Loan Norms

Documents on loan/excluded from loan

The bibliographic collection of the IISL library can be borrowed, with the exception of some reference works, journals, old collection works and all those works which, due to their particular characteristics, are recommended to be consulted exclusively in the library rooms.

The following works are excluded from the loan service:

• Reference works (encyclopaedias, dictionaries, catalogues, bibliographies, etc.).
• Periodical publications (magazines)
• Old documents.
• Theses, dissertations.

Reservations

• The library user who is in Oñati, will be allowed to borrow a maximum of 6 books.

• The maximum time allowed to keep a document is 20 days. Only one extension per loan will be allowed. The extension will have to be requested before the loan expiration date. The extension will not be possible if the document has been reserved by another user.

• The document must be handed back at the Library desk or by mail.

Breach of norms

• All users of the loan service are responsible for the works received on loan.
• An unjustified delay in returning the book(s) will be penalized with a temporary suspension of the lending right:
  • One day of suspension for every day of delay and every book
  • From day 50 of delay, the lending right will be suspended for 6 months
  • The user will not be able to reserve a document while the suspension lasts.
• Loss of a book: The user will be responsible for substituting the lost document or, if the document is no longer on sale, for purchasing an analogous document. The library staff will supervise the purchase and will notify the user so that he/she can make the payment.
• Damage of a book: The user must ensure good conservation of the borrowed document. If it is noticed that a document has been damaged during the loan by a particular user, he/she will have to replace the document. The rules exposed in the previous paragraph apply.
• In the event of total or partial destruction, loss or non-return of the lent work, it must be replaced by another copy of the same characteristics or with its economic value if it cannot be found on the market.

If you are interested in requesting a loan, please click on the link => Loan application form