Borrow from Brock Library

Anyone with a valid Brock Card, Alumni Card, Special Borrowers’ Card, or valid ID Card from a Canadian university is welcome to borrow our materials.

Present your items and ID card to staff at the Ask Us desk or use the self-checkout station.

Watch this short video for help finding items in the library.

Borrow from Other Libraries
(interlibrary loan)

Learn more about borrowing services from other libraries.

Borrowing Information

Type of MaterialMaximumLoan PeriodRenewals
Books500120 daysUnlimited
Badger Books; Indigenous Reading Collection; Children’s and Young Adult Books; Curriculum Resource Collection28 days1
Course reading items on short term loan (Reserves)43, 24, or 48 hours or 1-week
Equipment (calculators, whiteboard kits, etc.)4 hours
Board games, colouring pencils, wellness items (yoga kit, etc.)3 days
Map, Data & GIS Library materials7 days / 14 days / in-MDG Library use only
CDs, DVDs, LPs & VHS tapes28 days
Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA) NaturePlus passes17 days

Borrow from our collection of loanable tools to make study and preparation easier. Items for loan include calculators, whiteboard marker kits, cable adapters and more.

Browse the collection and visit the Ask Us desk to borrow these items for 4-hour loan.

Borrow from our collection of over 30 board games, light therapy lamps, knitting and crochet kits, pencil crayons and markers, skipping ropes, jigsaw puzzles and more.

Browse the collection and visit the Ask Us desk to borrow these items for 3-day loan.

Brock University Library has partnered with the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority to lend out NaturePlus Membership Passes.

  • Passes provide free day-use parking at Ball’s Falls, Binbrook, Chippawa Creek, Long Beach, and Rockway Conservation Areas.
  • Eight passes are available for loan at the Ask Us desk for 7 days and 1 renewal is allowed.
  • By signing in to Omni, borrowers can request a pass in advance.
  • Overdue fines: $5 per day.
  • Items are billed for replacement after 10 days at a cost of $56.50.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

To make your request:

  1. Search Omni for your item.
  2. Click on Request for pickup, select the Pickup Institution (default is Brock), select the Pickup Location (James A. Gibson Library, Instructional Resource Centre (Burlington Campus), or Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts.
    Select request for pickup from your result in Omni

    Borrowers can request an item for pickup from within Omni. Sign-in, select ‘request for pickup’, then select the location where you would like your item sent.

  3. You will receive a notification when the item is ready to pickup.
  4. You can also check the status of your request via your Library Account in Omni.

Pickup Locations:

  • James A. Gibson Library Ask Us desk.
  • Instructional Resource Centre (Burlington Campus): Room 120
  • Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts: MWS Room 229

Limitations

This service is available for most library material but, there are some items which cannot be requested. They include:

  • Course readings
  • Archives & Special Collections
  • CPI (Center for Pedagogical Innovation)
  • Phyllis Webstad Library (Hadiyaˀdagénhahs First Nations, Métis and Inuit Student Centre)

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).
    Screen capture of request a scan function in Omni
  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 (Burlington Campus)
  • 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 [email protected] 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.

Brock University Locations:

  • James A. Gibson Library Ask Us desk. An after-hours book return slot is located at the east entrance to the Library.
  • Instructional Resource Centre (Burlington Campus): Room 120
  • Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts: MWS Room 229

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

Overdue Fines

Avoid incurring fines by signing-in to Omni to view the list of items you have borrowed and their due dates. There are no overdue fines for stack (non-Reserve) books (unless recalled for use as course readings), Badger Books or board games.

Please consult the borrowing policies page for detailed overdue fines information and an appeal form.

Questions?

Contact us via email at [email protected]