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Borrow a document

How many books you can borrow
up to 8 books if you are a student  
up to 10 books if you are a professor, a esearcher, a research assistants, a PhD student
1 book if you are an alumnus
The quantity is the number of books on loan at the same time from sll the libraries.

How long is the loan
4 weeks

Reader status
You can always check the status of your loans in the Personal Area accessible from the online catalogue

The loan is personal and must be carried out in first person. The loan can be carried out by a different person only if you have written and signed a delegation, with a photocopy of your document. The person must show his / her document. The delegation is valid only once, except for those who have the possibility of delegating another person to collect materials in their name for a longer period (teachers and researchers, disabled users).

Delegation form

Long period delegation form

How online borrowing requests work

If the document you need is located in the library rooms, you can pick it up directly from the shelf. If you want, before coming to the library you can place the online borrowing request from the catalogue. If you have made the request the same day you have to go to the shelf and take the book by yourself; if instead you made the request the day before you will find the document reserved in your name at the circulation desk.
Anyway you must register the loan at the circulation desk or at the selfcheck station.

If the document you need is located in warehouses (sometimes even far from the library), you have to request it by placing the online borrowing request from the catalogue or following the instructions indicated in the red note.
When you make the request pay attention to the conditions and times of availability indicated in red in the catalogue. 

How many  borrowing requests you can place
2 requests at the same time throughout all the libraries. s (the number of online loan requests is less than the number of contemporary loans allowed)
1 request if you are an alumnus
Since you place a request you generally have 2 working days to collect the book - unless otherwise stated in red in the catalogue.
The day you make the request is counted, if it is a business day.
You can always check the status of your loans in the Personal Area accessible from the catalogue under the "loans"menu.

Cancellation and penalty
Always cancel from the Personal Area of the catalogue requests that are still valid, but no longer interest you.
There is a penalty for not collecting the document requested.

Return a document on loan

3 days prior to the due date a warning email and/or sms will be sent to remind you to return the book or renew your loan.
The return can be made at the desk in any Library or by depositing the book in the "return box" located in all the libraries.

You have to return the book in the state of preservation in which you received it. In case of damage or loss you will need to replace the volume.

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 library services, until you have rectified the situation by returning the overdue documents.
Penalties are applied when books are returned more than 3 working days after the due date.

Renew a loan

Loans are always renewable from the catalogue if the book in question has not been reserved in the meantime by another user.
Alumni can only make one renewal.
Short loans and the weekend loans cannot be renewed.

How many renewals can you do, and how long they last
Maximum 2 renewals of 4 weeks each.

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.

How to renew

We recommend renewing online.

Reserve a document not available

From the catalogue you can reserve a document that is currently on loan: click on button "Document reservation", log in and confirm.
When the book is returned you will receive an e-mail and/or sms notifying you that the book is now available and reserved in your name.

How many reservations you can make
2 reservations at the same time from all the libraries.
1 reservation if you are an alumnus

How long is a reservation 
2 working days
The day you receive the notification is counted, if it is a working day.
Documents must be collected at the circulation desk.

Cancellation and penalty
Always cancel from the personal area of the catalogue reservations that are still valid, but no longer interest you.
There is a penalty for not collecting the documents requested.

Ask for a document from another campus

You find all information at Ask for a document not available

 

Get a document on short loan

This service is reserved for professors and researchers, research assistants, PhD.
The loan has to be registered at the circulation desk, you can not use the selfcheck machines.

Qunatity
up to 40 books
The quantity is the number of books on loan at the same time from all libraries.
The short loans number may be added to the external lonas number. 

Loan period
1 week
The short loans can not be renewed.
Penalties for delayed returns are the same as externals loans. 

Get a document on "weekend loan"

The "weekend loan" service is reserved for students.
The loan must be registered at the loan desk. It is not possible to use the self-loan stations.

How many weekend loans you may have
Up to 3 books.
The amount refers to simultaneous short loans across all the campuses libraries.
The number of short loans is added up with the number of home loans.

How long the weekend loan lasts
4 days maximum: if you take the books on Friday, you have to return them on Monday; even if you take them in the following days of the weekend, you have to return them maximum on Monday.
Weekend loans cannot be extended.
Weekend loans are subject to the same delay penalties as home loans.

