Quick answers.

Council and Management members, faculty, students and staff of Central University, and permitted research and visiting scholars.

The Library is open Monday to Saturday, and closed on statutory public holidays. Hours differ by campus and change in the examination and vacation periods. See Libraries and hours.

Present a valid identification card at the circulation desk. Students, lecturers and staff may borrow. See Borrowing.

General Collection items can be renewed twice, unless another reader has asked for the item. Renew before the due date.

Go to the circulation desk with a valid ID and place a recall or hold request. When the book is returned you are sent a notice, and it is held for you for 10 days.

Ask library staff. They will borrow it for you from any Central University library, or from another library, on request.

Start at the off-campus access portal on the E-resources page. Some databases restrict on-campus or off-campus use under the publisher's terms.

Yes. Students and faculty can use the request form on the Ask a librarian page. The Librarian checks the Library's stock first.

Photocopying for research or private study is allowed within copyright law, which permits only 25% of a book at a time. Project work and dissertations cannot be photocopied. Printing is available.

The Library accepts donations in materials and cash. A donation may be declined if the donor sets conditions the Library cannot meet, or if the materials are outdated by newer editions. Ask a librarian before you bring them.

Late return means losing borrowing rights for a semester. Mutilating a book means paying three times its cost, and you pay for any book you lose. See the offences and sanctions.