Due to the system change to HSGswisscovery, the fee regulations have been adjusted. The following regulations apply to documents borrowed in the new system from December 7, 2020. The previously valid regulations will apply to documents borrowed before December 7, 2020. These can still be viewed via download.
All fees and charges are inclusive of VAT and postage.
Free Services:
At least the following library services are free of charge:
- Library lending facilities for people living or studying in Switzerland
- Guided tours, presentations of the HSG Library services
- Reservations
- Reminders after the borrowing period has expired
- Recalls of reserved documents
- Usage of Library research PCs
- Reserved carrels for PhD students and Master's students (thesis) to work (deposit: CHF 100.-)
- Lockers for a week
- Shipment of documents from the HSG storage facility to the HSG Library
- Shipment of documents to and from the Hauptpost Library (only Vadiana Cantonal Library collection)
Paid Services:
Obtaining documents
Ordering via HSGswisscovery
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Document via SLSP Courier
|
CHF 6.- |
per document
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Dispatch by post (Switzerland)
|
CHF 12.-
|
per document
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Magazine article from an SLSP-Library
(incl. HSG and Speicherbibliothek) (digital) |
CHF 5.- |
per 20 pages |
Magazine article from an SLSP-Library
(incl. HSG and Speicherbibliothek) (paper) |
CHF 7.50 |
per 20 pages |
Obtaining documents from other libraries (inter-library loan)
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| Document from Swiss library |
CHF 12.- |
per document |
| Document from foreign library (Europe, except for UK) |
CHF 24.- |
per document |
| Document from foreign library (UK and remaining countries) |
CHF 36.- |
per document |
| Magazine article from Swiss library (digital) |
CHF 5.- |
per 20 pages |
| Magazine article from Swiss library (paper) |
CHF 7.50 |
per 20 pages |
| Magazine article from foreign library (digital) |
CHF 8.- |
per 20 pages |
Magazine article from foreign library (paper)
|
CHF 10.50 |
per 20 pages |
Additional Fees for Shipping Costs
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| Postal surcharge to a foreign country (Europe) |
CHF 10.- |
each delivery |
| Express postal surcharge (Switzerland) |
CHF 16.- |
each delivery |
| Sales of HSG doctoral theses |
| Switzerland (incl. shipping costs) |
CHF 39.-
|
each delivery |
Abroad (incl. shipping costs)
|
CHF 53.-
|
each delivery |
General services
| Printing and photocopying with a smart card or with coin-operated machine |
| A4 b/w |
CHF 0.10 |
A4 coloured |
CHF 0.40 |
| A3 b/w |
CHF 0.20 |
A3 coloured |
CHF 0.80 |
Duplex printing will be charged with twice the amount.
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Overdue fines / replacement costs
Overdue fines for loans via HSGswisscovery
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1st reminder
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CHF 5.- per document
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2nd reminder
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+ CHF 5.- per document
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3rd reminder
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+ CHF 10.- per document
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After the 3rd reminder without a response, the Library reserves the right to purchase the medium at the user’s expense. Costs: actual purchasing costs + CHF 80.- admin fee
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Special fines
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Late return of special loans (e.g. reference copies)
for each overdue day
|
CHF 5.-
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Opening a barred locker
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CHF 10.-
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Forcing open a padlock
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CHF 10.-
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| Registered letter not collected |
CHF 6.- each letter |
| Replacement costs for lost documents |
Damage to a document
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Actual repair costs
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| Loss of a document available in bookshops |
Actual costs
+ CHF 80.- admin fee if purchased by the library
+ any overdue fines
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| Loss of a document that is out of print |
CHF 80.- admin fee
+ any overdue fines
+ actual reproduction costs (book binding, etc.) |
Loss of key
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CHF 100.-
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Loss of laptop lock
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CHF 100.-
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Debt recovery and debt recovery costs
|
at cost
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