Collections consisted of the following collections housed in either closed or semi-closed stacks. Please enquire at the Special Collections Counter (ext. 6874) for use of closed stack materials.

Reserve Books (Semi-closed stacks): During their course of study, students are required to read a number of supplementary materials in addition to their basic textbooks. These supplementary materials, usually recommended by teaching staff, together with books listed in the Textbook and Reference Book Lists form the basis of the Reserve Book Collection which can be borrowed as follows:

*Reserve books can be borrowed for overnight reading during the last 6 hours (5 hours for weekdays) before the Library closes, and must be returned to the Special Collections Counter (4/F) during opening hours, or via the 24-hour Book Drop during Library closing hours.

Standards (Closed stacks): Major industrial standards are kept in closed stacks of the Special Collections. Standards are indicated by the abbreviation [STD] before the call number on the OPAC. Indexes and full-text/image version of national and international standards, including the British Standards, ISO Standards, American National Standards, Japanese Industrial Standards etc., are available on the Internet or on CD-ROM at stations on 4/F from the following sources: the Specs and Standards Service, and the Australian Standards.

The PolyU Collection (Closed stacks): This collection contains materials published or issued by the University or of special interest to the University. The PolyU Collection has the abbreviation [POL] before the call number on the OPAC.

Theses & Dissertations (Closed stacks): PolyU theses and theses from other sources with restricted access requirement are kept in closed stacks. PolyU theses have the abbreviation [THS] before the call number and may only be consulted in the Library. Users may be required to sign a declaration form before consulting the theses.

Photocopying of theses must be done by Library staff who will make copies for users in strict accordance with the author's instructions and the Hong Kong copyright law.  Full-text images of PolyU's doctoral dissertations and master's theses are available from the PolyU Electronic Theses, as well as from "ProQuest Digital Dissertations (1999+)" database.