 

 

Copy parts of a document

You can make photocopies and scnas using the self-service photocopying machines available in the campus libraries. 
There is a charge for the photocopies service, you can buy pay-as-you-go photocopy card of a value of 5 euro.

The cost of a black and white A4 photocopy is 0.04 euro; the cost of a colour photocopy is 0.16 euro.
The cost of a black and white A3 photocopy is 0.08 euro; the cost of a colour photocopy is 0.32 euro.

The cards can be used with all of the photocopiers in the Milan libraries.

Photocopying must always take place in accordance with the current legislation on copyright (L.633/41 as amended, in particular Italian law 248/00 and DLGS no. 68 of 9 April 9 2003).

You may not photocopy rare and precious works, ancient books and reference materials, damaged or bound periodicals, or works that may deteriorate due to their size and characteristics.

Loss, theft or damage

In the case of loss, theft or damage, the book must be repurchased.
If the work is out of print you must contact the library to find out the amount to be paid.

You can pay in cash in the Milano campus libraries, or by online payment on the site pagofacile.popso.it with the reason for payment "Repurchase lost/stolen/damaged book" - Campus life Area.

If you happen to lose a book or have it stolen, report it as soon as possible to the library. 
The loan will be deleted only after the book is re-purchased or a refund is provided.
The suspension shall be revoked or reduced only if the loss or theft of the book is reported immediately, and it is re-purchased or a refund is provided straight away.

 

Penalties

Penalties for late returns

Penalties are applied when books are returned more than 3 working days after the due date.

Suspension
If you return books after the due date you will be suspended from using library services for a period of time proportionate to the amount of time they were returned after the deadline, according to the following methods:

  • from the 4th working day after the due date: 20 day suspension (fixed penalty) + number of days between due date and actual return date. Example: books returned 4 working days after the deadline = 24 days (20 + 4 = 24)
  • the suspension is visible in the Personal Area of the catalogue.
  • If you have several books on loan and have accumulated a different number of overdue days, the suspension is calculated according to the book that was returned the latest.

Fines
As an alternative to suspension, in the Milano libraries you can opt to pay a fine calculated on the basis of the accumulated lateness of your returns, according to the following rules:

  • from the 4th working day after the due date: initial fixed penalty of 2.50 euro + 0.50 euro per day.
  • only working days are counted.
  • this method of calculation is applied to every overdue loan.

    Example:
    1 book returned late by 4 working days: 2.50 euro + 0.50x4 euro = 4.50 euro
    2 books returned late by 4 working days: (2.50 + 0.50x4 euro) + (2.50 + 0.50x4) = 9.00 euro

  • the amount of the fine is visible in the Personal Area of the catalogue.
  • the payment of fines results in the immediate cancellation of the suspension, but only if all late books are returned and all fines have been paid.
  • if you have several books on loan and have accumulated a different number of overdue days, the fine is calculated by summing the single fines relative to each overdue book.
  • you have the option of paying a fine only for loans from Milano campuses' libraries

Penalties for not collecting books

If you fail to pick up a requested or reserved document, you will be suspended from using the services of all University libraries, in the following ways:

  • failure to collect a book requested for loan or consultation: suspension of 3 days from the expiry of the request.
  • failure to collect a reserved book - which at the time of the reservation was on loan: suspension of 3 days from the expiry of the reservation.
  • failure to collect a book requested on an intra-univeristy loan: suspension of 15 days from the 5th working day .after receiving the email notification.
  • failure to collect a book requested on an interlibrary loan: suspension of 30 days from the 5th working day .after receiving the email notification.

In your Personal Area of the catalogue you can see your deadlines and cancel pending requests and reservations that no longer interest you before the deadlines. 

The suspension cannot be revoked through the payment of a fine.

Penalty for unauthorized reproduction of theses

If you do not respect the regulation forbidding the reproduction of theses, you will be suspended from using the University library services for 3 months.
The suspension cannot be revoked through the payment of a fine.
Furthermore, the University also reserves the right to take legal action.