Q. I'm a distance learner. How do I request a postal loan?

Distance learning students and part time research postgraduate students are entitled to postal loans to enable them to be able to use the physical print books that the library has, without having to visit campus. The books will be sent out to your free of charge using a tracked service, and you will also be provided with a free returns label so that you can securely return your books to the library once you have finished using them (please note, return labels are valid for 90 days. If you have had a label for longer than this, we can create a new one for you, please email library@le.ac.uk). 

Items are issued for a period of eight weeks and are also subject to the standard recall policy and can be recalled at any time, so please check your email regularly for any change of date notifications.

Please follow these steps to place your request:

Postal loans

1. Find the item in Library Search
2. Login to your library account
3. In the Get It section, click on 'Request'
4. Select Pick Up Location = 'Personal Delivery', and select either your Home or Work postal address.
5. Click on 'Request'

Further information is available in this video on postal loans [7 minutes] which covers how to request postal loans, how long for delivery of postal loans, how long to borrow postal loans, and how to return postal loans.

Please note the phone number on the video is incorrect. To contact the Information Hub, please call +44 (0)116 252 2448