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Renewing items

There are three ways to renew items.

Online

Follow the link from the LRC homepage, or login to your account via the My Account link on the Enterprise catalogue to renew your items online. We will also usually send you an email when your books are due which includes a link to your account to renew them. More about renewing your loans online

Using Self-Service Points

Bring your Campus Card and the items you wish to renew to the LRC and use the 'Borrow' option on the Self-Service Points to renew them.

By phone

To renew your items by phone please call +607 268 6222.

If possible, please phone 9-5, Monday to Thursday, or 10-5 on Fridays.

Renewal conditions

This service is available providing you do not have:

  • fines of RM15.00 or more
  • an item overdue by more than seven days
  • a bill outstanding for more than seven days

Items on hold/recalled may not be renewed - see Recalls

During system interruptions, item renewal services will not be available.

How many times can I renew?

Staff and students

There is no limit on the number of times you can renew items, unless they have been recalled - see Recalls

Academic visitors and External borrowers

You can renew items up to 5 times before you will need to return the items to the LRC, unless they have been recalled - see Recalls