The amount of books that you can borrow depends on your user category. See the table below:
Lending categories: NWU students and staff
| Membership |
Number of items |
Loan period (days) |
Database Access |
Help with Information Searches |
Interlibrary Loans |
| Undergraduates |
6 |
14 |
Yes |
Information Commons |
No |
| 4th-year degree and Honours students |
10 |
30 |
Yes |
Honours Commons |
Yes |
| Post-graduates (M and Ph.D.) |
15 |
30 |
Yes |
Research Commons & Faculty Librarians |
Yes |
| Academic staff |
20 |
90 |
Yes |
Research Commons & Faculty Librarians |
Yes |
| Support staff |
10 |
30 |
Yes |
Information Commons |
Yes |
| Managerial & Professional staff |
15 |
90 |
Yes |
Information Commons |
Yes |
| Alumni (with borrowing rights) |
4 |
14 |
No |
Information desk |
No |
| Community members |
2 |
14 |
No |
Information desk |
No |
