The loan is personal and non-transferable. Most of the Library’s holdings are electronic and can be checked in our catalog.

You have to self-borrow the printed materials with DiY IEU Library APP.

Special conditions are announced prior to each holiday period. Library materials borrowed during the summer term will have an extended loan period and must be returned by the specified date after the vacation.

Some materials are excluded from the loan service, such as Library-use only sections, printed magazines or items indicated as such. Only PhD and DBA students, faculty, and staff are permitted to check out items from the PhD shelf area.

Our games collection is available exclusively for borrowing and returning at its original branch.

IEU Library has the right to block any user account and restrict access to any services and goods the library provides if there is any inappropriate behavior in the library or with its materials. The user will be always notified in advance.

Returning items after the due date will result in sanction days.

To return items use the DiY IEU Library App at the Library Smart Station. Select “Return” in the App, scan the “Return Disc”, and then scan the white code on the back of each item. Once the return has been completed successfully, leave the items on the Returns Trolley. At the Tower Library Reference Space, please return your items directly to the librarian.

If you experience any issues with the App, you may place your borrowed items in the drop boxes available at these campuses.

Lost or Damaged Items

If an item is lost or returned in poor condition, the borrower must notify the Library as soon as possible and provide a replacement copy.

All replacement copies must be approved by the Library and must be new; second-hand or used copies will not be accepted. If the original edition is no longer available, the Library may require the latest available edition as a replacement.

Lost or damaged items should be replaced within 1–2 weeks after being reported. If an item is rare, out of print, difficult to obtain, or unavailable for purchase, the Library reserves the right to charge up to twice the replacement cost of the item.

Until the replacement copy or payment has been received and approved, the Library may manually block the borrower’s account and suspend borrowing, renewing, reserving, and Interlibrary Loan (ILL) privileges.

Starting September 1, 2025, the library will implement Sanction Days for overdue items and unclaimed reservations.

During Sanction Days, your borrowing, renewing, and reserving privileges will be temporarily suspended.

Sanction Days will be applied as follows:

1. Overdue items

You will receive 1 Sanction Day for each item, for each day it is late.

Example: If you return 2 books that are 2 days late, you will receive 4 Sanction Days.

2. Unclaimed reservations

You will receive 1 Sanction Day for each reserved item that you do not pick up within the given timeframe.

Example: If you do not pick up 2 reserved books, you will receive 2 Sanction Days.

Please make sure to return or collect items on time to avoid penalties.