LENDING FROM THE LIBRARY
The Library provides lending services:
1. For members of the ASFA Academic Community, provided that they possess an Academic Identity Card and are registered with the Library.
- Members of the Academic Community include:
- DEP-EDIP-EEP-ETEP-members, academic scholars, visiting professors, and other categories of teaching personnel
- Undergraduate, postgraduate, and postdoctoral students, PhD candidates, students participating in mobility programs (e.g. Erasmus), and degree equivalency students
- Administrative staff and other categories of ASFA personnel
- Emeritus professors
2. For external members, who meet the requirements for obtaining an annual External Library Member Card by paying a subscription fee of €50.
- External members may include:
- Graduates of ASFA
- Specialized scholars and researchers in the arts. Registration as external members requires supporting documentation demonstrating the reasons and purpose of the research.
Loanable material
The total number of loanable items, the types of material permitted for loan, the loan duration, and the number of renewals vary depending on the member category and the type of material.
Loanable material by material type and member category:
LENDING RIGHTS FOR INTERNAL MEMBERS
- Maximum Number of Items : 5
- Loan Period : 14 days
- Right to Renewal : 1 time
- Excluded from Lending : Illustrated art books (such as artist monographs, exhibition and museum catalogs, etc.) are excluded from lending unless multiple copies are available. Non-loanable material.
- Maximum Number of Items : 5
- Loan Period : 14 days
- Right to Renewal : 1 time
- Excluded from Lending : Non-loanable material.
- Maximum Number of Items : 10
- Loan Period : 28 days
- Right to Renewal : 1 time
- Excluded from Lending : Non-loanable material.
- Maximum Number of Items : 20
- Loan Period : 28 days
- Right to Renewal : 6 times
- Excluded from Lending : Non-loanable material.
- Maximum Number of Items : 5
- Loan Period : 28 days
- Right to Renewal : 1 time
- Excluded from Lending : Non-loanable material.
- Maximum Number of Items : 5
- Loan Period : 28 days
- Right to Renewal : 1 time
- Excluded from Lending : Non-loanable material.
LENDING RIGHTS FOR EXTERNAL MEMBERS
- Maximum Number of Items : 5
- Loan Period : 14 days
- Right to Renewal : 1 time
- Excluded from Lending : Illustrated art books (such as artist monographs, exhibition and museum catalogs, etc.) are excluded from lending unless multiple copies are available. Non-loanable material.
- Maximum Number of Items : 5
- Loan Period : 14 days
- Right to Renewal : 1 time
- Excluded from Lending : Non-loanable material.
* Material that may be loaned by undergraduate students and by ASFA graduates registered as external members is marked in the item records of the Library catalog with the green indication “Available for Loan”. If a book appears under any other status, is not available for loan.
Non-loanable material
The following items are exempt from lending for all categories of members, but are available for study within the Library premises. Special cases include, for example, material from the Special Collection, which may be consulted in the ground-floor reading room, or magazine issues, which are provided upon request:
NON-LOANABLE MATERIAL { Spine Label }
Oversized books {ΜΜ}
Course bibliographies {ΒΙΒ}
Videocassettes {AV}
Doctoral dissertations / postgraduate theses / undergraduate theses [ΔΙΑ/ΜΕΤ/ΠΤΥ]
Old or rare books and magazines, manuscripts and archives / special collections [ΕΙΔ.ΣΥΛ/SP.COL.]
Magazines
Reference material (dictionaries, encyclopedias, bibliographies) {REF}
Pamphlets {pamphlets}
Books currently undergoing cataloging or conservation processing
Books excluded from loan for various reasons [NL]
Loan renewal
All Library members have the right to renew loaned material once, provided that the material is not overdue and has not been reserved by another user. Only teaching staff are entitled to additional renewals in support of teaching activities. Renewal of material may be carried out no later than the due date of return
- at the Library Service Desk
- by request via email at: daneismos@asfa.gr
- by telephone at 210-4801204
Reservation of loaned material
All Library members have the right to reserve material that is currently on loan. When the material is returned, the user who made the reservation is notified by telephone or e-mail. Reservations are made at the Library Service Desk. Material in “reserved” status remains available for collection for 2 working days from the date of notification. When multiple users express interest in reserving the same material, a priority order is maintained.
Recall of loaned material
The Library reserves the right to recall loaned material in cases of high demand or for other reasons, at the discretion of the responsible librarians. Following notification of recall, the material must be returned within 2 working days from the date of notification.
Penalties
Penalties concern overdue returns or renewals, as well as damage to or loss of material.
- Overdue returns:
In the event of overdue return of material beyond the specified lending period, the user is required to pay €0.15 per book for each day of delay. Days on which the Library is closed (weekends, public holidays, exceptional closures, etc.) are excluded. In cases where the delay occurs due to Library responsibility, the system is adjusted and the user is exempted from charges.
- Damage-loss or deterioration:
In the event of damage to or loss of loaned material, the user must immediately notify the circulation desk and either replace the book or pay its replacement value. In cases of partial damage (where the item remains functional), the user is required to replace it. If replacement is not possible, the user is deprived of lending rights for one month.