Renewing & Returning

Overview

Loan Periods

Due Date Reminder

Renewals

Media Reclaim

Returning Library Items

Damage or Loss

Loan Periods

The following loan periods apply depending on the type of material:

	Loan Periods	Automatic Renewals
Loan Collection	4 weeks	up to 5 times for 4 weeks at a time*
Textbook Collection	4 weeks	up to 5 times for 4 weeks at a time*
Reference Collection	not availble for loan	no renewals
Journals (Reading Room)	not available for loan	no renewals
Journals (Closed Stacks)	4 weeks	no renewals

* Automatic renewals are only possible as long as your library account is not blocked and there are no account blocks or reservations by other library users.

Keep track of return deadlines:

You can check all current due dates and renewal options in your library account in the OPAC [1].
You will receive automated email notifications [2] with borrowing and return receipts as well as return reminders.

Renewals

After a loan period of four weeks, the due dates for books from our loan and textbook collections will be automatically extended – as long as there are no reservations or account blocks.

Material Type	Number of Possible Renewals
Loan Collection	up to 5 automatic renewals, each for 4 weeks*
Textbook Collection	up to 5 automatic renewals, each for 4 weeks*
Reference Collection	no renewals
Journal Issues	no renewals
Journal Volumes	no renewals

* Automatic renewals are only possible as long as your library account is not blocked and there are no account blocks or reservations by other library users.

Keep track of renewals:

You can check all current due dates and renewal options in your library account in the OPAC [1].
You will receive an automated email notification [2] when a renewal is processed or when the loan period ends.

Returning Library Items

At the circulation desk

Books and other library items may be returned at any of our nine branch libraries – regardless of the original check-out location. You will receive the return receipt electronically via email [2].

Via book drop

At the Branch Library Weihenstephan, students and staff of the WZW can return library items during closing hours to the book drop at library foyer, provided their StudentCard or PersonalCard is registered at the ITW Helpdesk [3]. Please note that items returned via book drop may not be checked in the electronic library system until the next working day.

By mail

You may also return borrowed items by mail. Please make sure that:

Your parcel is securely packaged and sufficiently stamped.
You only ship from a EU member state due to customs regulations.
You enclose a letter stating your full name, address, and library number or TUM ID.

Please use the following addresses for mailing:

For Letters:	For Parcels:
Technische Universität München Universitätsbibliothek Buchrückgabe 80290 München	Technische Universität München Universitätsbibliothek Buchrückgabe Arcisstraße 21 80333 München

By TUM in-house mail

TUM employees can also use the in-house mail. The address is:

Technische Universität München
Universitätsbibliothek
Buchrückgabe
TUM-Haupost

Disclaimer

Please note that the University Library does not accept responsibility for any damage or loss occurring during shipment. Please remember that the books remain your responsibility until they are delivered and checked in. Allow sufficient time for return by mail to avoid overdue fines.

Due Date Reminder

The library system will send you courtesy e-mails to remind you to return borrowed items on time.

Please note: The University Library is not liable for the receipt of emails. Failure to receive reminders, for whatever reason, does not release the borrower from their obligation to pay for media reclaim costs.

Keep track of return deadlines:

You can check all current due dates and renewal options in your library account in the OPAC [1].
You will receive automated email notifications [2] with borrowing and return receipts as well as return reminders.

Media Reclaim

If for any reason you are unable to return items on time, we are legally obligated to suspend your borrowing rights temporarily and to charge you for media reclaim costs [4]. The amount is determined by law ("Bayerisches Kostengesetz [5]").

Please contact us immediately after receiving a reclaim request und return the library items without delay. Otherwise, you risk receiving further reclaim notices, which will cause you increasing costs.

Overview on Costs and Payment Options [6]

Media Reclaim Procedure for TUM Employees

If you, as a TUM empolyee, overlook the return of library items on time, we will send you return request notices without charges. To avoid costs for your school, please return the overdue items within the next few days at one of our branch libraries.

If repeated return requests are ignored, we will initiate the replacement of the library items. The acquisition costs will then be charged to your school.

Damage or Loss

In case of loss or damage to borrowed books or supplements, you are obliged to compensate for the damage. Please file a loss / damage report [7]. This will save you from a media reclaim procedure and a possible temporarily suspension of your borrowing privileges.

Once you have completed the form, please submit it to the library staff. Should you have any questions, please contact our Media Reclaim Team [8].