| User Type | Material Type | Loan Period | Loan Quota | Hold | Maximum Renewal | Fines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate & Sub-Degree Students
Non-academic |
Books | 28 days | 30 | 10 (including PolyU books and AV items (7-day loan) | 84 days* | $2/day |
| AV Items + | Hourly loan AV items including Reserve AV items (3 hours) | 5 | Nil | $2/hour | ||
| Popular movies & drama series (3 days) | Nil | $5/day | ||||
| General movies & other AV items (7 days) | 21 days* | |||||
| Reserve Books | 24 hours | 4 | Nil | Nil | $2/hour | |
| 7 days | $2/day | |||||
| HKALL Books # | 15 days | 15 (quota includes both loans & holds at any one time) | 45 days* | $2/day | ||
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# HKALL books are for use by current PolyU staff and students on all programmes leading to PolyU awards only.
+ Some AV items have been restricted to in-house use only due to very high user demand, copyright restrictions, technical limitations or at the request of teaching staff.
* Items may be renewed any number of times from the date of the initial check-out until the due date reaches the limit of the “maximum renewal” period, if the item is not recalled or requested by another user. Late returns / renewals are liable to fines.
| User Type | Material Type | Loan Period | Loan Quota | Hold | Maximum Renewal | Fines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Postgraduate Students |
Books | 1 term§ (Due one week before a new semester starts) |
60 | 15 (including PolyU books and AV items (7-day loan) | N/A ^ | $2/day |
| AV Items + | Hourly loan AV items including Reserve AV items (3 hours) | 8 | Nil | $2/hour | ||
| Popular movies & drama series (3 days) | Nil | $5/day | ||||
| General movies & other AV items (7 days) | 21 days* | |||||
| Reserve Books | 60 hours | 6 | Nil | Nil | $2/hour | |
| 7 days | $2/day | |||||
| HKALL Books # | 30 days | 15 (quota includes both loans & holds at any one time) | 90 days* | $2/day | ||
| i-Space digital equipment: Please click here for details. | ||||||
# HKALL books are for use by current PolyU staff and students on all programmes leading to PolyU awards only.
+ Some AV items have been restricted to in-house use only due to very high user demand, copyright restrictions, technical limitations or at the request of teaching staff.
* Items may be renewed any number of times from the date of the initial check-out until the due date reaches the limit of the “maximum renewal” period, if the item is not recalled or requested by another user. Late returns / renewals are liable to fines.
§ Due for return one week before a new semester starts. All loans are subject to recall.
^ N/A: Renewal of term loan items is available 1 month before the term loan due date if no requests or recall on the items. Due date of successful renewals would be the next term loan due date.
| User Type | Material Type | Loan Period | Loan Quota | Hold | Maximum Renewal | Fines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic, Research, and Administrative Staff of Equivalent Status |
Books | 1 term§ (Due one week before a new semester starts) |
60 | 15 (including PolyU books and AV items (7-day loan) | N/A ^ | $2/day |
| AV Items + | Hourly loan AV items including Reserve AV items (3 hours) | 8 | Nil | $2/hour | ||
| Popular movies & drama series (3 days) | Nil | $5/day | ||||
| General movies & other AV items (7 days) | 21 days* | |||||
| Reserve Books | 60 hours | 6 | Nil | Nil | $2/hour | |
| 7 days | $2/day | |||||
| HKALL Books # | 30 days | 30 (quota includes both loans & holds at any one time) | 90 days* | $2/day | ||
| i-Space digital equipment: Please click here for details. | ||||||
# HKALL books are for use by current PolyU staff and students on all programmes leading to PolyU awards only.
+ Some AV items have been restricted to in-house use only due to very high user demand, copyright restrictions, technical limitations or at the request of teaching staff.
* Items may be renewed any number of times from the date of the initial check-out until the due date reaches the limit of the “maximum renewal” period, if the item is not recalled or requested by another user. Late returns / renewals are liable to fines.
