Check-out & Borrowing

Overview

Borrowing Options

Pickup & Checkout

Loan Periods

Borrowing On-Site

Borrowing Options

Our library collection includes various types of materials, each with different borrowing options:

Library Collections	Borrowing Options
Reference Collection	not available for borrowing
Textbook Collection	available for borrowing
Loan Collection (Open Stacks in Branch Libraries)	available for borrowing
Loan Collection (Closed Stacks)	available for borrowing
Journals (Closed Stacks)	available for borrowing
Journals (Open Stacks in Branch Libraries)	not available for borrowing
Reference Collections at TUM Chairs ("Handapparate")	not available for borrowing
Literature in the Acquisition Process	not yet available for borrowing

Borrowing privileges may be suspended temporarily if due dates have expired. For details see: Media reclaim [1]

Loan Periods

The following loan periods apply depending on the type of material:

	Loan Periods	Automatic Renewals
Loan Collection	4 weeks	up to 5 times for 4 weeks at a time*
Textbook Collection	4 weeks	up to 5 times for 4 weeks at a time*
Reference Collection	not availble for loan	no renewals
Journals (Reading Room)	not available for loan	no renewals
Journals (Closed Stacks)	4 weeks	no renewals

* Automatic renewals are only possible as long as your library account is not blocked and there are no account blocks or reservations by other library users.

Keep track of return deadlines:

You can check all current due dates and renewal options in your library account in the OPAC [2].
You will receive automated email notifications [3] with borrowing and return receipts as well as return reminders.

Pickup & Checkout

Selecting the Pickup Location

At the end of the ordering process in the OPAC [2], you select your preferred pickup location. The dropdown menu "Pickup Location" displays all available options for the respective item.

No orders within the same branch library
Ordering is only possible for items from other branch libraries or closed stacks. If an item is loacated in open stacks at your preferred branch library, you can take it directly from the shelf and check it out on-site.

Changing the Pickup Location

It is not possible to change the pickup location after ordering. Once you have placed a request in the OPAC, our library system initiates the delivery process. However, you can cancel and re-order.

Canceling orders
If you accidentally order an item to the wrong branch library, you can cancel the request in your library account [4] and then order the literature again. If the item is already in transit, this may delay its delivery time.

Delivery Time and Pickup Deadlines

Ordered items are typically available for pickup within 1–3 business days. Orders from or to the Branch Library Straubing require 5 days due to the distance. Once your order is ready for pickup, you will receive an email notification [3]. You then have 10 days to collect your order.

Postponing pickup deadlines
The 10-day pickup deadline cannot be extended. Items not collected within this timeframe will be checked back in and made available for new orders in the OPAC.

Borrowing On-Site

In our branch libraries and textbook collections, you will find literature freely accessible in the open stacks. You can borrow these books on-site: simply take them directly from the shelf and have them checked out at the circulation desk. Alternatively, you can order the materials to another branch library for pickup via OPAC [5].

Reference Collection – not for loan
Journals in the open stacks and books with yellow labels belong to the reference collection and cannot be borrowed.