Erasmsus Library Fines

Just a word of caution. Loans at the Erasmsus library are for three weeks. You may however renew these loans for an additional three weeks if no one as requested they be reserved for them. Should you fail to do so, you will be fined. Normally, a reminder is sent to your Erna email account but many of us tend not to check regularly so be careful.

The charges are as follows and additional info can be found at:
http://www.eur.nl/en/ub/english/services/borrowing/borrowingfromthecollection/
1st recall € 0.50
2nd recall € 0.75
3rd recall € 1.50
4th recall € 2.50
Bill for replacement costs: €25 administrative expenses + €50 replacement cost per book + recall costs = minimum charge of €80.25

A bit of anecdotal information. I left for my thesis research and got stuck in Jamaica for 6 weeks. I had taken some library books with me. There is no official rule barring a student from doing this but as other students were in need of some of the books it took some doing to get the 75 euros waived so I just thought I would advise against it.

All the best.

Erasmus Library

Collection profile
The University Library (UL) of EUR is a typical social science library. Having started as a collection of materials about the economy, it has expanded into a collection about all processes in society:

• How do we earn a living? Economy
• How do we deal with one another? Social Sciences
• What kinds of mutual agreements do we have? Law (from international to domestic)
• How do we improve these processes? Public and Business Administration.

Okay that's what the Erasmsus Library website says. What I'll say is that this library is of no match for the IHS library collection that specializes in urban development and housing issues. However, there are always additional supportive material that can be found here. I for one was very impressed with the number of books on my home country - Jamaica, authored by Jamaicans that I must confess are not so easily accessible back home but were accessible at EUR. So its definitely worth exploring.

The HOT TIP O' DI DAY is..... when you need a book of course you do a search. This is how.

1. Go to http://www.eur.nl/ and click on the English flag at the top right corner for that Language. Or just save this setting on your favourites to take you to english directly http://www.eur.nl/english/


2. Click library at the top of the page.



3. Go to the option UL Catalogue under the Search Option - see image below.
   


4. Do your search, select book of choice and then hit REQUEST at bottom of page.
   



5. When the next page opens put in your library number. You find that on your library card - 8 numbers. Your password is usually the first three letters of your surname.
   


6. On the next page that opens, select the request option in the grey box.
   


7. Your book will be ready for pick up in 15 minutes after the request is made by the Circulation Desk on the ground floor of the Library, present your card and collect your book. TEN BOOKS MAXIMUM ARE ALLOWED FOR LOAN AT ANY ONE TIME.

You can do this while in class on your laptop, or at home before you head to IHS or anywhere via a computer. They will hold that book in reserve for you for that day before someone else can claim it. If the book is not available you may select RESERVE and as soon as it is returned an email is sent to your account to advise you.

Well there you have it. Easy as cheesy. CHEERS!!