We offer borrowing rights to a range of guest types. Please note that guests are not eligible to borrow laptops, make interlibrary loan requests, or reserve items.
Borrowing limits for guests
| Guest type | Borrowing rights |
|---|---|
| Alumni Association | 4 items |
| Retired Staff | 4 items |
| Sunderland City & College Libraries | Reference |
| Sunderland City Hospital | 4 items |
| Sunderland Law Society | Reference |
| Emeritus Professors | 4 items |
| Visiting Professors & Research Fellows | 4 items |
| Artist in Residence (AA2A) | 4 items |
| SCONUL Band A | 4 items |
| SCONUL Band B | 4 items |
| SCONUL Band C | 4 items |
| SCONUL Band R | Reference |
Borrowing items as a guest
As a guest, if you are eligible for borrowing rights, you can borrow up to four items at a time from our main print collections. Please note that there may be some items that you are not eligible to borrow, such as some audiovisual items and those required for University teaching. If you have a library guest access card, you can use our self-service units to borrow and return items from Library at Murray and St Peter's Library. If you do not have a guest card, you can borrow items by bringing them to our helpdesks to be manually issued to your account by a member of Library staff.
Want to borrow items from Library at David Goldman? As this space is not open to guests, we can retrieve items for you from these collections. Please let us know during your visit if you wish to borrow items from here, and Library staff can bring them to St. Peter's Library for you to borrow. If an item is 'reference only' and not for loan, you can consult the item at St. Peter's Library.
Renewing your loans online as a guest
Click here, select 'NHS and other library users', and log in with your library barcode and library account password. If you have not set up a password, Library staff can set one for you.