§ Due for return one week before a new semester starts. All loans are subject to recall.
^ N/A: Renewal of term loan items is available 1 month before the term loan due date if no requests or recall on the items. Due date of successful renewals would be the next term loan due date.
| User Type | Material Type | Loan Period | Loan Quota | Hold | Maximum Renewal* | Fines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eligible Retired Academic Staff |
Books | 1 term§ (Due one week before a new semester starts) |
60 | 15 (including PolyU books and AV items (7-day loan) | N/A ^ | $2/day |
| AV Items + | Hourly loan AV items including Reserve AV items (3 hours) | 8 | Nil | $2/hour | ||
| Popular movies & drama series (3 days) | Nil | $5/day | ||||
| General movies & other AV items (7 days) | 21 days* | |||||
| Reserve Books | 60 hours | 6 | Nil | Nil | $2/hour | |
| 7 days | $2/day |
+ Some AV items have been restricted to in-house use only due to very high user demand, copyright restrictions, technical limitations or at the request of teaching staff.
* Items may be renewed any number of times from the date of the initial check-out until the due date reaches the limit of the “maximum renewal” period, if the item is not recalled or requested by another user. Late returns / renewals are liable to fines.
§ Due for return one week before a new semester starts. All loans are subject to recall.
^ N/A: Renewal of term loan items is available 1 month before the term loan due date if no requests or recall on the items. Due date of successful renewals would be the next term loan due date.
| User Type | Material Type | Loan Period | Loan Quota | Hold | Maximum Renewal | Fines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eligible Retired General Grade Staff |
Books | 28 days | 30 | 10 (including PolyU books and AV items (7-day loan) | 84 days* | $2/day |
| AV Items + | Hourly loan AV items including Reserve AV items (3 hours) | 5 | Nil | $2/hour | ||
| Popular movies & drama series (3 days) | Nil | $5/day | ||||
| General movies & other AV items (7 days) | 21 days* | |||||
| Reserve Books | 24 hours | 4 | Nil | Nil | $2/hour | |
| 7 days | $2/day |
+ Some AV items have been restricted to in-house use only due to very high user demand, copyright restrictions, technical limitations or at the request of teaching staff.
* Items may be renewed any number of times from the date of the initial check-out until the due date reaches the limit of the “maximum renewal” period, if the item is not recalled or requested by another user. Late returns / renewals are liable to fines.
| User Type | Material Type | Loan Period | Loan Quota | Hold | Maximum Renewal | Fines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alumni (With Library Card) Secondary School Teachers Special Borrowers
|
Books | 28 days | 15 | 5 (including books and AV items (7-day loan)) | 84 days* | $2/day |
| AV Items + | Hourly loan AV items including Reserve AV items (3 hours) | 2 | Nil | $2/hour | ||
| Popular movies & drama series (3 days) | Nil | $5/day | ||||
| General movies & other AV items (7 days) | 21 days* | |||||
| Reserve Books | 24 hours | 4 | Nil | Nil | $2/hour | |
| 7 days | $2/day |
+ Some AV items have been restricted to in-house use only due to very high user demand, copyright restrictions, technical limitations or at the request of teaching staff.
* Items may be renewed any number of times from the date of the initial check-out until the due date reaches the limit of the “maximum renewal” period, if the item is not recalled or requested by another user. Late returns / renewals are liable to fines.
| User Type | Material Type | Loan Period | Loan Quota | Hold | Maximum Renewal | Fines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JULAC Staff and Postgraduate Students | Books | 28 days | 15 | 5 (including books and AV items (Remote Store)) | 84 days* | $2/day |
| AV Items | 3 hours (in house use) (including Reserve AV items) | 2 | Nil | $2/hour | ||
| Reserve Books | 24 hours | 4 | Nil | Nil | $2/hour | |
| 7 days | $2/day |
* Items may be renewed any number of times from the date of the initial check-out until the due date reaches the limit of the “maximum renewal” period, if the item is not recalled or requested by another user. Late returns / renewals are liable to fines.