University Library Aotearoa New Zealand (ULANZ) is a national reciprocal borrowing scheme for New Zealand’s university libraries.

ULANZ enables borrowing in person by registered staff and students of ULANZ member universities from any other ULANZ member university's library.

Eligibility

All currently employed staff and currently enrolled students of ULANZ member universities are eligible to borrow in person from any other member university's library.

The following universities are members of ULANZ:

• Auckland University of Technology
• Lincoln University
• Massey University
• University of Canterbury
• University of Otago
• University of Waikato
• Victoria University of Wellington

The University of Auckland is not currently a member of ULANZ.

Access to another ULANZ library

If you are a Victoria University student (whether or not you are registered as a Distance student) and you need access to another ULANZ member library, please contact the Distance Lending Service, who will be happy to help you make contact and register.

ULANZ access to the Victoria University Library

If you are a student or staff member of another ULANZ member university and want to register for ULANZ access to the Victoria University Library, please come to the Central Library Issue Desk between 9.00am and 5.00pm, Monday through Friday.

You will be asked to complete a registration form, and provide photographic proof of your identity. If you are a student, you must also provide proof that you are currently enrolled at a ULANZ member university; similarly, if you are a staff member, you will need to prove that you are currently employed by a ULANZ member.

Please allow one working day for the completion of registration processes, once you have submitted your form and provided the requisite proof of identity and affiliation. Your home institution library card or student identity card will also serve as your ULANZ borrower card at the Victoria University Library.

There is no charge to register as a ULANZ borrower. You may apply for ULANZ access at any time during the academic year.

Your ULANZ borrowing registration will expire after the sooner of the following:

• When you cease to be a current student or staff member at your home ULANZ institution; or
• At the end of the third trimester of the Victoria academic year in which you registered (generally mid- to late February).

Borrowing privileges

Victoria University of Wellington has three categories of ULANZ registration: staff member, graduate student, undergraduate student. Subject to the restrictions below, you have the same borrowing rights as a Victoria student with the same status.

Restrictions applicable to ULANZ borrowers

• ULANZ borrowers may not borrow closed reserve and three-day loan material.
• ULANZ borrowers may use the Library's audio-visual facilities when they are not booked by Victoria University of Wellington students or staff but may not borrow audio-visual materials.
• Library materials already on loan may be reserved but not recalled from issue.
• The Architecture and Design Library is currently excluded from the ULANZ scheme and may not be accessed by ULANZ borrowers.
• The Commerce Library holds only restricted issue materials, which cannot be borrowed by ULANZ borrowers.
• Licensed electronic resources are not available to ULANZ borrowers.
• Inter-Library Loan, document delivery and Distance services are not available to ULANZ borrowers