Place a request on print materials with a “Loanable” status to have books retrieved from the shelves for you.

To make your request:

Students, faculty and staff can access book chapters and journal articles from print-only sources by requesting a scan for delivery right to your email. There is no charge for this service.

In order to comply with Brock’s Fair Dealing Policy, we can only provide scans of ‘short excerpts’: typically one chapter, one article, or 10% of a copyright-protected work.

To make your request:

1. Search Omni for your item.
2. Click on Request a Scan (ensure you are signed in).
   
3. Enter the details about the excerpt needed: which chapter OR which volume/ issue/ article.
4. Library staff will notify you by email when the scan is ready and include the download link. You can expect your scan within 3-4 business days.
5. The link allows for 5 downloads, and expires after 30 days.

LIMITATIONS

The following print materials are not available to scan:

• Course Readings on short-term loan (Reserve Collection)
• Items held in Archives and Special Collections or in the Instructional Resource Centre.
• Maps and atlases.

• Review the items and due dates for items you have checked out.
• Renew eligible checked out items.
• Log into your library account prior to searching Omni to request books and request scans of book chapters/journal articles.
• Save your search queries for future use and receive email notifications when additional new items are received pertaining to your search strategy.

• Renew by signing in to Omni with your campus id and password.
• Open the ‘My Loans’ menu item. Select specific items for renewal or renew all.
• Loans from Brock will appear by default. Select specific items for renewal or renew all.
• To renew items you’ve borrowed from other Omni libraries, select the appropriate University under the ‘My Institutions’ drop-down menu on the left-hand side.
  Select specific items for renewal or renew all.
• Contact libhelp@brocku.ca if you require assistance.
• Please note: some items may not be renewable if:
  • they are recalled for use a course reading (“on reserve”) or,
  • you have outstanding fines over $20.00

View our ‘How to Renew’ graphic.

At Brock:

Please return all Library materials to the Ask Us Desk when the Library is open. An after-hours book return slot is located at the east entrance to the Library.

At an Omni partner library:

• Algoma University
• Carleton University
• Lakehead University
• Laurentian University
• Wilfrid Laurier University
• McMaster University
• Nipissing University / Canadore College
• OCAD University
• Ontario Tech University / Durham College
• Queen’s University
• Toronto Metropolitan University
• Trent University
• University of Guelph
• University of Ottawa
• University of Waterloo
• University of Windsor
• Western University
• York University

By mail:

Ship your returns to us at:

James A. Gibson Library
Brock University
1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way,
St. Catharines, ON
Canada
L2S 3A1

Alumni are entitled to library borrowing privileges at no charge.  Please present your alumni card to staff at the Ask Us desk to register. For information on obtaining an alumni card, please contact Office of Alumni Relations. Additional library services are available to Alumni.

Brock retirees may borrow from the Library. The Alumni and Community. page has full details on access and privileges.

Undergraduate and graduate students may borrow books in person from other Ontario university libraries (Direct Borrowing), with the exception of the University of Toronto. A valid Brock University Identification Card is required, and users may be required to show additional picture identification. Books may be returned to the lending library or to the Ask Us Desk at the James A. Gibson Library.

For graduate students, arrangements also exist for borrowing from out-of-province universities (Atlantic, Quebec, Prairie and Pacific). See Canadian Universities Reciprocal Borrowing Agreement for more information.

Borrowing privileges for Brock University students, faculty and staff are suspended when fines are $20.00 or more or, when one (1) recalled item is overdue. Privileges will be reinstated for all users when overdue and recalled materials are returned and outstanding fines are paid. Sign-in to Omni to view currently checked out items and fines owing.

Pay your library fines:

• in person by debit card, credit card, or cheque at the Ask Us Desk in the James A. Gibson Library or,
• by sending a cheque payable to Brock University to the address below.  Please be sure to note your student ID# on the cheque.

Access Services
James A. Gibson Library
Brock University
1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way
St Catharines, ON L2S 3A1

Please Note: The Library cannot accept payment for fines transferred to Student Accounts & Financial Aid.

If you want to appeal a library fine, please complete this form. The request will be reviewed, and an email response will be sent within five (5) working days.