You can borrow books via the Self-Issue machine at any time.
You can borrow up to 20 books.
Loan period during term is 14 days: loan period during vacations is the whole of the vacation.
Vacation borrowing begins on Monday of 8th week each term and Vacation loans are due back on Monday of 1st week each term.
You can renew books remotely (e.g. online using SOLO or by email) up to three times; after that you must bring the book back during office hours to be checked in before it can be borrowed again.
Three reminder notices are sent out: one a day before the due date, one 2 days after the due date and one 7 days after the due date. Please respond promptly to avoid being added to the Battels List. It is better to contact Library staff to explain if you have any difficulties in returning books, rather than to ignore reminders. You may be liable to receive a fine from the Senior Dean, if you persistently ignore reminders to return your loans.
The Library charges for loaned books that are lost.
Books are borrowed for your personal use only; it is strictly forbidden to borrow books on behalf of others, especially if they are not members of Lincoln College.
Using the Self-issue Machine
Put the book (or whole pile of books) you wish to check out onto the bookplate.
Select ‘Issue’ on the touch-screen.
Scan your Bod card.
Check the list that comes up in green to ensure all your books have checked out successfully. If you get any result other than 'Loan performed', your book has not checked out. See below.
Leave the books on the bookplate for a moment to ensure the alarm tags are de-sensitised.
Select ‘Finish’.
N.B. If you do not put the book(s) on the bookplate, they may be checked out by the system, but the tag will not be de-sensitised and will trigger the security gate alarm. Should you be unlucky enough to trigger the alarm, please write in the blue folder on the desk beside the security gates.
Self-Issue Not Working
If self-issue doesn't work, this is usually for one of four reasons:
Your University Card may not be registered for this Library yet: in which case, contact a member of library staff who will be able to register you.
You are trying to borrow a confined copy of the book. These may only be used in the Library.
You may have had your account placed on Admin Hold because you have exceeded the fines limit of one of the University libraries. If so, you need to pay off some of the fine at one of the Bodleian Libraries in order to resume using self-issue. Lincoln Library staff can issue the books for you during office hours instead.
The self-issue machine may not be working or out of order.
Please let Library staff know during office hours or the Lodge staff know at other times (dial 79800 from the telephone on the issue desk) and they can restart the machine to try to fix it. If the Lodge are unsuccessful, please make a note of any books you are removing from the Library in the blue Alarm Folder on the desk at the entrance, making sure to include the barcode inside the front cover of each book. You will need to bring the items in during office hours to have them de-sensitised, to prevent them triggering the book alarm every time you bring them into or out of the Library.
You can borrow books via the Self-Issue machine at any time.
You can borrow up to 20 books.
Loan period during term is 14 days: loan period during vacations is the whole of the vacation.
Vacation borrowing begins on Monday of 8th week each term and Vacation loans are due back on Monday of 1st week each term.
You can renew books remotely (e.g. online using SOLO or by email) up to three times; after that you must bring the book back during office hours to be checked in before it can be borrowed again.
Three reminder notices are sent out: one a day before the due date, one 2 days after the due date and one 7 days after the due date. Please respond promptly to avoid being added to the Battels List. It is better to contact Library staff to explain if you have any difficulties in returning books, rather than to ignore reminders. You may be liable to receive a fine from the Senior Dean, if you persistently ignore reminders to return your loans.
The Library charges for loaned books that are lost.
Books are borrowed for your personal use only; it is strictly forbidden to borrow books on behalf of others, especially if they are not members of Lincoln College.
Using the Self-issue Machine
Put the book (or whole pile of books) you wish to check out onto the bookplate.
Select ‘Issue’ on the touch-screen.
Scan your Bod card.
Check the list that comes up in green to ensure all your books have checked out successfully. If you get any result other than ‘Loan performed’, your book has not checked out. See below.
Leave the books on the bookplate for a moment to ensure the alarm tags are de-sensitised.
Select ‘Finish’.
N.B. If you do not put the book(s) on the bookplate, they may be checked out by the system, but the tag will not be de-sensitised and will trigger the security gate alarm. Should you be unlucky enough to trigger the alarm, please write in the blue folder on the desk beside the security gates.
Self-Issue Not Working
If self-issue doesn’t work, this is usually for one of four reasons:
Your University Card may not be registered for this Library yet: in which case, contact a member of library staff who will be able to register you.
You are trying to borrow a confined copy of the book. These may only be used in the Library.
You may have had your account placed on Admin Hold because you have exceeded the fines limit of one of the University libraries. If so, you need to pay off some of the fine at one of the Bodleian Libraries in order to resume using self-issue. Lincoln Library staff can issue the books for you during office hours instead.
The self-issue machine may not be working or out of order.
Please let Library staff know during office hours or the Lodge staff know at other times (dial 79800 from the telephone on the issue desk) and they can restart the machine to try to fix it. If the Lodge are unsuccessful, please make a note of any books you are removing from the Library in the blue Alarm Folder on the desk at the entrance, making sure to include the barcode inside the front cover of each book. You will need to bring the items in during office hours to have them de-sensitised, to prevent them triggering the book alarm every time you bring them into or out of the Library.