Microsoft 365 services are continuing to recover but some staff and students may still have trouble accessing elements of Outlook and Microsoft 365.
Staff may continue to be unable to reply to email enquiries from students - emails will be responded to as normal once service is fully restored.
If you have any queries about borrowing or renewing items please ask a member of staff at the helpdesk in the library's foyer.
Or you can find more information here (including information about visitor and alumni/SCONUL subscriber access).
You can also email us at library.loans@solent.ac.uk.
It’s easy to borrow or return items from the library using one of the self-service machines in the library foyer. You’ll need a valid campus card to use the machines.
Eligible library items should renew automatically each week for current staff and students.
Please remember to check your emails regularly.
If we are unable to renew your loans you will receive an automated email to let you know.
We will not be able to automatically renew your loans if:
If all the copies of a book or DVD you require are on loan to other library users you can sign in to the library catalogue to place a reservation.
A reservation prevents items from being renewed each week until a copy is returned to the library. That item is then put aside for you to collect – we’ll email you when your reservation becomes available, plus you can check your library account for the status of your reservation.
If there's a book or journal article you really need but which is not available in our collections, we can try to get it for you from another library.
The inter-library loan service is available FREE for all Solent staff and students.
For help and guidance, contact the team by email.
The library has over 100 laptops that are available for students to borrow for a one-week non-renewable loan. These can be issued and returned using the self-service lockers in the library foyer and on floor 0C. You’ll need a valid campus card to be able to borrow. Please note, you must log-in to these laptops while you’re on campus to be able to use them off campus.
If you have any blocks or overdue items on your record, you will not be able to issue a laptop to yourself.