External Borrower (EB) Eligibility

Who May Borrow

• All members of the community, except students of elementary and secondary schools, who can provide proof of a permanent area address are eligible for ordinary External Borrower status.
  Cost: $25.00 for 12 months or $10.00 for 3 months
  EB Category: Community
   
• Ordinary borrowers over 60 years of age.
  Cost: None
  EB Category: Senior 

• Trent University Alumni Association members who present an alumni card and have clear accounts with the Library and the University.
  Cost: None
  EB Category: Alumni
   
• Sir Sandford Fleming College faculty, staff, and students who present current SSFC identification.
  Cost: None
  EB Category: SSFC
   
• Direct Borrowing from participating Canadian Universities.
  See the Canadian University Reciprocal Borrowing Agreement for details.
  Cost: None. Effective to September 15.
  EB Category: Reciprocal University

All charges as specified above are non-refundable. There is a $5.00 replacement charge for a lost card. Personal identification and/or institutional identification required as noted above.

Services

External Borrowers may borrow most materials found in the stacks of their home library (i.e. Bata or Oshawa).

External Borrowers may not borrow from the following collections:

• Reserves
• Curriculum
• Edu-kits
• Media (DVD, VHS, etc.)

Interlibrary Loan services are not available to External Borrowers.

Please note that an External Borrower's card does NOT provide access to the online resources that are restricted to current Trent students, faculty and staff. Very limited access to these resources is provided in the library at special workstations which do not require a login. These workstations cannot print or download, however. See more information about online access restrictions.

Borrowing Regulations

In general, External Borrowers may have five (5) items out on their account at a time. Reciprocal University, SSFC, and Trent Alumni have the same limits as Trent students. (See our Borrowing Regulations for limits.)

Items charges out for more than two weeks can be recalled by email if required by other library users. Overdue fine rates on recalled items are $2.00 per day.

Loan periods:

Books : 2 weeks, 3 renewals
Periodicals : 2 nights, no renewals
Maps : 1 week, 1 renewal

Fines

Books : $.50 per day per item. Maximum $20.00 per item.
Periodicals : $1.00 per day per item. Maximum $50.00 per item.
Lost items : A flat fee of $60.00 is charged for lost books and periodicals.
Maps : $.50 per day per item. Maximum $20.00 per item.
Lost Map : A flat fee of $30.00 is charged for lost maps; $10.00 for a map tube.

Payment options are cash (no cheques), debit, Visa, and Mastercard. Telephone transactions are accepted with credit cards.

Returning Material

Books and periodicals may be returned at the Circulation Desk or, after hours, at Bata Library through the book drop located at the University court level. Library fines are assessed from the date the material is received at the Library.

Outstanding Charges and Loans

External borrowers billed for $5.00 or more for overdue or lost book charges will have their library privileges suspended. Reapplications will not be accepted until all outstanding charges are paid.

Changes in Policy

Changes to library charges, policies, and regulations are widely advertised in the university. However, infrequent Library users should ensure that they are aware of current library policies and regulations.

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Last Modified: February 17, 2012
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