Borrow
In our library catalogue, LUBcat, you can find publications at Lund University's libraries. Once you have created a library account, you can log in to LUBcat to make requests and manage your loans.
The LU Card is your library card
If you are a student or staff member at Lund University, you must use your LU card as a library card. Before you can use your LU card as a library card, you need to activate it.
Activate the LU Card as a library card
If you are a student, you activate your LU Card as a library card in the library catalogue. When activating your account, choose your faculty home library and user category.
Register your library account in the library catalogue (LUBcat lub.lu.se)
Staff members need to visit one of the libraries at Lund University to activate their LU card as a library card.
Check the libraries' opening hours (lub.lu.se)
Borrow with your LU Card
After you have activated your LU Card as a library card, you can use it to borrow. You must enter your LU Card PIN to borrow books at our self-checkout machines.
To find your PIN, log in to My Page on the LU Card website (lukortet.lu.se)
Library card for those who do not have an LU Card
If you are not a student or staff member at Lund University, you must be eighteen to get a library card at Lund University Libraries. Visit one of the libraries to get a library card.
The libraries at Lund University have the same lending conditions.
By logging in to the library catalogue and registering an account, you agree to the lending conditions at Lund University Libraries.
The library's public collection is on the entrance floor. You cannot borrow these books. Instead, you must read them in the library.
You cannot borrow course literature from the University Library. Instead, you borrow course literature from your faculty library.
Request item
Everything you can borrow is in storage, so you must request it in advance. You make your request in the library catalogue LUBcat.
The library takes at least one day to process your request. Please note that we do not handle requests on weekends and public holidays.
You will receive a message when the item you requested is available. Some items are not for standard loan; you must read them in the library. The message will show you the loan type and where to pick it up.
Borrow loan items
You collect loan items from the pickup shelf on the entrance floor. To borrow, please use the self-checkout machine.
The loan period is at least twenty-eight days. If no one else requests the same item, your loan automatically renews five times. Researchers and teachers have twelve automatic renewals.
Return loan items
You return books to the self-return machine on the entrance floor. You can also return University Library books to other libraries within Lund University.
Check the libraries' opening hours (lub.lu.se)
In-house use (reading room loan)
Some materials are for in-house use only. You must read them in the library; the materials cannot leave the building.
In-house use in Bengtssonsalen
The materials include fiction in Swedish, cookbooks, schoolbooks, journals, and yearbooks.
You collect, borrow, and store your loans in Bengtssonsalen. However, you are welcome to read them anywhere within the building.
You return these loans at the information desk.
In-house use in the Special Collections Reading Room
You must borrow and read older, fragile or difficult-to-handle materials in the library's camera-monitored Special Collections Reading Room. Please book a seat in advance.
What happens if your borrowed material is not returned on time, is lost, or is damaged? Here you can read about how the University Library handles reminders and invoices.
Late returns
As a borrower, you are responsible for the borrowed material until it has been returned to our library system. If you cannot return the material at one of our libraries, you can send it by post.
Please note that the loan is not immediately registered as returned if you return the book in another library's (within Lund University) book drop box. Since we cannot check when a book has been left in a book drop box, we will go by the actual return date in our library system.
Reminders
When the loan period is due, you will receive reminder emails. The reminders are an extra service. It is still your responsibility to keep note of the due date for your loans. You can check your loans and due dates by logging into the library catalogue LUBcat.
We will send the reminders to the email you registered in LUBcat. You are responsible for ensuring your contact details are updated and accurate.
Invoices
If you do not return the material despite the reminders, we will send you an invoice for SEK 600. If you return the material before the invoice's due date, we will cancel the invoice.
If your library card is blocked, it may be because you have an unpaid invoice. Once you have paid the invoice, the block is lifted.
You are always welcome to contact us if you have loan problems.