Our reservation service enables you to reserve a book if all copies are out on loan.

To聽reserve a book, find it on :

  • If all copies of your聽selected title聽are unavailable, you will have the option to click the Place Reservation聽button
  • You'll need to be logged in to do this
  • Choose a location for collection - The Sir Michael Cobham Library聽or Weston Library聽
  • Click Submit. A confirmation message will then appear

The maximum number of reservation requests is 12 at any one time. Please check聽Loan Allowances聽for details of how many items you can have on loan.聽

What happens next?

  • Once a copy becomes available,we will send an email to your BU student account to inform you about collection
  • Please check which library you need to collect it from
  • Come to the library with your student or staff ID card聽-聽 having checked our opening times听蹿颈谤蝉迟听
  • Collect your book from the self-service Click and Collect shelves聽within 7 days of the email notification; after that time the reservation will be cancelled and the book returned to the main shelves
  • At a self-service unit,聽scan your ID Card and the book to issue it to your borrower record, and check and retain your receipt.