Murdoch University Alumni

Welcome to the Library!

Members of Murdoch Alumni Association are encouraged to continue their association with the University through free membership of the Library. Membership allows you to borrow books, use the Library's collections, and access the Proquest database either on campus or from home. Membership needs to be renewed each year.

Joining the Library

Step 1. Complete an Application for Alumni Library Membership form.
Step 2. The library will then activate your membership. You should allow two working days for this process to be completed.
Step 3. You will be notified once membership processing has been done and provided with your Library User ID which is a 14 digit number.

To renew your membership, contact the Enquiry and Loans desk in person, by email or by phone.

For further information please contact the Library loans@murdoch.edu.au or telephone 61 (8) 9360 2563.

Borrowing

To borrow library resources you will need your Library ID card. For fast loans use the Self Check machine. If you need assistance, take your books to the Loans Desk. As an Alumni you may borrow up to 8 items for 4 weeks unless recalled.

Renewals

You can renew your loans by logging on to My Library. Items can be renewed only once.

Recalled Items

Most items borrowed are subject to recall to allow everyone access to library collections. You will be notified by email if an item is recalled and you will have 7 days to return it.

Requesting Items

Recalling Items on Loan

You may recall up to 2 items at any one time. To recall an item:

1. Search the Library Catalogue and display the record for the item you want
2. Select the "Request" button at the top or bottom of the screen
3. Enter your User ID and library PIN [how to enter your User ID and PIN]. If you are already logged in to My Library, you will not have to enter your user ID and PIN at this stage.
4. Select a Pickup location from the dropdown menu.
5. Click on "Submit"
6. Click on "Request selected item" (and you may need to select the copy to be recalled)
7. The message 'Your request for this item has been sent to the library' should appear on the screen
8. Click on "Start Over" or "Logout" to exit.

Requesting Items from Another Murdoch Campus Library

You are able to request items that are available (status 'check shelf') at another campus to be picked up at any branch library by requesting the item through the catalogue, in the same way you recall an item from another borrower. You may not request items to be picked up at another branch library on the same campus. For example, you cannot request an item from Vet to be picked up at Main or CRC.
Books can also be returned at any of the Campus Libraries.

Penalty Points and Fines

If you accrue 200 or more penalty points in an academic year, your borrowing rights will be suspended until you pay a fine of $20.00. After payment your points are reset to zero. After a second fine in an academic year your points will be reset to 100 and after a further fine to 190. Penalty points are reset to zero every year if they remain below 200. Recurrent penalty point fines may involve suspension of your borrowing rights. Reinstatement of borrowing rights from repeat offences is at the discretion of the University Librarian.

Copying and Printing

The Library uses the Monitor Copy system for payment of all photocopying and printing charges. Payment is made using a plastic card with a magnetic strip on the reverse side.

Credit may be added to your photocopy account using an Autoloader. Autoloaders are located in the main library Learning Common North Wing 3 and Learning Common North Wing 2, Veterinary Studies Library and Rockingham Campus Library.

Database Access

• ProQuest
  Alumni can have remote access to ProQuest, the Library's most popular multidisciplinary full-text database.
  ProQuest provides in depth coverage of many disciplines - business; applied science and technology; general science; computing; telecommunications; education; general reference; humanities; law; medicine; women's interests; religion and social sciences.
  
  How to access ProQuest:
  To access ProQuest you require a Library User ID as well as a Library PIN number.
  Join the Library to obtain a Library User ID and then follow the instructions to create your Library PIN.
  Further information is available about your User ID and PIN.
  Connect to ProQuest from this page, or from the Library's Databases page. You will be prompted to enter your name Library User ID, and Library PIN.
  
  Please note it is a Condition of Use that Alumni use ProQuest only for their own personal research or educational use, not as a substitute for their employers or businesses obtaining access to the service.

• Other databases
  Alumni may access any databases listed on the Library's Databases pages for which access is 'Web (Unrestricted)'.

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