Intra-University Loans
This service, also known as "intersystem loan", enables you to request and obtain books from the Politecnico libraries that are located in other campuses.
The service is not available to external users enabled for periods of less than 3 months.
For teachers and researchers The book on your desk Service is also available.
Permitted quantities
up to 5 requests at the same time from the territorial campuses libraries
up to 2 requests at the same time from the Milano libraries
Alumni can make only 1 request
How to make requests
- personally at the loans desk of the library where you want to collect the book
- by phone at the loans desk of the library where you want to collect the book
Waiting time and collection
2-3 days after the request you will be informed by e-mail of the book?s arrival at the library.
You must collect the book in the library where you made the request within 5 working days.
Loan duration
20 days from collecting the book at the library.
Expiry warning
3 days prior to the due date a warning email and/or sms will be sent to remind you to return or renew your loan.
Returns
The book must be returned to the library from which it was collected
Reminders
If you haven't returned your book by the due date, you will receive a reminder email.
If you still haven't returned it after 4 days, you will no longer be able to access any ASAB library services, until you have rectified the situation.
Reader status
You can always check the status of your loans in the Personal Area accessible from the University catalogue.
Renewing an intra-university loan
The renewal of an intra-university loan cannot be made online: it must be requested at the library and is granted at the discretion of the lending library (owner of the book).
Duration
2 weeks
How to renew
- by telephone (see the individual library sites)
- in person at the library desk
After requesting a renewal, remember to check in your personal area if the renewal has been accepted or denied,
When to renew
from between the third day before the expiry date and the actual deadline.
For example: if a loan expires on the 15th, the loan will be renewable from the 12th until the 15th.
Penalties for late returns
Penalties are applied when books are returned more than 3 working days after the due date.Further information
Penalties for not collecting books
You will be unable to use the ASAB library services for 2 weeks if you do not collect the book within 5 working days after receivnig the notification by email.
This penalty cannot be revoked by paying a fine.
Cancelling a request
An Inter-University loan request cannot be cancelled from the Personal Area of the University catalogue.
Cancellations may be requested by phoning the loans desk within 5 working days of the book arriving at the library.