How to Check for Fines on your Library Account
Using the Library Catalogue, either online or from a dedicated terminal within the Learning Resource Centres (LRCs), you can check whether you have any outstanding fines and fees owing to Library and Student Support (L&SS).
- Sign-in to the Library Catalogue and Access Your Library Account. You will then see the following page:
- Click the Cash Transactions link:
- The Cash Transactions page gives a summary of balances for each LRC (Sublibrary) and an overall total. Following this is a list of any unpaid transactions:
- Further details of each unpaid cash transaction can be viewed by clicking the item title . For example:
- Example Details for Cash Transaction are shown below:
- Here is an explanation of the Description which details how a fine has been calculated:
Description Element Explanation 
Number of days an item is overdue
(if fine calculated per day - see below)
Number of hours an item is overdue
(if fine calculated per hour - see below)
How the fine is calculated, where:
D = per day
C = per hour (for shorter duration loans)
Fine amount applied per day (or hour) In this example, the item is overdue by 3 days, and the fine rate is 25p per day, so sum charge is 75p.
More information about fines and how to pay them is available in Fines Charged for Overdue Items.
