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Library Membership and Entitlements
Different library customers have different types of membership and entitlements in terms of the amount and types of resources that they can access and borrow. Staffordshire University students and staff enjoy full entitlement to hardcopy and online resources. Other categories of customers have different entitlements (please see the table below). Please also see our Library regulations for conditions of use.
Borrower registration form (DOC, file size: 701KB) , for all borrower types to complete who are not registered automatically, i.e. a Staffordshire University student.
| Borrower Type | Entitlement | Fees (per annum) | Documentation Required |
Staffordshire University students (including intermitting students) | 17 items/ Short Loans/ Reservations/full access to online resources IT access available after enrolment
| No charge
| Staffordshire University ID card is also library card
Automatic registration |
A list of Partnership Colleges can be found at http://www.staffs.ac.uk/courses_and_study/partnerships/partner_institutions/ uk_partnerships.jsp
| 17 items/ Short Loans/ Reservations/full access to online resources
IT access available after enrolment | No charge | Proof of employment, passport photograph |
| Visiting lecturers & Honorary Fellows | 17 items/ Short Loans/ Reservations/full access to online resources
IT access available after enrolment
| No charge | Letter from Faculty, passport photograph |
| Retired members of staff | 17 items/ Short Loans/ Reservations No access to online resources | No charge | Proof of ex-employee status, passport photograph |
| Pre-registered PhD students | 17 items/ Short Loans/ Reservations No access to online resources IT access available after enrolment | No charge | Course related paperwork, passport photograph |
| Pre-registration Staffs Uni MA/Msc/MPhil students | 5 items/Reservations/No short loans No access to online resources IT access available after enrolment | No charge | Course related paperwork, passport photograph |
| Members of WEA (workers’ education association) | 5 items/Reservations/No short loans/ No access to online resources | No charge | Proof of membership, proof of ID, passport photograph |
| SCONUL Access student or staff members | 5 items/Reservations/No short loans/ No access to online resources | No charge | Student card and authorised SCONUL card from “home” institution, passport photograph |
| Students of Universities not included in SCONUL Access scheme | 5 items/Reservations/No short loans/ No access to online resources | £20 | University ID card, passport photograph |
| Employees of NHS trusts NOT affiliated with the university | 5 items/Reservations/No short loans/ No access to online resources | £50.00 | Proof of ID, passport photograph |
Employees of NHS trusts affiliated with the University
| 5 items/Reservations/No short loans/ No access to online resources | No charge | Proof of employment, passport photograph |
| Employees of Nursing Homes | 5 items/Reservations/No short loans/ No access to online resources | £20 | Proof of employment, proof of ID, passport photograph |
| Former Staffordshire University Students (Alumni) | 5 items/Reservations/No short loans/ No access to online resources | £20.00
(£15 for Alumni Association members) | Alumni card, passport photograph
|
| University students outside of UK & Ireland | 5 items/Reservations/No short loans/ No access to online resources | £20.00 | University ID card, passport photograph |
External borrowers and Corporate Members | 5 items/Reservations/No short loans/ No access to online resources | £50.00 (£20.00 unwaged)
| Letter of introduction from the Director of Customer Services - please write to: Janet Weaver, Director of Customer Services, Thompson Library, Information Services, Staffordshire University, College Road, Stoke, ST4 2DE Proof of ID, passport photograph
|
Students and staff members at Partership Colleges
A list of Partnership Colleges can be found at http://www.staffs.ac.uk/courses_and_study/partnerships/partner_institutions/ uk_partnerships.jsp
| 2 items/Reservations/No short loans/ No access to online resources | No charge | College ID card, passport photograph |
NHS trusts affiliated with the University
Burntwood, Lichfield and Tamworth Primary Care Trust
Burton Hospitals NHS Trust
Cannock Chase Primary Care Trust
East Staffordshire Primary Care Trust
Mid Staffordshire General Hospitals NHS Trust
Newcastle-under-Lyme Primary Care Trust
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
North Staffordshire Hospital NHS Trust
North Stoke Primary Care Trust
The Princess Royal Hospital NHS Trust
Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust
Royal Shrewsbury NHS Trust
Shropshire County Primary Care Trust
South Staffordshire Healthcare NHS Trust
South Stoke Primary Care Trust
South Western Staffordshire Primary Care Trust
Staffordshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Staffordshire Moorlands Primary Care Trust
Telford and Wrekin Primary Care Trust
Access to online resources
Due to licencing restrictions the only members that enjoy access to online resources are:
Staffordshire University students (including intermitting students)
Staffs University staff & staff teaching on franchised courses at Partership Colleges
Visiting lecturers & Honorary Fellows
Access to self-service facilities
The only members that can access the University Libraries during self-service opening are
Staffordshire University students (including intermitting students)
Staffordshire University staff & staff teaching on franchised courses at Partnership Colleges
Visiting lecturers & Honorary Fellows
Plus:
Alumni
Retired staff
Note that you will be required to sign in and show your ID card/Library card during self-service hours.
