Borrowing Basics

Who Can Borrow from MacEwan Library?

• MacEwan University students, staff, and faculty with an active MacEwan ID Card
• Distance Education Students
• MacEwan University Alumni and Retirees
• External borrowers, including TAL and NEOS

MacEwan Alumni

MacEwan University Alumni are eligible for a MacEwan Alumni ID, which also acts as your library card. To find out if you qualify, please email library@macewan.ca or call 780-497-5850.

Alumni can borrow from our library collection and have on-campus access to licensed databases and e-books. Off-campus access to our online resources is not available to alumni due to licensing restrictions. 

MacEwan Retirees

MacEwan retirees can borrow from our library collection and have on-campus access to licensed databases, e-books, and other online resources. Contact library@macewan.ca with your account details (name and barcode number) to have your borrowing privileges updated. Off-Campus access to our online resources is not available to retirees due to licensing restrictions. 

Use Your MacEwan ID to Request Items from:

• MacEwan University Library
• Libraries Across Canada: Set up your COPPUL card at the Library Services Desk.
• Libraries around the world: See the Interlibrary Loans page for more details.

Returning Library Items:

Return library items to the library you picked them up from.

Library item return locations at MacEwan University:

• Building 7, North entrance - 105th Ave & 107th St (return bin)
• Building 7, 2nd floor - Library Services Desk
• Robbins Centre, 2nd floor - near pedway to SAMU building (return bin)
• Allard Hall, 4th floor - outside Technology Centre, 11-435B (return bin)

View a map of our return locations.

Loan Periods

*Lost items will be charged a cost of the original purchase price.

Reserve Item Loan Periods*

*Reserve items are only available for MacEwan students, staff and faculty.

**Students must be currently enrolled in a course to borrow term reserve laptops.

A discretionary fine of $50.00 may be charged on overdue reserve items for abuse of reserve loan periods.

Paying Fines / Paying for Lost Materials

• Make a payment for library fines and lost items 24 hours a day through My Account. Select “Fines” from the menu.
• Fine payments are also accepted in person.
• Payments for lost items can be made online, or at the Library that owns the item.
• MacEwan Library accepts payment by debit or credit card (Visa, Mastercard, American Express).

Renewals and Holds

Not done with an item? Renew it.

• Renew your items online at My Account, over the phone, or in person. Items that have been requested by someone else cannot be renewed.
• Overdue items may be renewed if no one else has requested them.

How do I renew a book if I have an Alumni or TAL membership?

You can renew items by logging in to your library account. 

Placing a Hold

• Video: Placing a Hold
• Log in to My Account
• Search for the item you wish to borrow by using the search bar on the library's homepage.
• Click the "Place hold" button beside the item you want to borrow.
• Select "MacEwan University Library" as your pickup location.
• You'll receive an email when your item is ready for pickup, and you will have seven days to pick it up.

Recalls

• A recall is when someone requests an item that you have borrowed from the library.
• Recalled items will be given a new, shorter loan period and cannot be renewed.
• An email with the new due date will be sent to your MacEwan email account; you can also view the new due date in the “Loans” section of My Account.

Blocked Accounts

• Accounts with over $50.00 in fines or an overdue recalled book will be blocked.
• Blocked accounts cannot renew or borrow new items.
• To remove the block from your account, return the overdue items and pay fines so your account balance is under $50.00.
  • Pay the full amount online through My Account, or make a full or partial payment in-person.