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Last Updated: Oct 04, 2021     Views: 103

Within Nova Scotia, you can use your SMU card at any Novanet library.

As a SMU student, staff or faculty member, you can register for a CAUL (Council of Atlantic University Libraries) card at the Circulation desk. You must get this card at SMU before you go as universities can only issue cards to their own students/faculty.

The CAUL card allows you to borrow material in person at any participating CAUL or CURBA library

  • Loan periods, fines, etc. are determined by the lending library.
  • You can return items from CAUL libraries at any participating CAUL library. Example: you can bring books back from UNB and return them at SMU.
  • Items from outside of CAUL must be returned to the lending library*. Example: you can bring books back from McGill University, but you are responsible for returning the items to that library.
  • Access to e-resources may vary by institution, but most will provide access via guest computers.
  • Sign up for eduroam before you go to access wireless networks at participating institutions.

*This condition does not apply to items we get for you through Document Delivery. It only applies to items you bring back from the lending library.