As soon as you are registered as a user in the library system, you can borrow books with your student card, personnel card or visitor's card, unless:

• the book has been borrowed by someone else (Not available - On loan)
• the book can only be consulted in the library (Not loanable)

How to know if I can borrow a book?

• Go to the catalogue 
• Search for the book
• Go check if there are additional request options (sign in).
• Check the status of the book. Eg. available, (not) loanable, not available.

What if the book is on loan?

You can reserve a book when it is already borrowed. When the book is returned, it will be kept aside for you. The borrower will not be able to renew.

• Click the blue button Request item.
• The library will notify you when the reserverd item is ready for pickup.

General

You can only borrow 10 books at a time from a certain library. At the same time you can borrow another 10 books at another library (there are a few exceptions in some libraries). The standard loan period is 4 weeks. You can extend this period through your account up to 3 times if no other user reserved it.

Borrowing books is free for AUGent students and staff (Association UGent: Ghent University, Hogeschool Gent, Arteveldehogeschool and Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen).

External visitors can register as a visitor at the information desk.

You can find all regulations on the library website.