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Library Loan Guide

Complutense Library Loan Help Guide

Non-UCM users

Alumni UCM Plus +, CSIM students, AECID users, members of professional associations and other institutions that have signed agreements with UCM, visiting researchers with endorsement, secondary school or non-university teachers, contract staff linked to UCM, endorsed users.


Maximum number of copies: 12
Services:
Home lending: Yes
Room loan: Yes
Interlibrary loan: No
Remote access: No

Loan periods

Standard loan: 15 days
Nonbook materials: 7 days
Laptops: hourly loan
Test: 1 hour

The loan duration for each patron category is determined according to the characteristics of the bibliographic collection

During the official holiday periods (Christmas, Easter and summer vacations) there are special loan periods that are announced in advance

Loading... Renewals and holds

6 renewals
6 simultaneous bookings

Overdue items

Penalties for overdue items

The library card will be blocked until the overdue documents or materials are returned. Loans, renewals or holds cannot be made during the blocking.

Once returned, an additional penalty will be applied for each overdue document or material. During this period you would not be able to make any loan, renewal or hold:

Standard loan  1 day penalty for each 2 days overdue
Nonbook materials  1 day penalty for each 2 days overdue 
Electronic devices  1 day penalty for each 1 hour or fraction overdue

Test 2 days penalty for each 1 day overdue