{"id":5469,"date":"2022-12-02T13:44:12","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T05:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hksyu.edu.hk\/lib\/?page_id=5469"},"modified":"2026-05-04T12:27:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T04:27:52","slug":"borrowing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.hksyu.edu\/lib\/borrowing\/","title":{"rendered":"Borrowing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_wrap_left no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Borrowing\">Borrowing<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#A_Borrowing_Privileges\">A. Borrowing Privileges<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#B_Renewals\">B. Renewals<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#C_Request_Services_at_DiscoverShueYan\">C. Request Services at Discover@ShueYan<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#D_Recall_Items\">D. Recall Items<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#E_Circulation_Notices\">E. Circulation Notices<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#F_Book_Detection_System\">F. Book Detection System<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"Borrowing\"><strong>Borrowing<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Most of the Library materials can be borrowed at the G\/F Service Counter or the Self-Check machine.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"A_Borrowing_Privileges\"><strong>A. Borrowing Privileges<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>A valid staff or student identity card must be presented when borrowing materials. Your card <strong>cannot<\/strong> be transferred to other users.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><strong>STAFF<\/strong> may borrow a maximum of <strong>200 items<\/strong>;<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>POSTGRADUATES<\/strong> <strong>&amp; RESEARCH ASSISTANTS<\/strong> may borrow a maximum of <strong>140 items<\/strong>;<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>UNDERGRADUATES<\/strong> <strong>&amp; INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION YEAR PROGRAMME (IFYP) STUDENTS<\/strong> may borrow a maximum of <strong>100 items<\/strong>;<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em>(The details of each categories loan period are listed below)<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong><u>STAFF<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<table class=\"normal_table\" style=\"height: 410px; width: 100%; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; background-color: #ffffff; border-color: #d6d6d6; border-style: solid;\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\r\n<td style=\"height: 48px; width: 319.891px; background-color: #f0f0f0;\"><strong>MATERIALS<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 48px; width: 62.6562px; background-color: #f0f0f0;\"><strong>QUOTA<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 48px; width: 112.297px; background-color: #f0f0f0;\"><strong>LOAN PERIOD<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 48px; width: 225.125px; background-color: #f0f0f0;\"><strong>MAXIMUM<\/strong> <strong>LOAN PERIOD (WITH RENEWAL)<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 48px; width: 137.031px; background-color: #f0f0f0;\"><strong>OVERDUE FINES<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 72px;\">\r\n<td style=\"height: 72px; width: 319.891px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Books<br \/><em>(Request Quota for Checked-out items: 20)<\/em><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 96px; width: 62.6562px; background-color: #ffffff;\" rowspan=\"2\">200<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 96px; width: 112.297px; background-color: #ffffff;\" rowspan=\"2\">180 days*<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 96px; width: 225.125px; background-color: #ffffff;\" rowspan=\"2\">720 days<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 72px; width: 137.031px; background-color: #ffffff;\">$1\/day<br \/>(Recalled items: $3\/day)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\r\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 319.891px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Accompanying Materials<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 137.031px; background-color: #ffffff;\">$1\/day<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 319.891px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 24px;\">Multimedia Materials<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 62.6562px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 24px;\">20<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 112.297px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 24px;\">21 days<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 225.125px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 24px;\">35 days<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 137.031px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 24px;\">$1\/day<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 319.891px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 24px;\">External Reader Cards<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 62.6562px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 24px;\">1<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 112.297px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 24px;\">14 days<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 225.125px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 24px;\">N\/A<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 137.031px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 24px;\">$5\/day<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\r\n<td style=\"height: 26px; width: 319.891px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Bound Serials (Prefix P)<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 194px; width: 62.6562px; background-color: #ffffff;\" rowspan=\"5\">10<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 26px; width: 112.297px; background-color: #ffffff;\">7 days<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 194px; width: 225.125px; background-color: #ffffff;\" rowspan=\"5\">N\/A<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 26px; width: 137.031px; background-color: #ffffff;\">$1\/day<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\r\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 319.891px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Course Reserve (G\/F Closed-stack)<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 112.297px; background-color: #ffffff;\">7 days<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 137.031px; background-color: #ffffff;\">$1\/day<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 319.891px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 48px;\">Rare Materials Collection (2\/F and 5\/F)<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 112.297px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 168px;\" rowspan=\"4\">\r\n<p>Same day loan<\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 137.031px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 168px;\" rowspan=\"4\">$30\/day<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 319.891px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 48px;\">Reference Book (6\/F Closed-stack)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 319.891px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 48px;\">Special Collection (Library Storage)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\r\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 319.891px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Notebook Computers &amp; Tablets<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 62.6562px; background-color: #ffffff;\">1<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 225.125px; background-color: #ffffff;\">N\/A<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<p>* Academic staff can request 180-day-loan items to become 365-day-loan (with no renewal) for teaching purpose.