Borrowing

Use your Monash University ID card or Library member card to borrow from any of our Victorian campus libraries. You can view your borrowing history in the Loans section of your Library My Account.

What you can borrow

- Undergraduates: 30 items initially for 2 weeks.
- Postgraduates, honours and staff: unlimited loans initially for 4 weeks.
- Eligible off-campus students and staff can have Library items sent directly to their address through the postal loan [personal delivery] service. An initial loan period of 4 weeks allows for postal delivery time each way.
- Online students are not eligible for postal loans.
Borrowing high-demand or restricted loan material
- High demand items may have a loan period of 14 days or less.
- Some materials have more restrictive loan conditions.
- Materials designated as not for loan, must be used within the library building.
- For full details see Special materials.
Not a Monash student or staff? Learn about our membership options and what you can borrow:
- Visitors from other universities & OUA
- General public
If you are a Monash graduate, you can access our Library collections through the Monash Alumni Portal. This enables us to offer an improved experience and increased security.
If you don’t have an account you will need to sign up to the Monash alumni portal.
If you do have an account, you will need to sign in and click on the Library 'Explore Resources' button to view the list of databases available to you.
What you can access
In the Alumni Portal you will be able to:
- Browse and access a selection of online databases covering business, physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences and humanities.
- Register to borrow up to 30 print or physical items for two weeks from our branches in Australia and five print or physical items for two weeks from our Malaysia library.
Please note due to licensing restrictions access to many e-books is limited to current Monash staff and students.
Get help
If you need support you can contact our library support team who are always ready to help.
Monash Malaysia Library has different borrowing privileges to our Australian branches.

Renewing loans

After the initial borrowing period, items are automatically renewed unless

it is requested by another user
it is restricted material
you have overdue loans
you have reached the maximum loan period of 52 weeks.

You can check the status of your current loans, due dates and requests in Library search. Select 'Sign in' then 'My Loans'.

You should also receive a courtesy email a few days before the end of your loan period.
The item must be returned by the due date specified in My Loans or courtesy notice.

Returning items

24/7 returns are available at all libraries.
You can return items to any library, regardless of where you borrowed it from.

Inside the library

There are return chutes inside every library. You can return items here during opening hours.

Outside the library

Every library has a return chute outside the building. These can be used anytime - especially after hours.

To see the location of each chute on a map:

Go to the Monash Digital Wayfinding page.
Enter the word 'chute' in the search box on the left, AND select your campus.
One or more Return Chute options will appear - click on the one you need to see the map.

By post

You can also post items to any of our branch libraries in Victoria. Check the address of the library.

Overdue items

It is your responsibility to return items by the due date.
If you have an item that is overdue, you cannot borrow and other items you have on loan will no longer be automatically renewed.
You may need to cover the cost of any items lost. Read more about What happens if I don't return a library loan on time?

Requesting items

You can request items currently on loan or available at a different campus. Find the item in Search, select 'Get it', Request and then your pick-up location.
You may not be able to request high demand and other restricted loan material.
You can request Special Collections material to be picked up and viewed only in the Special Collections Reading Room.
If you are designated as Off-campus, you can request the item be posted to your home [student] or office [staff]. Select 'Personal Delivery' from the list of pick-up locations. You can return items at any of our libraries or pay for return post.
You will receive an email when your requested item is ready for collection. Items awaiting collection are placed on the hold shelves at the pick up location under your name. You have 7 days to pick up the item after which it will be returned to the shelves.
To cancel a request before it becomes available, select 'My Loans' then select 'Requests' to view a list of your requests. Select the 'Cancel' link as appropriate.