Eligibility/Responsibilities
- Any library user holding a valid Brock University photo ID card, alumni card, Special Borrowers’ card, or a valid card from a Canadian University library are welcome to borrow.
- Library online access and borrowing privileges by user type.
- Library users are responsible for any material signed out in their names and will be charged overdue fines (where applicable) and replacement costs for lost or damaged items.
Loan Periods and Item Limits by User Type
| Type of Material | Loan Period | Maximum | Renewals |
| Books | 120 days | 500 | Unlimited |
| Badger Books, Entiohahathe’te Knowledge Den Collection, Children’s and Young Adult Books, Curriculum Resource Collection | 28 days | 1 | |
| Course readings on short-term loan (Reserves) | 3, 24, or 48 hours or 1-week | 4 | |
| Ask Us desk Equipment Collection (calculators, whiteboard kits, etc.) | 4 hours | ||
| Ask Us desk Games and Recreation Collection (craft kits, pencil crayons, board games, etc.) | 3 days | ||
| Map, Data & GIS Library materials | 7 days / 14 days / in MDG Library use only | ||
| CDs, DVDs, LPs & VHS tapes | 28 days | ||
| Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA) NaturePlus passes | 7 days | 1 |
| Type of Material | Loan Period | Maximum | Renewals |
| Type of Material | 14 days | 20 | 4 |
| Badger Books, Entiohahathe’te Knowledge Den Collection, Children’s and Young Adult Books, Curriculum Resource Collection | 14 days | 1 | |
| Ask Us desk Games and Recreation Collection (craft kits, pencil crayons, board games, etc.) | 3 days | ||
| CDs, DVDs, LPs & VHS tapes | 14 days | ||
| Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA) NaturePlus passes | 7 days | 1 |
| Type of Material | Loan Period | Maximum | Renewals |
| Books | 14 days | 20 | 4 |
| Badger Books, Entiohahathe’te Knowledge Den Collection, Children’s and Young Adult Books, Curriculum Resource Collection | 14 days | 1 | |
| Ask Us desk Games and Recreation Collection (craft kits, pencil crayons, board games, etc.) | 3 days | ||
| CDs, DVDs, LPs & VHS tapes | 14 days | ||
| Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA) NaturePlus passes | 7 days | 1 |
Overdue Fines Information
Avoid incurring fines by signing-in to Omni to view the list of items you have borrowed and their due dates.
| Item | Fine | |
| Overdue CDs, DVDs, Interlibrary Loan materials | $0.50 per day per item | |
| Overdue course readings on short-term loan (Reserves) and equipment | $1.50 per hour per item | |
| 3 hour loan items will be billed for replacement after 48 hours. 24 hour loan items will be billed for replacement after 5 days. 48 hour items will be billed for replacement after 7 days. 7 day loan items will be billed for replacement after 15 days. | ||
| Overdue items recalled for use as course readings | $2.00 per day per item | |
| Overdue recalled Interlibrary Loan materials | $25.00 up to 15 days overdue | |
| Overdue board games | no overdue fines, but will be billed for replacement after 10 days | |
| Overdue NPCA NaturePlus Passes | $5.00 per day up to $50 maximum | |
| Lost / damaged book / curriculum materials | $125 default replacement charge | |
| Lost / damaged CDs & DVDs | Cost of item plus a $15.00 non-refundable processing fee | |
| Lost whiteboard kit | $12.00 replacement charge | |
| Lost locker key | $25.00 replacement charge | |
| Lost / damaged miscellaneous cables | $25.00 per item | |
| Lost / damaged calculator | $20.00 | |
| Lost / damaged video camera | $550.00 | |
| Lost Interlibrary Loan item | Flat rate replacement cost of $75.00, plus a $50.00 non-refundable processing fee |
Borrowing privileges for Brock University undergraduate and graduate students are suspended when fines are $20.00 or more. On a monthly basis, these fines will be automatically transferred to the student’s financial account. The Library will notify the student before this transfer is made.
- Log in to your Library Account to view details about fines on your record.
- Fine payment information: https://brocku.ca/safa/tuition-and-fees/making-a-payment/
- Privileges will be reinstated when outstanding fines are paid.
- Charges transferred to your Brock student account cannot be directly refunded and may take up to 3 weeks to process.
Borrowing privileges are suspended for fines of $20.00 or more. Privileges will be reinstated when outstanding fines are paid.
If a library item is lost, missing, stolen or damaged, the borrower will receive an “Invoice for Lost Library Material” and will be assessed a $125 default replacement charge. The lending Library will determine whether a damaged item is beyond repair.
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.
Borrowing From Other Universities
Undergraduate 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 ID card is required, and borrowers may be required to show additional picture identification / sign-in to the Brock portal. Books may be returned to any Omni Library or to the Ask Us Desk at the James A. Gibson Library.
Graduate students, faculty and staff may borrow books directly from all Ontario university libraries. Arrangements also exist for borrowing from out-of-province universities (Atlantic, Quebec, Prairie and Pacific). See Canadian Universities Reciprocal Borrowing Agreement for more information.