27 May to 5 June - Limited Library Services
Borrowing and making requests temporarily unavailable
7 May 2019 10:05 | HvA LibraryFrom Monday 27 May to Wednesday 5 June, the Library will be switching over to a new library system. Our services will be restricted during this time. Read more about what temporarily is not possible.
| Date | What is not possible? | What is possible? |
| 22 to 26 May | Requesting books/journals to be collected at the Bushuis location |
All other services |
| 27 and 28 May | Requesting books/journals from the UBA-Boekendepot and all other locations | All other services |
| 29 May to 4 June | Making requests, borrowing, renewing, reserving books, journals and other printed materials |
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| 5 June | All Library services resume |
* Requested books from other libraries can be picked up from 5 June onwards. You will receive a notification.
What happens to books I have requested or reserved?
- Requested/reserved books which are ready for pick up at a library location on 29 May will remain available for collection until 12 June. You will again be able to pick them up from 5 June onwards.
- Unfortunately, requests/reservations which are not ready to be picked up by 28 May will be cancelled.
- If you want to save a request/reservation, make a printout or take a screenshot of My Requests before 29 May and enter the request/reservation in the new system. This can be done from 5 June onwards in CatalogusPlus.
Questions?
For more information, please see the FAQ below. You can also contact us via Ask the Library or go to a library service desk.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, these will all remain available during the changeover.
No, you cannot renew it yourself. You will have to renew your books before 29 May or from 5 June onwards. Any fines will not be increased during that period.
No, it will not be possible to borrow books and other printed materials from 29 May to 5 June. You will, though, be able to consult, copy or scan the material in situ.
You can collect your books until 28 May. After that, they will remain reserved until 12 June. You can collect them from 5 June onwards.
No, unfortunately, we will not be able to transfer your reservations to the new system. The best thing you can do is to take a screenshot/photo of your reservations (My Requests) before 29 May and place the reservation again from 5 June onwards in CataloguePlus.
No, unfortunately, we will not be able to transfer the ‘Saved items’ to the new system. The best thing you can do is to take a screenshot of your saved titles and save them again from 5 June onwards in CataloguePlus.
The supplier will stop supporting the present system in a few years’ time. The new system will also allow us to improve the management of our collections.
Unfortunately, the date for the changeover was largely decided by the supplier. The summer was unfortunately not an option.