Renewing your items

Items will be automatically renewed unless

  • Someone else has requested the item.
  • You have fines amounting to $25 or over.
  • You have already reached your limit for renewals (limits will vary depending on item type; please see tables below).
  • You have another item on your record that is overdue.

Items that will be automatically renewed

  • 7 day loans
  • 28/90 day loans

Autorenewal limits

Type of borrower Number of autorenewals
University of Melbourne staff and students

10

Other borrowers 4

Manually renewing items

Item When you can renew
7 day loan 

3 days before the due date, and up to 3 days after the due date.

You will not incur any fines if you renew during this period

28/90 day loan

7 days before the due date, and up to 7 days after the due date.

You will not incur any fines if you renew during this period.

How to manually renew items

Online

Log into your record online and renew items. If another user has requested your item, it is non-renewable, or it's too soon to renew, then a message will display.

Log into your library borrowing record

Library chat service

Just type into the online chat box on the library home page for assistance.

Loans desk

Bring the items to the desk or indicate to staff the items to be renewed on the screen.

Self-service machines

Items can be renewed by scanning them on a self-service machine.