Library Services
Borrow and return policy
What you can borrow, how long you can keep it, how to renew, and what happens if something goes wrong.
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Available in English and Khmer.
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At a glance
Every figure on this page is taken from the library's own regulations. The complete text, including conduct rules and penalties, is on the library rules page.
Loan period
14days
For Khmer-language items. English-language items: 7 days. Staff: 30 days.
Items at once
5items
The same limit applies to students and to staff.
Renewals
Khmer: as needed
English-language items may be renewed once.
Late returns
Rate set by the library
Ask at the library desk for the current rate.
Figures shown are for students. Staff allowances are noted where they differ.
How a loan works
Every loan passes through the same four moments.
- 1.
Borrow
Present your membership card at the library desk. You may hold up to 5 items at one time.
- 2.
Due date
Your due date is shown on your account: 14 days for Khmer-language items, 7 days for English-language items.
- 3.
Renew
Renew before the due date if you need the item longer. How many times you may renew depends on the item's language.
- 4.
Return
Bring the item back to the desk by the due date. If it is late, damaged or lost, speak to a librarian — the questions below say what happens next.
What you can borrow
How much you may borrow, and for how long, depends on whether you are a student or a member of staff, and on the language of the material.
| Who | Material | Items at a time | Loan period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student teachers | Books in Khmer | 5 books | 14 daysRenewable as needed |
| Books in English | 7 daysRenewable once | ||
| Instructors and staff | All books | 5 books | 30 daysPublic holidays are not counted |
Returning materials
Print materials should be returned by the due date shown on the student account.
Damaged or lost materials must be reported to the library desk.
Digital resources
Digital resources remain available through the catalogue according to licensing and classroom-use permissions.
If something goes wrong
The answers below are the library's regulations, quoted in full. Nothing here is a summary.
When this applies: Returned after the due date
A fine is payable at the rate set by the library.
When this applies: Item damaged
Pay twice the item’s value, or replace it with a new copy.
When this applies: Item lost
Pay twice the item’s value, or replace it with a new copy.
When this applies: Misuse of a membership card
Membership cards may be used only by the person they were issued to.
When this applies: Failure to observe library rules
Library management may suspend borrowing rights for one semester up to one academic year.
When this applies: Theft, concealment or tearing pages from library books
Subject to college disciplinary action under Article 8 of these regulations, without prejudice to any criminal liability.
Questions
If anything on this page is unclear, ask at the library desk or send us a message — we would rather answer a question than charge a fine.
The full regulations
This page is the short version. The library's complete regulations — who may join, conduct in the reading room, penalties, and the rules for each group of users — are published in full.
Read the library rules