LOAN PERIODS & LIMITS

Borrowing privileges are given to members of the CUHK-Shenzhen community, i.e. students, academics and staff.

To borrow the Library's E-readers, library users must agree to the E-reader Borrowing Agreement. You may find the pdf-version of the agreement at the bottom of this page.

REQUESTS

• Each library user can request a maximum of 5 items at one time.
• General Collection, Special Collection, General Education are open for request whether the items are on shelf or on loan.
• Video Recordings and E-reader can only be requested for access if the items are available.
• You have 3 business days to pick up the requested material after receiving a “REMINDER - Requested Item Ready” email.

RECALLS

• If requested by others, your borrowed items will be recalled by Library of CUHK-Shenzhen.
• Check your email for a “NOTICE - Due Date Update” with revised due day.
• You have at most 14 days to return item(s) to the library. 

RENEWAL

Items may be renewed online or in person at the self check-out machine, if no other user has requested the item. Check above table for maximum renewal limits.

FINES & OTHER CHARGES

• Overdue fines. See rates in above table
• Lost material charge = replacement fee + ￥50.00 (process fee)
• Rebinding/repair charges for items returned damaged = replacement fee + ￥50.00 (process fee)
• Fines for failing to pick up requested Interlibrary Loan items = ￥50.00/item
• Library of CUHK-Shenzhen will suspend your borrowing privileges when there are fines of ￥10.00 or more on your library account.
• If you have any queries regarding the fee payment, please refer to the following article for details: How to pay overdue fines

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR BOOK RETURN

• Failure to return books, or books returned damaged beyond repair will result in a charge including the cost of replacement in addition to a processing cost and any accumulated fines as advertised.
• Our librarians will conduct a secondary check of the items returned in the book drop on the next business day. 
• Please contact the library within three business days if you do not receive a confirmation email regarding the successful return. 
• Please note that we will NOT accept any appeals filed three days after the claimed return date.