How do I borrow, renew and return items?

• Open University staff, Associate Lecturers, and post graduate research students may borrow up to 40 items for 12 months
• Open University taught masters and undergraduate students (all modules) may borrow up to 20 items for 3 months
• SCONUL Access students and staff from other universities and guest members may borrow up to 6 items for 3 months

How to borrow items

You will need to join the Library before you can borrow any resources.

• take the items you wish to borrow and your Library card to Library Customer Services self issue/return machine
• when you have issued your books you can print a receipt which gives the date your items are due for return.

How to renew items

Bring the items into the library

• Use the self issue/return machine to renew your items

Renew online

• From the Library catalogue click on 'view my record' in the menu bar and follow the instructions.

Use the telephone or email

• by phone +44 (0) 1908 659001
• email: library-circulation@open.ac.uk stating your library card number.

How to return items

• return them to the Library using the self issue/return machine
• place them in the book return box found at the entrance of the Library, when the Library is closed
• post them back to Library Services, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA
• OU staff based in the Regions and Nations can use the internal mail system to return items to Walton Hall