Loans

LIRU's collections can be borrowed from the library with the exception of the following:

• Books in the Reserve Library (textbooks and further reading)
• Handbooks
• Journal copies and bound journals
• Law reports
• Government Gazette (Stjórnartíðindi) and the Parliamentary Gazette (Alþingistíðindi)

Main borrowers are the faculty, staff, and students of RU. These borrowers can check out material free of charge by registering at the reception desk of LIRU.

•  RU graduates and other parties connected to RU can purchase library cards. The cards are valid for one year and cost 2.500 ISK.
  Other university and research libraries can borrow material from LIRU's collections on behalf of students and staff of the respective universities/institutions
• Others than those mentioned above can not borrow material from LIRU's collections, but everyone is free to visit the libraries during opening hours and use the collections
• The general loan period for books is three weeks
• Recall notices are only sent to borrowers via e-mail
• Borrowers are asked to attend to recall notices either by returning the material in question or by contacting the reception desk to renew loans
• Held items must be picked up within 7 days from the time when borrowers are notified via e-mail of their availability
• Borrowers are responsible for material which they have borrowed and are not allowed to hand it over to a third party. If material is lost or damaged, the borrower, that is, the person registered for the loan, is responsible and may have to reimburse the library for the material in question. LIRU tries to estimate the cost of purchasing a new copy, but the minimum fee is 5000 ISK. Handlinga fee is 2000 ISK.
  
• As a general rule, borrowers can not have more than 4 books on loan at a time
• As a general rule, university libraries can not have more than 15 books on loan at a time