Library

Community Borrower

Borrowing Material

• 25 item limit from our General Collection
• 3 week loan, with 2 online renewals

Accessing Material

Free MRU card by presenting photo identification and proof of Canadian address

• Borrowing Agreement forms are available from the Service Desk in the Library
• Individuals under 18 years of age applying for a Community Borrower card will need their parent or guardian to sign our borrowing agreement form

The Alberta Library (TAL) card

• If you are member of another Alberta library you may request a TAL card from your library which will allow you to borrow from MRU library

COPPUL

• Students, staff and faculty from participating University Libraries across Canada are eligible to borrow material from the Mount Royal Library.
• You must have a reciprocal borrowing card from your own institution. See the Canadian University Reciprocal Borrowing Agreement for more information on obtaining a card.

Alumni

Borrowing Material

• 25 item limit from the General Collection.
• 3 week loan, with 2 online renewals.
• Make use of specialized spaces and attend programming and workshops. Keep an eye on the Library program calendar.

Accessing Material

Your OneCard is your library card

Retiree

Borrowing Material

• 25 item limit from the General Collection.
• 3 week loan, with 2 online renewals.
• Request copies of journal articles, book chapters and loans from other libraries via the ILL for Retirees page.

Accessing Material

• Your OneCard is your library card

Interlibrary loans

• Request copies of journal articles and book chapters, or loans of materials from other libraries by emailing illacmr@mtroyal.ca
  • Please include your 9-digit MRU ID number and full citation information when submitting requests via email.
• Retirees with emeritus status should still be able to access their ILL accounts and submit new requests via the online form or through records found using LibrarySearch.
   
• Copyright statement:
  • Copy requests must follow the fair dealing exception of the MRU Fair Dealing guidelines and any additional exceptions in the Copyright Act.
     
• ILL usage:
  • Material requested is to be used for the purpose of research, private study, review, education, parody, satire, criticism, or news reporting.

Fines

It is the borrower's responsibility to note the date and time materials are due. There are no overdue fines for our Main Collection. Fines are charged for overdue material for recalls, equipment, interlibrary loans, reserves, and all lost material.

• Check My Account online for due dates and accumulated fines

• More than $100 ;in fines/fees for 14 days will result in student accounts being forwarded to MRU Financial Services.
  • this may affect future registration or receipt on transcripts.
  • after fines are transferred to MRU Financial Services the Library can no longer accept payment or receive items that have gone to 'lost' status.

Food for Fines!

Every Tuesday bring non-perishable food donations to the Library Service Desk and we will reduce your overdue fines by $5.00

• Donations are to support the SAMRU Peer Support Centre Food Bank
• Maximum $5.00 fine reduction per Food for Fines Tuesday.

Renewals

Keep items longer and avoid potential fines by renewing checked out material before it becomes overdue. Items may be renewed online from your Library Account, by phone 403.440.6019, or in person at the Service Desk.

• Items may be renewed twice if there are no holds placed on them
• Reserve items and equipment must be renewed in person
• Renewals of Interlibrary loan materials may be requested, by contacting illacmr@mtroyal.ca, but are not guaranteed. Renewals are at the discretion of the lending library

Lost Items

• Items are assumed lost after 28 days overdue.
• Item replacement cost and a $5 processing fee will be charged