Renewals

Renewing a book, or other material, allows the borrower to keep that item for an additional loan period. All the same guidelines which apply to loans also apply to renewals. See Loans and Fines for more information.

Visitors using The Alberta Library (TAL) Card cannot renew library materials.

Other borrowers may not renew library materials if:

  • borrowing privileges have been suspended due to outstanding fines, overdue material or other charges
  • the item is already overdue
  • another borrower has requested (placed a hold on) that item
  • the renewal exceeds that item's limit

Borrowed items that have reached their renewal limit must be returned to the library. After 1 week, if no one else has taken the item, it may be borrowed again.

Renewals can be done:

  • In-person at the library's Information Desk
  • By calling (403) 284-8616 or (403) 284-8397
  • Online using My Library Account

Renewing Material Online

Try to do online renewals a couple days before the due date. This allows you time to contact the library, if a problem occurs, before overdue fines begin to be charged.

A SAIT ID# and PIN are needed to renew materials online.

  1. Go to the My Library Account page.

  2. Click on “Renew My Materials”.

  3. Enter your SAIT ID# and PIN. Click “List Charged Items”.

  4. The default setting is “Renew Selected Items”. Click the check box beside each item to be renewed.

  5. Click the “Renew Selected Items” button and select the items to be renewed or select “Renew All” to renew all items in the list at once.

  6. The next page will show which items were renewed and which failed. Renewed items will show a new due, such as: 8/1/2006,23:59.

  7. Items that failed to renew will have a brief message explaining why the renewal did not work, such as: Renewal limit reached.

  8. Click “OK” to exit Renew Materials.

Renewal limits are described in this chart:

 

All SAIT Students

SAIT Staff & Faculty

SAIT Alumni

Books and CD-ROMS

2 renewals

1 renewal

2 renewals

Home Use Videos

2 renewals

2 renewals

NA

Instructional Videos

NA

Video Services for Faculty

NA

Magazines
(except current issue)

No renewals

No renewals

NA

Reference & Current Magazines

NA

NA

NA

Reserves

1 renewal

1 renewal

NA