You can find the location of books that can be borrowed via the Books and journal articles search box on the homepage. The search result indicates where you can find it (at which location and the place number).

Physical book
A physical book you can check out via the self-service station in the Central Hall. As a TU employee / student you do that with your campus card. If you are not a TU employee / student with your Library card. Ask for help at the information desk if you need assistance.

It is possible that your search result in our catalogue (via the search box on our homepage) is located in our Treasury. You can regonise that by the prefix 'TR' in the location code. To examine these Treasury materials, please send an email to library@tudelft.nl to make an appointment.

E-book
If you need an e-book, it depends on the agreements made with the publisher whether you can view it or also download it (partially). To access the e-book you have to be connected to the TU Delft network. (More information about VPN and Library Access)

Examples of how to retrieve books & e-books: Tulib resources

It is possible that the book you have requested is on loan. When you log in with your NetID or with your onegini (non-TU visitors) you can make a reservation. The borrower can no longer extend the loan.

As soon as the book is returned to the Library, we will email you that it is available for you to collect at the information desk. You then still need to check out the book at the self-service station in the Central Hall. We keep the requested books at the desk for you for five days.

It is possible that the title you have found in the catalogue is located in our depot. This is indicated in the search result as ‘Closed stacks’. By logging in and clicking on ‘Place hold’, you can request the book/journal.

Requested books and journals are processed three times a day, at the following times;

• 08:30 (including requests from the previous day after 2 p.m)

• 11:00

• 14:00

So check carefully what time you submit your request. After the time that applies to your request, you can pick up this item at the outer ring of the information-desk. If you make a request outside of the mentioned time slots and office hours you can collect the book the following day. The book(s) can be lend by yourself at the self-service station. Requested books are reserved for collecting for a period of 5 working days.

Please note, journals are only available for inspection and can be collected at the information-desk.

You can return books yourself or send them by post at your own expense.

Postal address: TU Delft Library, PO Box 98, 2600 MG Delft

Outside the opening hours you can use the mailbox of the Library, to the right of the sliding doors at the entrance, to hand in books. Books from the Architecture Library can also be handed in in this mailbox. The books will be returned on the next working day in our library system. The mailbox is 35cm wide and 4cm high.

The standard loan period is 4 weeks. After that the loan is automatically extended for 4 more weeks until: 

• Someone else reserves the book 
• The book has been in your possession for 26 weeks
• You still have to pay a fine.

Please note
If a book is returned late or reserved, the automatic extension of all the other books in your account also stops.
No rights can be derived from not receiving the reminder emails.

The standard loan period is 4 weeks. After that the loan is automatically extended for 4 more weeks until:

• Someone else reserves the book
• The book has been in your possession for 26 weeks.
• You still have to pay a fine.

Please note

If a book is returned late or reserved, the automatic extension of all the other books in your account also stops.

No rights can be derived from not receiving the reminder emails.

Max. 20

If an item is overdue, you will have to pay a fine of € 0,20 per day per book, up to a maximum of € 10 per book.

You can pay your fine at the information desk.

Only when the total fine has been paid, can you borrow new items again.

We will send out reminders by email after 7, 20 and 45 days beyond the due date.

If the book still hasn’t been returned after 52 days, we will send out an invoice for replacement costs, fine and € 25 administration costs.

We will send out reminders by email after 7, 20 and 45 days beyond the due date.

If you have lost or damaged a book, you will have to pay the replacement costs, administration costs and any outstanding fines.

We will send out an invoice for replacement costs, fine and € 25 administration costs.