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Eligibility

Most Swinburne students and staff, except OUA students, are eligible for the CAVAL and National Borrowing programs. However, you will not be issued with a CAVAL card, or have your current card reauthorised, if you have:

  • Current overdue item(s) and/or a fine of $10.00 or more
  • Accrued fines of $80 or more during the last 12 months
  • Two or more previous CAVAL suspensions
  • A current CAVAL suspension
  • Outstanding CAVAL invoice debt
  • Security gate breaches or damaging Swinburne property
  • A history of anti-social behaviour in the library

Inter-library loans

  • Find out if you are eligible

    If you can't find the item you need at Swinburne or another CAVAL library,
    you may be eligible to request an inter-library loan.