Borrowing of Library Materials

Loan Quota and Period
Loans
Renewals
Reservation of Books
Return
Late Return
Email Notices

Loan Quota and Period

Users may borrow books and media resources up to a maximum quota and for the loan period according to the category they belong to as stated in the Library Regulations. Serials and Reference books are not for loan.

Loans

All materials must be properly checked out at the Circulation Counter or at the SelfCheck Units. For borrowing purposes, users have to present their own CityU ID cards or CityU Library tickets as appropriate.

Renewals

Books of circulation nature and books borrowed via HKALL may be renewed twice provided that the book is not reserved for another user and not overdue. Book renewal can be done in the Library Catalogue or at the Circulation Counter.

Reservation of Books

If the book you want is on loan or is at Library Archive, you may request it via the Library Catalogue.

Return

Please return all books on or before the due date to the Circulation Counter. Also, there are bookdrops near the Library exit and at the student hostels for users to return circulation books. Students are encouraged to use the bookdrops to return books instead of lining up at the Circulation Counter or when the Library is closed. Books with accompanying materials and books borrowed from other UGC libraries, however, should not be put in the bookdrops.

Late Return

Late return of books is liable to a fine as stipulated in the Library Regulations.

Email Notices

In line with the University’s emphasis and practice on electronic communication, the Library sends out its pre-overdue, overdue, recall and reservation notices to all CityU members via their email accounts registered in the University’s central database. Under normal circumstances, the email accounts should be of the following format:

For students, your CityU email account is in this format:
<your_electronic_id>@student.cityu.edu.hk
e.g. taimanlee@student.cityu.edu.hk (if your electronic id is taimanlee)
e.g. 50123456@student.cityu.edu.hk (if your electronic id is 50123456)

For staff members, your CityU email account is in this format:
<your_electronic_id>@cityu.edu.hk
e.g. lbpeter@cityu.edu.hk (if your electronic id is lbpeter)

For alumni, if you have not notified Development and Alumni Relations Office to change your registered email address, your default CityU email account is in this format:
<your_electronic_id>@alumni.cityu.edu.hk
e.g. 50987654@alumni.cityu.edu.hk (if your electronic id is 50987654)
e.g. laiyuchan@alumni.cityu.edu.hk (if your electronic id is laiyuchan)

For users who still prefer using non-CityU email accounts to receive library notices, please use the Setup Email Forwarding function of CityU Email Services to re-direct messages from the Library to the preferred email account. Please visit the following URL for details:
http://email.cityu.edu.hk.