Borrowing documents
  • Borrowing hours
  • At the Library desk, Monday to Friday, since the opening hour till 8 p.m. 
    The borrowing hours may vary during vacations periods.
  • What's the loan service?

  • The objective of the Loan Service is to enable users to read documents from the collection outside the Library premises, as well as assure the availability of these items to the entire ESADE community after their due date.

  • What documents can I borrow?

  • Materials in the following categories cannot go on loan:

    -  Reference materials (encyclopaedias, dictionaries, directories, yearbooks, etc.) marked with a red label
    -  Periodicals
    -  Items on the Reading List during the school year
    -  Publications from the European Documentation Centre
    -  Theses, final projects and student papers
    -  Working papers
    -  Microfiches
    -  Databases on CD-ROM
    -  Teaching materials for faculty use (case studies, videos, etc.)
    -  Other materials that are considered non-circulating items

  • How many documents can I borrow and for how long?

  • The number of items that a borrower can have on loan simultaneously varies according to the user type:

    -  Faculty: 25 for 60 days + 5 for 1 year (available after the first 30 days, if a reserve was placed on the item)
    -  Executive Language Center reading staff: 5 during 30 days
    -  Academic and administrative staff: 5 during 30 days
    -  PhD students: 10 during 30 days
    -  Students: 3 during 15 days + 2 one-day loans
    -  Members of the Alumni Association, Library cardholders, Interuniversity Master, Creativity Seminar: 2 during 15 days
    -  Faculty carrying out research, or faculty writing their thesis: 40 during 60 days + 5 during 1 year

  • Return deadlines

  • The labels on the spines of documents are color-coded to show how long they can remain on loan.

    -  Red label: not available for circulation
    -  Yellow label: reduced circulation
    -  White label: loan period depends on the user type
    -  White label + "Current year reference": not available for circulation for the current academic term

  • How to obtain a document on loan


  • At the Pedralbes Campus library all loans and returns must be recorded at the library desk during official hours. You will be asked to show your ID card since users are responsible for all documents borrowed in their name. 

    At the Sant Cugat Campus library there is also a self-issue terminal opposite the library desk, available during library opening hours. To use it you must have a current and non-sanctioned ESADE individual ID card (TUI).
  • Loan renewal


  • Loans can be renewed provided a reserve has not been placed on the item by another user.

    Up to three consecutive renewals can be made online, through the user's personal account in My Library, by phone or by electronic mail. To make a fourth renewal, it is essential to take the document to the Library desk.
     
  • Reserving borrowed documents

  • Users can reserve documents that are already on loan. When the document is returned, the user on the waiting list is notified automatically and the document is reserved for one week.