Reciprocal borrowing

You can apply for library membership at Sydney Institute:

• National Art School (NAS) students and staff can borrow from all Sydney Institute college libraries
• University of Technology (UTS) students and staff can borow from seven (7) Sydney Institute college libraries, with the exception of the Eora College library
  

How to join Sydney Institute library – NAS students and staff

• NAS students are eligible to borrow from Sydney Institute when they present their current NAS card and proof of address to a Sydney Institute library
  

How to join Sydney Institute library – UTS students and staff

This information is for:

• University of Technology (UTS) students
• University of Technology (UTS) staff
  

Membership fee

There is a $50.00 membership fee. Cash payments cannot be accepted. Please see our payment options information for payment methods.

How to apply

At the Sydney Institute college library you wish to join:

1. Present your current UTS student/staff card and photo ID to Library staff at the Loans/Information Desk
   
2. Take the registration paperwork provided by Library staff to the TAFE Cashier
3. Pay the $50.00 fee to the TAFE Cashier – see payment methods
   
4. Return to the Library with your payment receipt
5. On presentation of your payment receipt Library staff will complete the registration process and issue you with a Sydney Institute library card

What can I borrow and can I renew my items?

Registered UTS students and staff can:

• borrow up to 10 items from the lending collection
  
• renew items twice, if they are not reserved (on hold)
  
• telephone or visit the library from where you borrowed the items to renew them
  

Service exclusions

Reciprocal borrowers from UTS cannot access the following collections and services:

• audiovisual materials
• Eora College library
• group study rooms
• inter-college document delivery
• inter-library loans service
• reservations (holds)
• Sydney Institute Computer network except for the TAFE NSW library catalogue

We have reciprocal borrowing agreements with:

• National art School (NAS) – no membership fees apply
• University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) Library – $50.00 membership fee applies for students and staff
  

How to join the National Art School library

To join the NAS Library as a reciprocal borrower, Sydney Institute students and staff need to present a current Sydney Institute TAFEcard.

How to join the UTS library