Health Library Essentials

• Use keywords to search the University of Nicosia Library catalogue to find e-books or articles

*Remember if it is a terminology of 2 or more words enclose it is double quotes.

• Use the option in the left-hand column to refine your search results 

• Under Availability you have the option to look for e-books & articles in the library. For example, select Available Online and click on Apply Filters.

• Select the e-book that is Available Online and either read online or download the book

*Please note that different Publishers have different rules about how much e-book content you can download or copy.

• You can also explore various tools for sharing, citing, creating folders or copying article links, which you will find in the right-hand column 

• Under Resource Type you have the option to look for other types of resources. For example, select Articles and click Apply Filters

Find books on the shelf in numerical followed by alphabetical & date order.

Go to Library search and search for book using keywords. Check if it’s available, and look at the Call No  

*Books in numbered order on shelves

Once found you can borrow the book from the circulation desk.

Use your UNIC Picture ID Card to:

• borrow books (borrowing is not permitted without it!)
• access Med School Block A&B at all times.
• enter & exit the library
• activate library printer

You may borrow up to 5 books for 5 or 15 days + 2 Reserve book

• You may borrow Reserve books for 3 hours
• You may not borrow books marked Reference.

To view & manage your library account online

• Login to Primo
• Select UNIC Students (Live) to Sign in to your library account using your UNIC email & password

• This will direct you your library account to view your loans, check fines, or renew books.

• Fines for overdue books are 30 cents/day or €1.70 /hr for Reserve books

For lost or damaged items:
You are required to pay the cost for the new item + € 17 processing fee.

You can return books between Health Library working hours.

Your student ID is not needed when you return books at the Library circulation desk.

You may renew your books online 3 times.

Renewing online is not possible if:

• another student has placed a hold on the book
• you have outstanding fines
• you have any overdue books
• you have exceeded the limit of renewals

To renew your books online: 

• Login to Primo

• Click on Library Card or My Loans   

• Select in Overview, Renew All               

OR

• Select under LOANS, RENEW if you wish to renew a specific item 

If all the copies of the book you want are on loan, reserve a copy by placing a hold online via your UNic Library account. An email will be sent to you when the item is returned & the book will be held at the Circulation desk for 5 days.

To place a hold on a book online

• Search for the book you wish to place on hold

*Remember if it is a terminology of 2 or more words enclose it is double quotes.

• Click on Request 

• Optional, you can complete Pickup Date and then click on Send Request

To view your request

• Login to Primo

• Select My Requests

• This will direct you to your Library Card, where you can see your requests.