Loan period and renewal modalities
The loan period is fixed for 14 calendar days.
After expiry of the loan period of 14 days*, the loan period will be automatically extended by a further 14 days as long as no hold requests have been placed on this particular document. If a hold request has been placed, the document will be recalled by e-mail/letter after the end of each 14-day period.
The maximum loan period is 182 days (= c. 6 months).
After expiration of this loan period the document has to be returned to the library; a further extension is no longer possible. Document have to be returned to the Library and then can be loaned again. Disease may only be accepted as an excuse for late return by giving medical evidence.
A maximum of 50 documents may be borrowed.
* refers to calendar days.
Recalls
When a hold request has been placed on a document, a recall will be initiated one day after expiration of the loan period or the renewed loan period of 14 days.
Borrowers commit themselves to return documents within the 10 days waiting period. This applies also to any periods when they are absent.
Documents can also be returned by post. The return date shall be the date of the receipt of the document in the Library. Users are liable for late postal delivery, damage or loss.
Reminder / Overdue Notices
As soon as the loan period is exceeded, the following reminders and overdue notices are sent:
Reminder
- E-mail or letter
- 1 day after expiration of the loan period
- free of charge
1st overdue notice
- E-mail or letter
- 10 calendar days after expiration of the loan period
- Fr. 10.- per document
2nd overdue notice
- E-mail or letter
- after a further 10 calendar days
- + Fr. 10.- per document
3rd overdue notice
- registered letter with threat of further (legal) action (exclusion of Library use) + blocking of the user account
- after a further 10 calendar days
- + Fr. 15.- per document
Reminders or overdue notices (by e-mail or letter) which were not received will not be accepted as justification for late returns. The due date can be checked in the borrower's user account in the library catalogue online at any time. Address and email information has to be reviewed and updated in the user account.
Circulation Restrictions
As non-circulating stock, the following items are excluded from circulation:
- Single issues and bound volumes of journals
- Loose-leaf publications
- Archival copies of HSG doctoral dissertations
- Archival collection (location "Archive")
- Reference books (marked with a green dot, item status "library use")
In urgent cases, the following items may be borrowed from one quarter of an hour before closing until one quarter of an hour after opening of the library:
- Reference books (marked with a green dot, item status "library use")
- Bound volumes of journals