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Membership & Borrowing - USP Library |
Responsible adults are free to browse the Library collections. In order to borrow items, eligible individuals must fill out a Library membership application card, available from the Information Desk. Please supply photo identification and a passport size photograph when applying for membership. Pre-payment is also required. Tel. +679 323 2402.
Borrower Category | Fee (F$) | Membership Period | No. of Items | Loan Period |
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Undergraduate Student | - | Per Semester | 10 | 14 days |
Non-Suva DFL Student | 20 | Per Academic Year | 10 | 14 days |
Postgraduate Student | - | Per Semester | 20 | 30 days |
Staff | - | In Accordance with Contract | 20 | 90 days |
Student - Summer School | - | Dependent on Unit | 10 | 14 days |
Academic (Visitor to Department) | Approval via letter or email from Faculty Dean specifying guarantor details | As specified | 20 | 90 days |
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External Borrower (Pacific Collection only) | 30 | 1-10 Days | - | - |
External Borrower (individual) | 65 | Per Year | 1 | 14 days |
External Borrower (alumni) | 50 | Per Year | 1 | 14 days |
External Borrower (individual) | 245 | Per Year | 5 | 14 days |
External Borrower (alumni) | 200 | Per Year | 5 | 14 days |
External Borrower (MOA/MOU) | Staff - 65; Student - 20 | Per Year | 5 | 14 days |
External Borrower (CROP Members) | 55 | Per Year | 5 | 14 days |
External Borrower (RCCCE) | 50 | Per Year | 1 | 14 days |
The loan periods and number of books given above apply to items from the General Collection. For other collections, the following apply to all categories of borrower:
Collection | No. of Items | Loan Period |
Pacific | 1 | 3 hours |
Reserve | 1 | 2 hours; some items overnight* |
Audio-Visual | 1 | 14 days |
Computer Resources | 1 | 14 days |
* Overnight reserves can be loaned out from an hour before the Library closes, and must be returned at latest 15 minutes after the Library opens the next day in order to avoid fines.
Members of local and overseas institutions with which USP has a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) OR Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) are also eligible to use Library services.
Overseas Institutions – MOA or MOU |
Auckland University of Technology |
Australian National University |
International Christian University, Japan |
International Students Exchange Program (ISEP) |
Kagoshima University, Japan |
Landcare Research New Zealand |
Lavalle University, Canada |
Macquarie University, Australia |
Noumea Centre of the Institute of Research for Development (IRD) |
School for International Training, USA |
Simon Fraser University, Canada |
Sonoda Womens University Cultural Exchange |
Universiti Sains Malaysia |
University of Canberra |
University of Canterbury |
University of French Polynesia |
University of New Caledonia |
Staff members of CROP (Council of Regional Organisations of the Pacific) who need to use the library for research or professional duties must present the USP/CROP Borrower Card issued to their Librarian and a letter from their Librarian (or their Staff ID Card) to confirm the bearer is a CROP Staff member.