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BONUS+ borrowing

The Bonus logo scheme gives you access to over 2 million items from participating BONUS+ libraries. This page provides BONUS+ borrowing information.

How many BONUS+ items

Borrower Type Number of holds Loan Period Renewals
Undergraduate 5 21 days 1
Postgraduate 10 21 days 1
Staff 10 21 days 1
Off campus student As above for your category 21 days 1
Overseas student Not available Not available Not avaliable


Renew a BONUS+ book

You can renew a BONUS+ book once, as long as there are no other requests for it.

Delivery time

The delivery time will vary depending on whether or not the item will be forwarded to you (i.e. off campus students may have the item mailed to them), but on average, the item will be delivered to the library within 2 to 4 working days.

Check my BONUS+ requests

You may check the status of your BONUS+ requests by viewing your library record through MY LIBRARY.

  1. Type your family name, Library ID # (the number starting X011.. underneath the barcode on your Deakin Card) and your Library PIN.
  2. The items you have on loan will be displayed.
  3. If you notice that an item has a status that states RECV 'D, then it is ready for collection.

Cancel a BONUS+ request

If an item still has a REQUESTED status, you may cancel the request, through MY LIBRARY

  1. Type your family name, Library ID # (the number starting X011..) and your Library PIN.
  2. The items you have requested will be displayed.
  3. Tick the box next to the title of the item you want to cancel, and then select CANCEL.