Loan services

The loan services of the MFF UK Library include:

Lending documents

Most documents can be borrowed to take home, only those with a "in-house" status cannot be borrowed to take home; see Types of document loans for details;
the loan period of documents, the possibility of extension and any late fees are governed by the Uniform borrowing matrix.

is provided free of charge;
reserved documents are waiting 14 days for collection - after that the reservation is cancelled;
please do not abuse the reservation. Expedited pick-up will help to get the documents to more students;
attention:
- you can not reserve documents that are on-site, with the exception noted below;
- books that have a status of „Regular loan (store)“ must be reserved even if they are on-site; they will be ready for you only after notification that the reservation has been fulfilled;
- do not reserve books that have a „Borrowed by“ date more than six months away, and contact the librarian; your reservation would probably be wasted.

Loan period of borrowed documents can be extended, but only before the end of the loan period;
you will need your UKCO to renew (this number can be found on your student card or ISIC under your photo);
there are several ways to renew your books:
- electronically using your reader account
- by phone
- by e-mail (also by replying to the information e-mail)
- in person at any department of the MFF UK Library.

returning borrowed items is possible at any department of the MFF UK Library, except for electronic devices (Arduino, readers and tablets). Electronic devices must be returned to the appropriate department;
no ID is required to return borrowed items, so anyone can return books instead of the original reader;
another option is to use the return boxes at each department of the MFF UK Library (except for electronic devices - these must be returned in person at the branch where the device was borrowed).

late fee is charged for each day of delay; please refer to the pricelist of fees for current prices of late fees;
late fees can be paid either in cash at the library or by bank transfer;
cash can be paid at all departments of the MFF UK Library except of the Library of history of science and its sub-libraries;
for information on how to pay by bank transfer, please see the Payment by bank transfer page.

the form of replacement for a lost book is governed by the CUNI Library and circulation rules and is subject to agreement with the head of the relevant library department;
lost books cannot be replaced by purchases from grants, projects, etc., as these are also subject to separate evidence.