Late return charges/replacement costs
Unless your items are requested by someone else, they will auto renew to minimise the accrual of late return charges.
| USW Library late return charges | £1.00 per day/part of a day up to a maximum of £20.00 per item |
| The College Merthyr Tydfil late return charges | If one of your items has come from the College Merthyr Tydfil the fine is 15p per day per item, up to a maximum of £10.00 per item. *Please note there are differing autorenewal policies for USW and the College Merthyr Tydfil items which may affect the fines rate. Further details can be found on our renewals page. |
| Inter-library Loan requests from taught students | First five requests per academic year are free, after that £3.00 per item for satisfied requests |
| Charge for lost, non-returned Inter-library loans | £182.80 per item (potentially higher if material is expensive to replace) .This is a British Library imposed charge. |
| Replacement costs for non-returned, lost or damaged books | There is a minimum standard charge of £25.00 per item for items which are out of print. For all others, the standard minimum of £25.00 or the full value of the item, whichever is the greater, will be charged as part of our debt recovery process. |
| USW Laptop late return charge | £1.00 per hour up to a maximum of £10.00 per day . Maximum charge of £100.00 per item. |
Payments are made by using the online store. There is no minimum payment. You will be emailed a receipt upon payment.
If you are experiencing difficulties returning items on time, please contact the Library as soon as possible.