\u00a0 The maximum number of requests is ten.\u00a0 Request form is available at library homepage &gt; Staff &gt; Library Forms.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><strong><u>POSTGRADUATES &amp; RESEARCH ASSISTANTS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<table class=\"normal_table\" style=\"height: 344px; width: 100%; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; background-color: #ffffff; border-color: #d6d6d6; border-style: solid;\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\r\n<td style=\"height: 48px; width: 316.516px; background-color: #f0f0f0;\"><strong>MATERIALS<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 48px; width: 65.6094px; background-color: #f0f0f0;\"><strong>QUOTA<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 48px; width: 110.891px; background-color: #f0f0f0;\"><strong>LOAN PERIOD<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 48px; width: 229.938px; background-color: #f0f0f0;\"><strong>MAXIMUM<\/strong> <strong>LOAN PERIOD (WITH RENEWAL)<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 48px; width: 134.047px; background-color: #f0f0f0;\"><strong>OVERDUE FINES<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 69px;\">\r\n<td style=\"height: 50px; width: 316.516px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Books<br \/><em>(Request Quota for Checked-out items: 10)<\/em><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 60px; width: 65.6094px; background-color: #ffffff;\" rowspan=\"2\">140<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 60px; width: 110.891px; background-color: #ffffff;\" rowspan=\"2\">120 days<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 60px; width: 229.938px; background-color: #ffffff;\" rowspan=\"2\">480 days<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 50px; width: 134.047px; background-color: #ffffff;\">$1\/day<br \/>(Recalled items: $3\/day)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;\">\r\n<td style=\"height: 10px; width: 316.516px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Accompanying Materials<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 10px; width: 134.047px; background-color: #ffffff;\">$1\/day<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 316.516px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 24px;\">Multimedia Materials<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 65.6094px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 24px;\">20<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 110.891px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 24px;\">14 days<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 229.938px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 24px;\">28 days<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 134.047px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 24px;\">$1\/day<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 319.891px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 24px;\">External Reader Cards<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 62.6562px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 24px;\">1<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 112.297px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 24px;\">7 days<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 225.125px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 24px;\">N\/A<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 137.031px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 24px;\">$5\/day<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\r\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 316.516px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Bound Serials (Prefix P)<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 178px; background-color: #ffffff; width: 65.6094px;\" rowspan=\"5\">10<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 110.891px; background-color: #ffffff;\">7 days<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 188px; width: 229.938px; background-color: #ffffff;\" rowspan=\"6\">\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">N\/A<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 134.047px; background-color: #ffffff;\">$1\/day<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\r\n<td style=\"height: 10px; width: 316.516px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Course Reserve (G\/F Closed-stack)<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 10px; width: 110.891px; background-color: #ffffff;\">7 days<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 10px; width: 134.047px; background-color: #ffffff;\">$1\/day<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 316.516px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 48px;\">Rare Materials Collection (2\/F and 5\/F)<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 110.891px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 154px;\" rowspan=\"4\">Same day loan<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 134.047px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 154px;\" rowspan=\"4\">$30\/day<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 316.516px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 48px;\">Reference Book (6\/F Closed-stack)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 316.516px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 48px;\">Special Collection (Library Storage)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;\">\r\n<td style=\"height: 10px; width: 316.516px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Notebook Computers &amp; Tablets<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 65.6094px; height: 10px; background-color: #ffffff;\">1<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><strong><u>UNDERGRADUATES<\/u><span class=\"underline\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> &amp; INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION YEAR PROGRAMME (IFYP) STUDENTS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<table class=\"normal_table\" style=\"height: 208px; width: 100.777%; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; background-color: #ffffff; border-color: #d6d6d6; border-style: solid;\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\r\n<td style=\"height: 48px; width: 385.734px; background-color: #f0f0f0;\"><strong>MATERIALS<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 48px; width: 79.75px; background-color: #f0f0f0;\"><strong>QUOTA<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 48px; width: 131.969px; background-color: #f0f0f0;\"><strong>LOAN PERIOD<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 48px; width: 281.297px; background-color: #f0f0f0;\"><strong>MAXIMUM<\/strong> <strong>LOAN PERIOD (WITH RENEWAL)<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 48px; width: 175.719px; background-color: #f0f0f0;\"><strong>OVERDUE FINES<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;\">\r\n<td style=\"height: 10px; width: 385.734px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Books<br \/><em>(Request Quota for Checked-out items: 10)<\/em><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 20px; width: 79.75px; background-color: #ffffff;\" rowspan=\"2\">100<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 20px; width: 131.969px; background-color: #ffffff;\" rowspan=\"2\">90 days<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 20px; width: 281.297px; background-color: #ffffff;\" rowspan=\"2\">270 