Borrow and Return Policies
LOAN PERIODS & LIMITS
Borrowing privileges are given to members of the CUHK-Shenzhen community, i.e. students, academics and staff.
| Type of Material | Numbers of items that you can borrow | Initial Loan Period | Max Loan Period (Renewal) | Fines per item | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academics & Staff | General Collection | 40 include 2 DVDs | 56 days | 224 days | ￥1.00/day |
| Special Collection | 56 days | 224 days | ￥1.00/day | ||
| Video Recordings (VR) | 7 days | NA | ￥1.00/day | ||
| General Education | 56 days | 224 days | ￥1.00/day | ||
| Course Reserve Items | 2 hours | 4 hours | ￥1.00/hour | ||
| Reference Book | 7 days | NA | ￥1.00/day | ||
| Undergraduate Student | General Collection | 10 include 2 DVDs | 28 days | 112 days | ￥1.00/day |
| Special Collection | 28 days | 112 days | ￥1.00/day | ||
| Video Recordings (VR) | 7 days | NA | ￥1.00/day | ||
| General Education | 28 days | 112 days | ￥1.00/day | ||
| Course Reserve Items | 2 hours | 4 hours | ￥1.00/hour | ||
| Reference Book | 7 days | NA | ￥1.00/day | ||
| Graduate Student | General Collection | 40 include 2 DVDs | 56 days | 224 days | ￥1.00/day |
| Special Collection | 56 days | 224 days | ￥1.00/day | ||
| Video Recordings (VR) | 7 days | NA | ￥1.00/day | ||
| General Education | 56 days | 224 days | ￥1.00/day | ||
| Course Reserve Items | 2 hours | 4 hours | ￥1.00/hour | ||
| Reference Book | 7 days | NA | ￥1.00/day | ||
| Book-attached CD | Cannot be borrowed. Please copy the content to your own USB flash drive. | ||||
| Periodicals | Cannot be borrowed. Please do not take the items beyond the Periodical Shelf Area. | ||||
| Interlibrary loan | 5 | 20 days | None | ¥1.00/day | |
| Print Collection of President | 1 | 3 days | None | None | |
| Gift books from the Chinese University of Hong Kong | Please read in the Gift Book Area. For borrowing, please consult the service desk. | ||||
*The special collections in the table above refer only to the library's holdings of Cambridge University Press (CUP) and Princeton University Press (PUP) books.”
REQUESTS
- Each library user can request a maximum of 5 items at one time.
- General Collection, Special Collection（Refers only to CUP and PUP）, General Education and Reference Books 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 business days after the claimed return date.
