Circulation Services

Bilkent University Library offers a rich collection of resources and provides borrowing opportunities for its users. Lending services are available to Bilkent University students, academic and administrative staff, and protocol users.

How to Borrow

You can check which materials you can borrow in the library catalog. Many items are accessible on open shelves, while some others need to be requested from our storage facilities. Special collections materials, encyclopedias, dictionaries, and reserve materials, which are in high demands, are not available for borrowing.

Please click here to determine your user type you are and learn about your borrowing rights and overdue fees.

Users can renew or place holds on the materials they have borrowed online using their library accounts. Click here to discover what you can do with your library account.

You can borrow library materials using the self-check device or by visiting the circulation desk.

Other Services Offered at the circulation desk:

  • Returns
  • Use of reserve materials
  • Use of chess sets
  • Use of Block A group study rooms
  • Answering reference questions

Circulation Desks:

Main Campus Library, A-Block, ground floor
Main Campus Library, B-Block, 1st floor, Art Room
Main Campus Library, B-Block, 2nd floor, Multimedia Room
East Campus Library