Fines and charges

Fines are charged on all overdue items. Fines are also charged on overdue InterLibrary Request items. Fines must be paid promptly, but borrowing will not be suspended until a limit of £10.00 on your borrower account has been exceeded.
For more information on fines income, please see http://www.shef.ac.uk/library/services/income.html

Fines are charged according to the table below, up to a maximum fine of £15.00 on each loan.

Type of Loan	Fine per day
All loans	£1 (no charge for first day)

We help you avoid fines by:

Emailing you a reminder when your loans are due for return
Providing 24/7 renewal facilities via 'my account' on Star or the Renewals Hotline.

You can help yourself avoid fines by:

Checking 'my account' on Star and your email box on a regular basis.
Renewing promptly, allowing time to return the book if you can't renew.

Library charges

Photocopying: self-service copying	University Students/Staff	External borrowers/NHS staff (incl. VAT)
Black and white A4 sheet	5p	6p
Black and white A3 sheet	10p	12p
Colour A4 sheet	50p	65p
Colour A3 sheet	£1	£1.18
Black and white transparency	35p	40p
Colour transparency	35p	40p
Transtext	50p	65p

MyDocuments
Staff, NHS staff, external borrowers	£3.60 (incl. VAT)
Students	£3.00

Stationery	All customers (incl. VAT)
Pen	15p
Pencil	5p
Pencil with rubber tip	25p
Pencil sharpener	15p
Eraser	30p
Pocket stapler	£1
Staples	40p
Highlighter	45p
Flash drive/Memory stick 2GB	£6
Re-writable CD	70p
Zip disk	£7
A4 envelope	10p
A4 lined notepad	70p
Plastic presentation folder	10p
Poly File	20p
Punched clear plasic wallet (matt)	5p
Headphones	£2.10
ReWritable CD	70p
1 sheet A4	1p
1/4 A4 ream	95p
A4 ream	£3.75
A4 side punched clear wallet	5p

Lost cards
Lost Ucard	£5 (from Student Services)
Lost (external borrower)Library card	£2

External customers
One year membership	£50 (incl VAT)
Three month membership	£15 (incl VAT)
Reader’s card	Free

InterLibrary Requests	University Staff/PGR Students	University PGT/Undergraduates	Faculty of Medicine			Externals (incl. VAT)
			Students over limit	University Staff	NHS staff (incl. VAT)
Standard service	Payment from Departmental Library funds or: - Loan £9.30 - Photocopy, posted £7.38 - Secure electronic delivery £6.12 Internal trade: per sticker £8.00	Authorisation sticker from department or: - Loan £9.30 - Photocopy, posted £7.38 - Secure electronic delivery £6.12	- Loan £9.30 - Photocopy, posted £7.38 - Secure electronic delivery £6.12	Payment from Departmental Library funds	Payment from Departmental Library funds	- Loan £9.30 - Photocopy, posted £7.38 - Secure electronic delivery £6.12
Renewal of loans	£4.15	£4.15	£4.15	£4.15	£4.15	£4.15
Fines for overdue loans	£4.15	£4.15	£4.15	£4.15	£4.15	£4.15
Fines for lost and long overdue loans	£155.76	£155.76	£155.76	£155.76	£155.76	£155.76
Fine for failure to cancel place on British Library Boston Spa MiniBus	£5.00	£5.00	£5.00	£5.00	£5.00	£5.00
Urgent action service -photocopy by fax or electronic delivery (24hr)	- Fax £22.80 - Secure electronic delivery £19.20	- Fax £22.80 - Secure electronic delivery £19.20	- Fax £22.80 - Secure electronic delivery £19.20	- Fax £22.80 - Secure electronic delivery £19.20	- Fax £22.80 - Secure electronic delivery £19.20	- Fax £22.80 - Secure electronic delivery £19.20
Urgent action service -photocopy by fax (2hr)	£33.60	£33.60	£33.60	£33.60	£33.60	£33.60
Urgent action service - secure electronic delivery (2hr)	£30.00	£30.00	£30.00	£30.00	£30.00	£30.00
Urgent action service - loan (despatch within 2hrs)	£32.55	£32.55	£32.55	£32.55	£32.55	£32.55
US thesis	£29.50	£29.50	£29.50	£29.50	£29.50	£29.50
Worldwide service	Loan - £63.05 Photocopy - £59.15	Loan - £63.05 Photocopy - £59.15	Loan - £63.05 Photocopy - £59.15	Loan - £63.05 Photocopy - £59.15	Loan - £63.05 Photocopy - £59.15	Loan - £63.05 Photocopy - £59.15
Charges to other libraries		CONARLS members	SINTO members	Others
Loans		£5.50	£3.60	£11.15
Photocopies		£8.46	£3.60	£8.46