Enrolled students and staff can borrow up to 20 books from any of the ACAP campus libraries at one time, in addition to ebooks.

Alumni may borrow 2 books.

Students studying entirely online or by blended delivery can request books through our postal lending service or place digitisation requests for chapters out of books, unless there is an Ebook available, in which case the student will be directed to the eBook link.

Newly enrolled students may borrow up to two weeks prior to the commencement of their courses. To create your library account, refer to the My Library page of this guide.

Returning and Renewing Items

Items can be renewed up to 6 times unless they have been placed on hold by another student.

You may return all borrowed items to any campus library either by post or in person.

Returning books to the library by post is made at borrowers' expense.

ACAP Student

Loan rules apply to hardcopy collections. ACAP students also have access to our electronic collections, e.g. ebooks, journal articles, video databases, etc.

• Loan period: 3 weeks.
• Number of items: 20 at a time.
• Holds: 10 at a time.
• Renewals: 18 weeks (6 renewals), as long as there is no hold on the item.
• Document delivery: Yes (maximum 12 per term). Articles and book chapters only.
• Digitisation requests: Yes.

Fine policy applies.

ACAP Alumni

Alumni can only borrow from our hardcopy collection. Many electronic resources are now freely available as Open Access.

• Loan period: 2 weeks.
• Number of items: 2 at a time.
• Holds: No.
• Renewals: No.
• Document delivery: No.
• Digitisation requests: No.

Fine policy applies.

ACAP Staff

Loan rules apply to hardcopy collections. ACAP staff also have access to our electronic collections.

• Loan period: 4 weeks.
• Number of items: 20 at a time.
• Holds: 10 at a time.
• Renewals: 24 weeks (6 renewals), as long as there is no hold on the item.
• Document delivery: Yes (maximum 12 per term). Articles and book chapters only.
• Digitisation requests: Yes.

To find a book on the shelves using MultiSearch:

• Click title links of items in your results list
•  A detailed record will open. Here, in the Find & Request section you will see the campus location, collection status and call number
• The call number indicates where the book is located on the shelf at your campus
• If the book is unavailable (out to another student) or located at another campus you may request or hold this item.

How to Borrow
This video guides you though the process of using MultiSearch to find books and DVDs.  It shows you how to use call numbers to locate these resources on the library shelves.