Your NUsearch account
The benefits of signing in to NUsearch and how to manage your library account
Why sign in? | How to sign in | Your library account | My Favourites | Requests and bookings
Sign in to NUsearch for a better search experience. It allows you to:
- access the full range of resources
- benefit from single sign on - providing seamless access to online resources
- manage your library account - view current and historic loans, requests, and pay fines/charges
- make requests and bookings for resources you need
- save records or searches to My Favourites
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Click the Sign in button in the top menu and select one of the following two options:
University IT account
For University of Nottingham students, staff or associates
Community borrowers
For library members who don’t have a University IT account e.g. staff of Nottingham University Hospitals or external members
Sign in with your library card number and password. Your password is no longer your library card number PIN. You will need to set a password for your NUsearch account the first time you sign in.
If you've forgotten your password or, if you are signing in for the first time:
- Select Can't sign in and choose the relevant option.
- Enter your library card number or your registered email address and you will receive instructions by email on how to set, or reset, your password.
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NUsearch allows you to access and manage your library account.
Once you are signed in, click your name in the top right hand corner, then select My Library Card.
Select the relevant section in My Library Card to view more details:
- Loans - see items you have on loan and renew them. You can also check your loan history
- Requests - view active requests and cancel any you no longer need
- Library charges - check outstanding fines/charges and pay them online (see below for help to do this)
- Blocks and Messages - view any blocks or important messages on your account
Paying library charges
You can view and pay your fines or charges in the Library Charges section
How to pay your library fines
Click on the Pay Fine option. This will take you through to a secure payment system where you can pay by debit/credit card. There is a minimum payment of £1.
You can also pay charges over the phone or at self-service machines in the Hallward, George Green and Greenfield Medical libraries.
Find our more about Library fines
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My Favourites is your own space in NUsearch where you can save and organise your search results and queries. It allows you to:
- save search results and organise or export them
- save searches so you can rerun them and set up email alerts
- view your search history
Click on the Pin icon (Go to My Favourites) in the top right of the screen to access.
To find out more, see our help guide on:
Saving and exporting results
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Once signed in you can make requests and bookings for resources you need, including:
- Click and Collect - to request physical resources for pickup at a library of your choosing
- Book suggestions and interlibrary loans - to request resources not available in our libraries
- Bookings to view our special collections
You can view your requests in the Requests section of My Library Card.
To find out more, see our help guide on:
Requests and bookings
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