same applies to newspapers and journals (non-hardback). 

Media from the stack can be borrowed for four weeks. Please note that some materials can only be read inside the library buildings. More information here: How can I order media from the stack?

You can keep track of loan periods in your online user account. ThULB will send a reminder via e-mail before the loan period for your book expires. Please be aware that library users are fully responsible for the return of media on-time, even if a reminder has not been received (e.g. due to technical errors).

Lendable media from the open access area can be checked out at the library’s lending desks or by using the self-service machines.

• via online user account
• personally at desks or via e-mail or phone

Every user is allowed to renew items three times before these need to be shown at the desk. A new loan is generally possible. Reserved media have to be returned and cannot be renewed. Concerning renewals of interlibrary loans please consult the Central Loan Desk.

In case an online reservation cannot be done please consult the Central Loan Desk or the respective branch library for help.

You can return media the following ways:

• personally at the desks
  Media have to be returned to their original branch library. Family members and friends are allowed to return items on behalf of the thoska card holder.

• media return box
  The Branch Library of Arts and Humanities (Main Library Building) and the Branch Library of Law, Economics and Social Sciences provide accessible media return boxes.
  Staff members check on returned items on a daily basis. Users remain legally responsible for their loans until the return process has been finalised. Please double check your online user account, whether returns via the box have been successful. 

• self-service machine
  During opening hours our branch libraries offer access to self-service machines which enable users to return media on their own. Some items (such as reserved media, interlibrary loans, stack media) have to be returned to the lending desk.

• mail
  You can send your borrowed media to ThULB’spostage adress. Keep in mind that postal delivery might take a few days. Items will be removed from your online account as soon as they have arrived in the library. Potentially generated fees have to be paid. The user shall bear all risks that are connected with postal delivery.