USP Members
Membership requirements:
- Individuals must fill out a library membership application card, available from the Information Desk
- Supply photo identification
- A passport size photograph
- Prepayment is also required
Borrower Category | Membership Period | No. of items | Loan period |
USP Student | Per Semester1 | 10 | 14 days |
USP Postgraduate Student | Per Academic Year | 20 | 30 days |
USP Staff | Contract | 20 | 90 days |
Visiting Academic2 | As specified | 20 | 90 days |
USP members can borrow 1 x course textbook for 2 hours.
Notes
- or duration of summer school
- Approval via letter or email from Faculty Dean
External Membership
Borrower Category | Fee ($FJD) | Membership Period | No. of items | Loan period |
Visitor – Pacific collection, Laucala | $30 | 1-10 consecutive days | Reference only access | |
External borrower 1 | $65 | Five years | 1 | 14 days |
External borrower 5 | $245 | Five years | 5 | 14 days |
Alumni 1 | $50 | Five years | 1 | 14 days |
Alumni 5 | $200 | Five years | 5 | 14 days |
Institution3 | — | One year | 10 | 30 days |
Schools4 |
Notes
- All non-USP Libraries in the [USP] region. One card per library for Pacific Collection (Laucala) and Interlibrary Loan (ILL) use
- Secondary school students are not permitted to enter, use or join the library with the exception of Form 7 students who must be accompanied by a teacher. The visit must be arranged in advance between the school principal and our Reader Services – Senior Library Assistant. Visits cannot be made during study/exam weeks or mid-semester breaks. If the arrangement is approved, the teacher may bring a group of up 10 students who may browse the general print collection within the time set.
Renewals, reservations. Fines and Fees
Online renewals
Provided your account has no outstanding fines and your books are not yet overdue you are able to renew your loans online.
The table below shows how many renewals you can make, depending upon your borrower type.
Students | Five times |
Staff and Post graduates | Twice |
There are a few exceptions to our renewals policy
Closed reserve items, laptops/headphones | No renewals |
Tablets | Twice |
The chart below shows how to do online renewals – note you will need the same log in details to place a reservation on an item.
Fines & Fees
To avoid being charged fines we advise you to return your items on time. If you are unable to do this please contact the Reader Services Librarian – Services on askalibrarian@usp.ac.fj as soon as possible to find out what to do next.
The library stamps or writes the due date on your items and in the case of general items we email a timely reminder before items are due advising borrowers to return or renew the item. This is a courtesy and not a requirement on the library’s part.
General loan items | |
First day overdue | FJD $1 |
Second day onwards | FJD $0.50 per day |
2hr loan items, Pacific Collection items | FJD $1 per hour |
Regional library users: contact campus/centre library for information on fines.
Lost or damaged items
Any items that are late by 30 days or more are classed as long overdue automatically marked as lost on our system. At this point the current cost of the item plus a FJD$30 processing fee per item will be added to the borrower’s record.
If an item is lost or damaged (and not long overdue) again we charge the current cost of the item plus a FJD$30 processing fee per item.
Please try and resolve these issues as soon as they occur as a hold is placed on your student record. This may prevent you from re-registering/graduating or accessing other USP services.
Self-Service
On each level of the Main Library the library has self-service MFD’s (multi-functional devices) that print, photocopy, or scan. Prices are:
Size | Black & White | Colour | Black & White 2 sided (per side) | Colour 2 sided (per side) |
A4 | $0.08 | $0.20 | $0.06 | $0.18 |
A3 | $0.15 | $0.35 | $0.10 | $0.33 |
Printing top-up:
Log into your printing account and enter top-up cards here: https://papercut.usp.ac.fj
Library Photocopy Service
The library also has an in-house photocopy service if you would prefer we photocopy for you. This operates on weekdays only.
A4 black & white | $0.15 per side |
A4 colour copy | $0.75 per side |
A3 black & white | $0.30 per side |
A3 colour copy | $1.50 per side |
Requirements:
- Complete a photocopy request form at the Main Issue Desk
- Make the payment
- Cash: made in person at the Main Issue Desk;
- USP departmental vote code,
- Bank cheque (local), payable to: USP Library.
- There is a 2 hour turnaround time. Anything submitted after 4 pm can be collected next morning.
- Copying onto overhead transparencies $1
Scanning:
Non USP users: $1 per scanned page
Laminating
A4 $1.50
A3 $3.50
Binding
Type of Binding |
Size |
Charges ($FJD) |
Full binding A4 size, gluing |
to 2.5cm thick >2.5cm gold printing |
$36.70 $2.10 per cm $0.20 per letter |
Full binding A4 size with velo, sewing |
to 2.5cm thick > 2.5cm gold printing |
$43.68 $2.10 per cm $0.20 per letter |
Full binding A5 size, gluing |
to 2.5cm thick > 2.5cm thick gold printing |
$34.32 $2.10 per cm $0.20 per letter |
Full binding A5 size, sewing |
to 2.5cm thick > 2.5cm thick gold printing |
$35.00 $2.10 per cm $0.20 per letter |
Stiffening, A4 size |
to 2.5cm thick > 2.5cm thick |
$17.60 $2.10 per cm |
Stiffening, A5 size |
to 2.5cm thick >2.5cm thick |
$15.30 $2.10 per cm |
Stiffening of paperback cover |
$9.77 |
|
Gluing, A4 size |
to 2.5cm thick |
$15.80 |
Gluing, A4 size without sewing |
to 2.5cm thick > 2.5cm thick |
$15.91 $2.10 per cm |
Gluing, A5 size |
to 2.5cm thick >2.5cm thick |
$13.10 $2.10 per cm |
Stapling Stapling & Stripping |
$2.60 $4.16 |
|
Ring binding, A4 size |
0.5cm ring width 1.0cm 1.5cm 1.0″ |
$5.20 $5.72 $6.24 $7.28 |
Velobinding |
plastic covers (front & back) 1 plastic cover (front) & 1 manila cover 2 manila covers |
$9.77 $8.58 $7.33 |
Repairing |
Repairing of loose pages (<10 p.) wraparound sewing wraparound gluing |
$6.13 $12.27 $11.02 |