Loan Privileges for Library Users
| User Type | Material Type | Loan Period | Loan Quota | Renewal | Fines | Hold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Undergraduate
Non-academic
Eligible Retired General Grade Staff |
Books |
28 days | 30 | 2 | $2/day (1-6 days) $3/day (7-42 days) |
5 (including PolyU books, AV items, and HKALL books) |
|
HKALL Books + |
15 days | 10 (quota includes both loans and holds at any one time) | 2 | |||
|
AV Items # |
Other AV items (7 days) | 2 | 2 (only for items on 7-day loan) | $5/day (1-6 days) $10/day (7-15 days) |
||
| Movie & drama series (3 days) | Nil | |||||
|
Reserve Books |
6 hours | 2 | Nil | $2/hour | Nil | |
|
Books on 7-Day Loan |
7 days | 2 | Nil | $2/day (1-6 days) $3/day (7-42 days) |
Nil |
+ - HKALL books are for use by PolyU students and staff only.
# - Some AV items have been restricted for in-house use only due to very high user demand, copyright restriction, technical limitation or at the request of teaching staff.
| User Type | Material Type | Loan Period | Loan Quota | Renewal | Fines | Hold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Postgraduate Students |
Books |
Term loans (i.e. one week before a new semester starts) | 60 | 2 | $2/day (1-6 days) $3/day (7-42 days) |
10 (including PolyU books, AV items, and HKALL books) |
|
HKALL Books + |
30 days | 10 (quota includes both loans and holds at any one time) | 2 | |||
|
AV Items # |
Other AV items (7 days) | 5 | 2 (only for items on 7-day loan) | $5/day (1-6 days) $10/day (7-15 days) |
||
| Movie & drama series (3 days) | Nil | |||||
|
Reserve Books |
60 hours | 3 | Nil | $2/hour | Nil | |
|
Books on 7-Day Loan |
7 days | 3 | Nil | $2/day (1-6 days) $3/day (7-42 days) |
Nil | |
|
Research Carrels |
1 day | 1 | Nil | $30/day | Nil |
+ - HKALL books are for use by PolyU students and staff only.
# - Some AV items have been restricted for in-house use only due to very high user demand, copyright restriction, technical limitation or at the request of teaching staff.
| User Type | Material Type | Loan Period | Loan Quota | Renewal | Fines | Hold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Academic, Research, and Administrative Staff of Equivalent Status
Eligible Retired Academic Staff |
Books |
Term loans (i.e. one week before a new semester starts) | 60 | 2 | $2/day (1-6 days) $3/day (7-42 days) |
10 (including PolyU books, AV items, and HKALL books) |
|
HKALL Books + |
30 days | 20 (quota includes both loans and holds at any one time) | 2 | |||
|
AV Items # * |
Other AV items (7 days) | 5 | 2 (only for items on 7-day loan) | $5/day (1-6 days) $10/day (7-15 days) |
||
| Movie & drama series (3 days) | Nil | |||||
|
Reserve Books |
60 hours | 3 | Nil | $2/hour | Nil | |
|
Books on 7-Day Loan |
7 days | 3 | Nil | $2/day (1-6 days) $3/day (7-42 days) |
Nil | |
|
Research Carrels |
1 day | 1 | Nil | $30/day | Nil |
+ - HKALL books are for use by PolyU students and staff only.
# - Some AV items have been restricted for in-house use only due to very high user demand, copyright restriction, technical limitation or at the request of teaching staff.
* - Advance bookings of AV items are available to academic staff for teaching purpose.
| User Type | Material Type | Loan Period | Loan Quota | Renewal | Fines | Hold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Alumni
Special Borrowers
PolyU Privilege Card Holders
JULAC Users |
Books |
28 days | 15 | 2 | $2/day (1-6 days) $3/day (7-42 days) |
5 (including books and AV items) |
|
AV Items # |
Other AV items (7 days) | 2 | 2 (only for items on 7-day loan) | $5/day (1-6 days) $10/day (7-15 days) |
||
| Movie & drama series (3 days) | Nil | |||||
|
Reserve Books |
6 hours | 2 | Nil | $2/hour | Nil | |
|
Books on 7-Day Loan |
7 days | 2 | Nil | $2/day (1-6 days) $3/day (7-42 days) |
Nil |
# - Some AV items have been restricted for in-house use only due to very high user demand, copyright restriction, technical limitation or at the request of teaching staff.
