Borrowing from our collection
Part of our collection may be borrowed. In order to borrow an item, you must become a member of the library.
Use the search field at the top right of this page to find books that may be borrowed. You will be able to see straight away if a book is currently on loan. You can make a reservation by logging in with a TU Delft NetID or with the login details of your library pass. The current borrower will then not be able to extend the loan period of the book, and you will receive a letter when the book is available.
Rules for borrowing
Loan period | At least four weeks. You may extend the loan period as long as the item has not been reserved by anyone else. |
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Number of items borrowed at any one time | Twenty titles If you would like to borrow more than this number, an extra fee is payable. Please contact us. |
Items returned late | The fine is € 0,15 per book per day, up to a maximum of € 12 per book. You may not borrow any items if you have any outstanding fines due. If a book has not been returned within 65 days after the end of the loan period, you will be sent an invoice covering the replacement costs, a fine and administration costs of € 25. |
Reminders* | We send reminders by post when the loan period has been exceeded by twenty and by 65 days. We also send an e-mail if a book has not been returned five days after the end of the loan period. |
Loss or damage | If you lose a book, you will have to pay the costs of replacing it, as well as administration costs and any outstanding fines due. |
* Reminders are sent automatically, although technical hitches may occur. TU Delft Library is not liable if postal or e-mail reminders are not received.
Collecting items yourself
If you wish to borrow a book, you can come and collect it yourself. In many cases, books are located on open shelves. When you have found a book using the search field in the top right-hand corner of this page, make a note of the location number and take the book off the shelf (PDF) yourself. You can use your campus card or library pass to register your books yourself at the self-service station. This means you can borrow books outside the opening hours of the information desk.
Requests from the depot
The depot of the central library contains paper journals and conference proceedings and older and less-used books and reports. When you have found a title in the search field in the top right-hand corner, you can see straight away if it is located in the depot. In that case, it will have to be retrieved by a library employee. To arrange this, log in and use the ‘Retrieve from depot' button.
During office hours (Mon - Fri until 17:30), you will be able to pick up a requested book or magazine at the information desk of the central library, approx. 30 minutes after having placed your request. You can also pick it up in the evening or on the next day. If you place a request outside office hours, you can pick up the book or magazine at the desk the next working day until 17:30.
Having books sent to you
TU Delft employees:
- You can have books sent free of charge via the internal post.
Locate the book in the collection through the search box in the top right corner and log in with your NetID. Use the ‘Send by internal mail' button.
Business customers:
- You can arrange for books to be sent to you (from €6.50 per book). See Business users: Forwarding charges.
This service is not available to students or private individuals.
Borrowing e-books
TU Delft Library is actively pursuing a policy aimed at providing more and more information online. Making e-books available is often subject to conditions imposed on us by publishers. However, you can view e-books if you are connected to the TU Delft network (see also: access from home). It is sometimes possible to download part of an e-book and to transfer it onto an e-reader. You may have to borrow the e-book, making it temporarily unavailable to other readers.
