The following information is for students.

See borrowing guidelines for:

My Library Account

Sign into My Library with your CapU credentials to:

  • Renew items online
  • Check a due date or status 
  • Request holds

Online Resources

Access to online resources is restricted to students, faculty and staff. To access online resources off-campus or through the CapU wireless network, you will need to log in with your CapU credentials. Not sure where to start? Search Discovery from the Library homepage.

Loan Periods 

Books

General Collection

Borrowing period - 3 weeks

Maximum number of items - 30

Renewals - items are renewable online up to two additional times, as long as they are not requested by another user.

Course Reserves 

Borrowing periods depend on individual items.

  • 3 Hour No Overnight Loan - due three hours from the time of check-out; items must be returned by Library closing time
  • 3 Hour Loan - due three hours from the time of check-out; items checked out within three hours of closing will be due within one hour of opening the next day
  • 1 Day Loan - due the day after check-out, by Library closing time
  • 3 Day Loan - due on the third day after check-out, by Library closing time
  • 7 Day Loan - due on the seventh day after check-out, by Library closing time

Renewals and holds are not available for Course Reserves items.

Journals & Magazines

Borrowing Period - 3 weeks

Maximum number of items - 10

Renewals - items are renewable online up to two additional times. Holds are not available.

DVDs & Blu-rays

Borrowing Period - 1 week

Maximum number of items – 10

Renewals - items are renewable online up to two additional times, as long as they are not requested by another user.

An external DVD/CD drive and a Blu-ray player are available for check-out at the Library Services Desk, please see the Library Services Desk for details.

CDs

Borrowing Period - 3 weeks

Maximum number of items – 10

Renewals - items are renewable online up to two additional times, as long as they are not requested by another user.

An external CD drive is available for check-out at the Library Services Desk, please see the Library Services Desk for details.

Library Equipment

Borrowing Period - 4 Hours, no overnight loan; items must be returned by Library closing time

Maximum number of items – 2

Renewals and Holds - Not available

A list of the equipment available for checkout at the Library Services Desk is available on the Library Equipment page.

Items must be returned to the Library Services Desk.

Holds & Renewals

You can place holds on library materials through Discovery on the Library homepage. A notification will be sent to you when the items are ready to pick up. The Library will keep holds for up to four days. Holds are not available for Course Reserves, journals, or magazines.

As long as they have not been requested by another users, you can renew materials up to two times. Course Reserves may not be placed on hold or renewed.

All items can be recalled if they are requested by another user after they have been renewed.  If your renewed item is recalled, you will receive a notice with a revised due date of one week from the date of the notice (or four days, if the renewed item is a DVD or Blu-ray). The due date will not change if an item is requested during the initial borrowing period, but the item cannot be renewed.

To renew items:

  • sign into My Library with your CapU credentials,
  • ask at the Library Services desk, or
  • contact us.

Returns

Borrowed items can be returned to two locations:

  • Inside, at the Library Services Desk. This book return is available anytime the Library is open
  • Outside, near the western doors of the Library building. This book return slot is on the exterior wall and is accessible anytime.

Map showing location of book return

Items returned when the Library is closed will be checked in as of the previous business day.

ḵálax̱-ay Sunshine Coast campus 

Return library materials to the front desk at your campus. Items will be returned to North Vancouver via interoffice mail.

Fines

Capilano University Library does not charge fines for overdue items, except for Course Reserves and recalled items requested by another library user. If you lose an item, replacement costs will be charged.

Fines and replacement costs can be paid at the Library Services desk by debit or credit card. Contact the Library for more information. 

Failure to return materials or pay replacement costs will result in suspension of library privileges, withholding of official transcripts, and denial of further registration. Contact the Library if you have a hold on your student account due to outstanding Library fines.

  • Recalled items (books, periodicals, DVDs, CDs, Blu-rays) - $2/day (maximum $40 per item)
  • Course Reserves items (1 to 7-day loans) - $2/day (maximum $40 per item)
  • Course Reserves items (3-hour loans) - $1/hour (maximum $40 per item) 

Lost or Damaged Items

Borrowers will be charged the full retail replacement cost for lost or heavily damaged items. Full replacement cost also applies when part of a set is lost. Where retail costs cannot be determined, there is a minimum charge of $50 for books, DVDs, Blu-rays and CDs, and $20 for journal issues.

Library Cards

Your current Capilano University student CapCard ID is your library card. CapCards must be presented by the legitimate cardholder to borrow material. It is the responsibility of each borrower to immediately notify the CapCard Centre of a lost card. Changes of address can be made within your myCapU Account in the update address section.

Borrowing privileges may be available at other BC post-secondary libraries - pick up your reciprocal borrowing card at the Library Services Desk. Note: Reciprocal borrowing privileges may be suspended due to COVID. Please check with the lending library to see if they are allowing reciprocal borrowing at this time.

Community borrowers and alumni: ask at the Library Services desk for a free CapU Library card.

Contact

Capilano University Library


604 984 4944
Library Building
library@capilanou.ca
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