QUT staff and students can ask to have material held at another branch library to be delivered for collection at a branch library of your choice.
- Requesting books
- Requesting copies of documents such as journal articles
Items held in the Library Store are unavailable for intercampus loan or copying until further notice.
Requesting books
- Search the library catalogue for the item you wish to request.
- Click the
button at the top of the screen.
- At the prompt, log into My Library Profile using your QUT account and password.
- In the Deliver to: box, select your desired pickup location from the drop down menu. Only External students can select the "External studentONLY, via Post" option.
- Mark the copy you wish to request.
- Then click the
button.
The item will be delivered to the pickup location of your choosing, usually with 3 days. You will be emailed when it is ready to collect. You can pick it up from the Course Reserve Collection area or the Library Help Desk at the branch library you nominated.
When you can't request a book
Caboolture Library items are available for Caboolture students and academic staff only, and cannot be requested by students from other campuses.
Please note:
- Items showing as IN LIBRARY will not be delivered to the holds shelf of that same branch library.
- Items showing as IN LIBRARY will not be transferred between city campus branches, Gardens Point (V block) and Law Library (C block).
You can not place a hold on DVDs, films, videos and computer software. These need to be booked via your branch library loans / help desk.
Find out more about placing, collecting and cancelling holds
Requesting copies
QUT staff and students can request copies of articles from journals held at other QUT branch libraries. Where publishers' licences allow, the copies are provided as a PDF file.
- Complete and submit the
Intercampus copy request form.
When the copy is ready, usually within 3 days, you will receive an email will provide you with a link to the document stored on a secure web server. You will have to log in using your QUT access account details to open the document.
Your document will be removed automatically after it has been opened 5 times or 14 days after the email notification was sent, whichever comes first.
If a document can't be delivered electronically, a photocopy will be posted via internal mail to QUT staff and postgraduate students. Other students will receive an email notifying them to collect the copy from their branch Library Help Desk.