How many items and for how long?

All membership groups

The global total applies across the JB Morrell Library and King's Manor Library. Other libraries, like the Minster Library, have their own borrowing limits which are in addition to these totals.

The borrowing limits below are included in the global total, except for Key Texts which are additional. See your membership group below for your global limit.

For further information about renewals, see here.

Collection Loan periods Borrowing limit
Ordinary loans See below Up to global total
1-week loans (yellow bands)
  • 1 week or a vacation
  • 8 renewals
 Up to global total
Journals (shelved with books in the subject) Any day 5pm for return 11:00am the following morning 3
DVDs and videos
  • 11am Day 1 to 11am Day 2
  • No renewals
  • Can be booked
 3
CDs and CD-ROMs
  • 1 week
  • 8 renewals
 Up to global total
Key Texts For loan and booking periods see Key Texts 3 photocopies and 3 books or journals
24 Hour Loan
  • 24 hour loan from time of issue
  • No renewals
  • Cannot be booked
 Up to global total
Closed Stack items, including York theses
  • For reference use in the Library only
  • Can be booked
 6
Reference books (including government publications and statistics), microforms, maps, tapes, LPs, exam papers For reference use in the Library only None
Special Collections
  • For reference use in the Borthwick Institute for Archives Search Room only
  • Can be booked
 4

Undergraduate; Dip HE

Collection Loan periods Global limit
Ordinary
  • 3 weeks or vacation
  • 3 renewals
 20

Undergraduates - Health Sciences (Nursing) and Medicine

Collection Loan periods Global limit
Ordinary
  • 21 days throughout the year
  • 3 renewals
 20

Taught Postgraduates and Associate Staff

Collection Loan periods Global limit
Ordinary
  • Autumn term
  • Christmas vacation and Spring term
  • Easter vacation and Summer term
  • Summer vacation
  • 6 renewals
 30

PhD; MPhil; Staff

Collection Loan periods Global limit
Ordinary
  • Autumn term
  • Christmas vacation and Spring term
  • Easter vacation and Summer term
  • Summer vacation
  • 9 renewals
 50

Others, including SCONUL Access and York graduates

Collection Loan periods Global limit
Ordinary
  • 3 weeks throughout the year
  • 3 renewals
 10