Most of the Library’s collection is available to borrow. However, there are books and other materials that cannot be borrowed outside the library, e.g., rare books, dictionaries and encyclopedias, periodicals, unpublished material (such as doctoral dissertations, and theses), as well as other items that have been deemed necessary to remain in the library for special reasons.

Depending on the user category you belong to, i.e. student, graduate student, teaching staff, etc., you have different loan duration rights. Also, different lending rules apply to borrowed material, depending on its type and specific user needs, such as normal lending, short-term lending, etc.

Members of the wider educational, scientific and research community who live permanently in Corfu, can use the Library's services as external users and if their application is accepted, they obtain a special borrowing card.

Journal issues are not borrowed. Their use is limited to the Library area. However, it is possible to photograph or scan article pages, subject to copyright laws.

Reference books, i.e. dictionaries, encyclopedias, bibliographies, catalogues and basic textbooks of each science, are not borrowed. Their use is limited to the Library area. A three-hour loan of dictionaries is permitted for DFLTI students during the exam period.

If Library material that you have borrowed is lost or returned with severe damage, then you must replace it.

Every time a user borrows and returns a book, a staff member checks its physical condition with corresponding notes on the type and extent of wear and tear. Therefore, you will not be asked to replace material that has not been damaged by you.