NOTE: The new Library catalogue Library Search was launched on the 9th of December 2024.
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Off Campus Delivery is a service offered to University of Tasmania staff and students who are:
- Living more than 40km from the Launceston and Sandy Bay Campuses during semester or
- Undertaking studies or working at the Cradle Coast Campus or
- Undertaking practical work at a location more than 40km from the Launceston and Sandy Bay Campuses
By using Off Campus Delivery you can:
- request loans via Library Search and have them posted to your designated (Semester) address as listed in your eStudent record. Please ensure you update your eStudent address when necessary. Please note the Library is unable to post books overseas
- ask for help when searching for information
If you are unable to obtain the material you require eligible users (Staff and Post-graduate students) can request items through Resource Sharing. Off Campus Delivery users can have requested Resource Sharing items posted out.
Request an item:
- Enter the book title into Library Search
- Select title from results list to open full record
- Sign into your My Library account
- Select Place hold
- Select pickup location Off Campus Delivery, enter not needed after date if you have a deadline
- Click Send Request
If you are having difficulty placing your requests email Library@utas.edu.au
Items will be posted to your Semester address as listed in your eStudent record. Please ensure you update your eStudent address when necessary. Please note the Library is unable to post books overseas
Request a scan:
What information must I supply for scanning material from books or journals?
Check Library Search to ensure that we hold the item you require and obtain the following details.
- Library location and call number
- Holdings for journal titles
- Full details of the book or journal title, author of book and year of publication.
With each request you must also include:
- Your name and student ID number
- A date after which the item is no longer needed
- Indicate whether an alternative title is acceptable, if we are unable to provide the item requested. Make sure you include the relevant course code.
Theses collection is available through the UTAS Research Repository
Items held in the Reserve
- are available for use in a UTAS Library
- we can photocopy the contents pages and index if relevant. You can then request the relevant chapter or 10% of the item to be copied
- contents pages may already be listed on the catalogue which assists in choosing what is to be copied
If the Library does not have the material you need, eligible users can request it from the Resource Sharing service.
We are unable to post items to students living overseas
You can choose to have the books that you request:
- posted to your designated (Semester) address as listed in your eStudentCentre record. Please ensure you update your eStudentCentre address when necessary.
- sent by internal mail to a University of Tasmania Library for you to pick up.
If we are posting books to you please allow 3-4 working days for your items to arrive.
You can monitor your loans and your requests through My Library You can also cancel requests, if you no longer need the items.
The Library undertakes to contact you where material can't be found or there are other difficulties encountered with supply.
The Library is unable to send books to students living overseas.
Renewals
Items will be automatically renewed unless they have been requested or booked by another patron, or if the renewal limit has been reached.
| Loan type | Number of Automatic Renewals |
|---|---|
| General | 3 |
Returns
Ensure that your loan items are returned to a UTAS library by the due date.
You can return items:
- Via the post, using the supplied eParcel Return Address label you received with the item. If you have misplaced your eParcel Return Address label contact us via email.
- Via the return chute at any UTAS Library in Tasmania
- Via the self-check at the Cradle Coast and Rozelle Campuses
- At the TasTAFE Devonport Campus (remember to return items BEFORE the due date to allow for return to the UTAS library)
Overdue & Lost items
The library does not charge fines for overdue items. However, a replacement charge of $130.00 will apply for items deemed lost or damaged. On receipt of a tax invoice, you must pay your account within 30 days, but if an item is returned the replacement charges are removed from your account.
You can pay for lost items by:
- Online via the ePayment Portal (under Library invoice)
- Phoning UConnect during business hours on 13 8827 (13 UTAS)
Material will not be sent to you until overdue material is returned and all charges are paid. Once payment has been made, your library record and any related sanctions will be updated within one business day.
If you have problems renewing or returning items, please contact Off Campus Delivery.
