Borrowing

All Staff


Your library card is the Avondale Staff ID card with your photo. Please present this card each time you wish to borrow items.
Your card can be used to view your library record, to renew your books and to place a hold on a book. Instructions on how to do this are provided below.
Overdue items must be returned for renewal. Items on hold for another borrower cannot be renewed and must be returned immediately they are due.
You are responsible for all items borrowed on your card by yourself or another person using your card. Please do not loan your card to anyone else.
To prevent unauthorised use, report lost cards to the Loans Desk staff.
When you wish students to use books you have borrowed from the library, please return the books so that the students may borrow from the library rather than from you.

Lecturers


Academic staff may borrow up to 50 items at a time for 12 weeks and have one renewal. Please do not use library books as desk copies.
Current journals are not available for loan but previous issues are available for restricted loans to academic staff.

Sessional Lecturers


Sessional staff may borrow up to 25 items at a time for 4 weeks and have two renewals. Library books should not be used as desk copies. Please talk to your Dean of Faculty about obtaining desk copies.
Journals are not available for loan.

Non Academic Staff


Non-academic staff may borrow up to 25 items for 4 weeks and have two renewals.
Journals are not available for loan.


Managing your Library records online


Online Transactions
Library cards can be used for online transactions to view your library record, to renew your books and to place a hold on a book. Instructions are posted at the online catalogues in the library. Your personal library record can be accessed online in the following way:
  • Go to the Avondale College Library Catalogue

  • Click Sign In
    • (Top right of the page)
  • The user ID is av + the student number on your ID card (eg av074621).

  • Your PIN is the day and month of your birthday (eg 2 May = 0205).

  • Click My Library

  • Always click Sign Out after accessing your details to maintain your privacy.


    • To View what you have on loan
  • Click on My Library in the upper menu bar.

  • Click on My Account.

  • Click on Loans to view a list of items you have on loan.


    • To renew your loans. (Overdue items will not be renewed.)
    Click on Renew or Renew All

    To view your loan history
    Click on Loans History to view a record of the items you have borrowed previously.

    To request an item which is currently on loan
  • Search and find the item in the Library Catalogue.

  • Click on Availability.

  • Sign In as outlined above (If you have already signed in to access other details, this step is not necessary.)

  • Click on Hold and fill in the details

  • Click Request


    • View the Tutorial (Takes only 90 seconds)

    If you would like to suggest an item for purchase use this online form