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A library card will be opened for students upon presentation of their BGU University student card. BGU faculty, Clalit Health services workers doctors, and staff can receive a library card upon presentation of their worker cards or authorization letter from their Human Resources departments. At the beginning of each academic year, the patrons must renew their library cards.

Circulation rules 
 

Items	Loan period	Remarks	Renewal	Holds
Regular book	Three weeks			Held for requestor up to 3 days after return
Textbook	Two weeks	For faculty of health science members only		Held for requestor up to 3 days after return
Overnight book	*one night	Marked with an external red tag		Same day request only, held until 15:30
Any other book	7  days			Held for requestor one day

    *For Circulation  

On Sunday-Wednesday starting from 15:30, to be returned until 10:00 the next day.

On Thursday starting from noon, to be returned until 10:00 the following Sunday.

  For more information please contact Nora Inbar, in charge of circulation, on Sunday-Thursday between the hours 12:00-14:00.
 

Online library card services and information

• Lending renewal
• Hold requests
• Fee notice and explanation
• Lending History

Access with BGU-USERS username & password. 

Renewals

Materials borrowed from the library may be renewed up to 5 times by:

• • Using your online library card
  • Calling the library circulation desk - 08-6479920
  • Coming in person to the circulation desk
  • Using Library WhatsApp - 0502137122

 Please note:

• • Overdue materials or materials requested by another user may not be renewed
  • Renewal of overdue books freezes the fine but does not cancel it
  • Unlike Aranne Library, there is no automatic renewal

 Reader Responsibilities 

• Users may not transfer materials on loan to anyone else
• Users are entirely responsible for material on loan to them until that item is returned to the library
• Users will be charged for replacement of list items or repair of damaged items at full price plus 28% for handling
• Users who do not return books once the fine has researched 50 NIS will loose circulation privileges until the fine is paid. Students who do not belong to the Health Science Faculty will loose circulation privileges when the fine reaches 10 NIS.
• Users who plan to be away from Beer Sheva for trips abroad, military service etc. are requested to return borrowed items BEFORE their departure
• Students in classes for which their lecturers ordered specific books will be given first preference for borrowing those books