Borrowing
What is Available to Borrow?
Most of our 30,000 + books can be borrowed, except certain copies of recommended reading books and reference works. Journals may not be borrowed.
The library catalog
lists all of the books in our collection. Search by author, title, subject or keyword.
Borrowing Allowances
| Professors | MBA Students, IESE Staff, Alumni Members & Supporting Co. |
GEMBA Students |
PhD Students | Research Assistants | |
| Maximum Loans | 30 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 7 |
| Loan period (*) | 30 days (**) | 30 days | Flexible (***) | 30 days | 30 days |
| Renewals | 2 times (****) | 2 times (****) |
2 times (****) | 2 times (****) | 2 times (****) |
* This is the period for standard loans. There are some books with shorter loan periods.
** Faculty may have the loan period extended for certain books by an academic year.
***Books may be borrowed until your next Barcelona or Madrid-based module. (See FAQs ).
****Maximum renewals online. You should bring the book to the library desk for further renewals.
Borrowing Transactions
Please bring books you wish to borrow or return to the library desk, together with your IESE card.
You can view your borrower record and renew your books online at Renew my materials . You will need to use your Library catalog user id and PIN. Please contact biblioteca@iese.edu or call ext. 4423 for these details.
Reserving Books that are On Loan
You can "place a hold" on a book that is currently on loan using the library online catalog:
1. Find the item in the library online catalog.
2. Click "Place Hold" while viewing the item information.
3. Enter your Library catalog account User ID and PIN (See FAQs ).
4. Choose where to pick up the item (Barcelona or Madrid).
5. Click the "Place Hold" button to send your request. The HOLDS screen appears. Click OK.
We will contact you by email when the book is ready to collect.
Notice to Return Books
We will contact you five days before the loan expires to remind you to return or renew the book.
Once the expiry date has passed, it is not possible to renew the loan, nor is it possible to take out new loans until the book has been returned.
Lost Books
Lost books should be either replaced or paid for. You will not be able to borrow more books until you have made these arrangements.
