Off Campus Library Service

Are you a JCU Townsville or JCU Cairns student or staff member who lives more than 50 km from your nearest JCU campus? You might be eligible for the library's Off Campus service.

Funded by the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF) and designed to prevent distance from affecting your study, the library's Off Campus service allows staff and students residing within Australia and living more than 50 km from the Townsville or Cairns JCU campuses to borrow library materials. Best of all, the service is free! Library items are supplied via the postal service and a pre-paid postage bag will be included with sent items to allow them to be returned free of charge. An extension is added to the loan period to allow for postage.

If you've been bemoaning the fact that your lecturers keep recommending texts that aren't available online and you're too far from either campus to pop in and borrow them, take advantage of the Off Campus Service now!

To request an item via the Off Campus Service, you will need to complete the Off Campus Loan Request Form. For more information about the Off Campus Service, eligibility requirements, and other services, head on over to the library’s Off Campus Library Service page.

Please note this service is not available to JCU Brisbane or JCU Singapore staff and students or to Adjunct staff members. Users must be more than 50km from the nearest JCU campus. Please read the information provided on the library’s Off Campus Library Service page before submitting your request.

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