Borrowing items

Do I need to join the library at the Learning Centre to borrow books?

As a student of the college you will be automatically enrolled in the college library.  To borrow items, simply choose them from our shelves and bring it/them to the Learning Centre desk.

We will ask for your student number or name to issue the items to you.  The standard loan period is 3 weeks but may be shorter for some specialist books.  

Key Information

You can borrow up to 5 items
Renew up to 3 times
Standard loan period is 3 weeks

What can I borrow?

You can borrow books, DVDs and Journals:

• You can  borrow up to 5 items from the Learning Centre and 20 from the public libraries.
• There is no charge for requesting items.
• There are no overdue fines on college stock but we would encourage you to return or renew promptly.

Remember we are here to support you and any questions, please ask one of the Learning Centre team.

Can I renew my loaned books?

The standard loan period is three weeks with some books available on seven or two day loans. The due date will be stamped on the issue label inside the book. If no one else requests the book you can extend the loan period by either speaking to the Learning Centre team, by email to learningcentre@west-lothian.ac.uk or through the online library service. 

You can renew the loan period up to 3 times, then the book needs to come back into the Learning Centre. There is no charge on overdue items, we still send/phone overdue messages and expect the book(s) back on time to enable other students to have access.