Check-out & Borrowing

Overview

What can I borrow?

The TUM University Library includes more than two million volumes of books and journals. All holdings are listed in our Online Catalogue OPAC. The following lending regulations apply to different collections of the library:

Loan Collection	available for loan
Textbook Collection	available for loan
Non-Loan Collection	only short term loan
Open Access Journals	not available for loan
Closed Access Journals	available for loan

Furthermore, borrowing is not possible for:

items which are not available for loan for your user group
items which are still in the process of being acquired
items from the closed reference collections at TUM chairs or institutes

Borrowing privileges may be suspended if due dates have expired. For details see: Media reclaim

How many library items can I borrow?

With a valid TUM Library Card or a registered StudentCard / PersonalCard you may:

borrow up to 50 items at a time,
reserve up to 10 items at currently on loan to other users,
request up to 10 items at a time from branch libraries or closed access collections,
request, borrow and reserve items without limit if you are a TUM staff member.

How long can I borrow library items?

For each borrowed item there is a specific loan periods. At the circulation desk you will receive a receipt stating the due date for each item.

	Loan Periods	Renewals
Loan Collection	4 weeks	up to 2 times for 4 weeks at a time
Textbook Collection	4 weeks	up to 5 times for 4 weeks at a time
Non-Loan Collection	short term loan	no renewals
Open-Access Journals	not available for loan	no renewals
Closed-Access Journals	2 weeks	no renewals

Short term loan (two hours before library closing until two hours after the opening on the next day) applies to parts of the non-loan and restricted loan collections.

Please consult your library account frequently via the Online Catalogue OPAC for current due dates.

How can I pick-up pre-ordered items?

Choose your check-out library
If you order books from other branch libraries or our closed-access collections, you can pick them up at the branch library of your choice. You select the check-out library before the search by

clicking on the preferred branch library when starting the OPAC
or by chancing the check-out library on the OPAC search interface.

We will then make the requested items ready for collection at the circulation desk of the branch library you have chosen.

Changing check-out library
A subsequent change of the check-out library is not possible. As soon as you have ordered an item, our electronic lending system triggers the delivery process.

If the item was accidentally ordered to the wrong branch library, we can cancel the order for you. Please inform us personally, by phone, e-mail or chat about your library number and the title for which we should stop the order process. After this you have to order the item again. It can take up to one week until the item is available for you again

Delivery time
The delivery time takes in general between 1 and 3 days. Items will be held 10 days for checking-out. Due to the longer distances involved, orders from and to the Branch Library Straubing will take up to 5 days for delivery.

Postponing the pick-up deadline
The period of 10 days for picking-up items can not be extended. If you do not pick up a hold within the pick-up period, your book order will be cancelled and the item returned to the library collection. Subsequently you can order the items again via OPAC. Please keep in mind: If the item has been reserved by a third person, it will first be available for this library user.