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Due to renovation works, selected books housed in the closed stacks will be temporarily unavailable from 22 June 2026 to 31 December 2026.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding. Should you require assistance or have any queries, please contact us at loans@nus.edu.sg.
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We apologise for any inconvenience caused and appreciate your patience while the maintenance is being carried out.
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Loan Privileges
NUS Students & Staff
| Item & Renewal Limits | |||
Undergraduate | Honours & Graduate | Staff | |
| Loan Entitlement | 20 books | 30 books | 80 books |
| Automatic Renewal (Main Shelves Books Only) | 5 Renewals | 11 Renewals | |
| Loan Period | |||
Type of Materials | Undergraduate | Honours & Graduate | Staff |
Main Shelves Books | 14 days | 28 days | 28 days |
Compact Disks & Diskettes (with main shelves books) | 14 days | 28 days | 28 days |
Short term loan book | 7 days
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RBR books | 2 hours/ overnight | 2 hours/ overnight | 2 hours/ overnight for academic staff only |
Bound Journals & Special Library materials | All libraries except C J Koh Law Library: 14 days | All libraries except C J Koh Law Library: 28 days | All libraries except C J Koh Law Library: 28 days + 11 online renewals |
Current journals, reference materials, Singapore/Malaysia Collection materials, microforms, and media materials are for in-library use only and cannot be checked out.
Renewals are processed automatically. The system renews your items 2 days before the due date, as long as no restrictions apply. For details, see How does book renewal work?
External Members
| Item and Renewal Limit | |||
| Personal Basic | Personal Enhanced | Corporate | |
| Loan Entitlement | 6 Items | 12 Items | 10 Items |
| Loan Entitlement for C J Koh Law Library Items | |||
| Automatic Renewal (Main Shelves Books Only) | 5 Renewals | ||
Loan Period for External Members
| Material Type | Personal Basic & Enhanced | Corporate |
| Main Shelves Books, CDs & Diskettes | 14 days (excl. C J Koh Law Library) / 7 days (C J Koh Law Library) | 28 days (excl. C J Koh Law Library) / 14 days (C J Koh Law Library) |
| Short Term Loan Books | 7 days (excl. C J Koh) / No loan (C J Koh Law Library) | 7 days (excl. C J Koh) / No loan (C J Koh Law Library) |
In-library-only materials as above apply. Certain materials and facilities are accessible to NUS students and staff only.
Renewals are processed automatically. The system renews your items 2 days before the due date, as long as no restrictions apply. For details, see How does book renewal work?
Part-time Staff
- Part-time staff are given loan privileges depending on the user's designation and request from the department
- Part-time teachers in the NUS Extension may apply to use NUS Libraries with the same loan privileges as external personal members