days<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 10px; width: 175.719px; background-color: #ffffff;\">$1\/day<br \/>(Recalled items: $3\/day)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;\">\r\n<td style=\"height: 10px; width: 385.734px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Accompanying Materials<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 10px; width: 175.719px; background-color: #ffffff;\">$1\/day<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 385.734px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 24px;\">Multimedia Materials<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 79.75px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 24px;\">20<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 131.969px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 24px;\">7 days<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 281.297px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 24px;\">14 days<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 175.719px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 24px;\">$1\/day<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 319.891px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 24px;\">External Reader Cards<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 62.6562px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 24px;\">1<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 112.297px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 24px;\">7 days<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 225.125px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 24px;\">N\/A<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 137.031px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 24px;\">$5\/day<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\r\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 385.734px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Bound Serials (Prefix P)<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 106px; width: 79.75px; background-color: #ffffff;\" rowspan=\"5\">10<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 131.969px; background-color: #ffffff;\">7 days<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 116px; width: 281.297px; background-color: #ffffff;\" rowspan=\"6\">N\/A<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 175.719px; background-color: #ffffff;\">$1\/day<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;\">\r\n<td style=\"height: 10px; width: 385.734px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Course Reserve (G\/F Closed-stack)<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 10px; width: 131.969px; background-color: #ffffff;\">7 days<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 10px; width: 175.719px; background-color: #ffffff;\">$1\/day<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 385.734px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 24px;\">Rare Materials Collection (2\/F and 5\/F)<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 131.969px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 82px;\" rowspan=\"4\">Same day loan<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 175.719px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 82px;\" rowspan=\"4\">$30\/day<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 385.734px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 24px;\">Reference Book (6\/F Closed-stack)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 385.734px; background-color: #ffffff; height: 24px;\">Special Collection (Library Storage)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;\">\r\n<td style=\"height: 10px; width: 385.734px; background-color: #ffffff;\">Notebook Computers &amp; Tablets<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 79.75px; height: 10px; background-color: #ffffff;\">1<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><strong><u><span class=\"underline\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ELDER ACADEMY (\u9577\u8005\u5b78\u9662)<\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<table class=\"normal_table\" style=\"height: 208px; width: 100.777%; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; background-color: #ffffff; border-color: #d6d6d6; border-style: solid;\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\r\n<td style=\"height: 48px; width: 28.3388%; background-color: #f0f0f0;\"><strong>MATERIALS<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 48px; width: 11.5635%; background-color: #f0f0f0;\"><strong>QUOTA<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 48px; width: 14.3322%; background-color: #f0f0f0;\"><strong>LOAN PERIOD<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 48px; width: 23.6156%; background-color: #f0f0f0;\"><strong>MAXIMUM<\/strong> <strong>LOAN PERIOD (WITH RENEWAL)<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 48px; width: 18.241%; background-color: #f0f0f0;\"><strong>OVERDUE FINES<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;\">\r\n<td style=\"height: 10px; width: 28.3388%; background-color: #ffffff;\">Books<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 20px; width: 11.5635%; background-color: #ffffff;\" rowspan=\"2\">5<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 20px; width: 14.3322%; background-color: #ffffff;\" rowspan=\"2\">30 days<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 20px; width: 23.6156%; background-color: #ffffff;\" rowspan=\"2\">60 days<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 10px; width: 18.241%; background-color: #ffffff;\">$1\/day<br \/>(Recalled items: $3\/day)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;\">\r\n<td style=\"height: 10px; width: 28.3388%; background-color: #ffffff;\">Accompanied Materials<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 10px; width: 18.241%; background-color: #ffffff;\">$1\/day<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 28.3388%; background-color: #ffffff; height: 24px;\">Multimedia Materials<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 11.5635%; background-color: #ffffff; height: 24px;\">3<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 14.3322%; background-color: #ffffff; height: 24px;\">7 days<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 23.6156%; background-color: #ffffff; height: 24px;\">14 days<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18.241%; background-color: #ffffff; height: 24px;\">$1\/day<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\r\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 28.3388%; background-color: #ffffff;\">Bound Serials (Prefix P)<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 106px; width: 11.5635%; background-color: #ffffff;\" rowspan=\"5\">2<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 14.3322%; background-color: #ffffff;\">7 days<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 116px; width: 23.6156%; background-color: #ffffff;\" rowspan=\"6\">N\/A<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 18.241%; background-color: #ffffff;\">$1\/day<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;\">\r\n<td style=\"height: 10px; width: 28.3388%; background-color: #ffffff;\">Course Reserve (G\/F Closed-stack)<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 10px; width: 14.3322%; background-color: #ffffff;\">7 days<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 10px; width: 18.241%; background-color: #ffffff;\">$1\/day<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 28.3388%; background-color: #ffffff; height: 24px;\">Rare Materials Collection (2\/F and 5\/F)<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 14.3322%; background-color: #ffffff; height: 82px;\" rowspan=\"4\">Same day loan<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 18.241%; background-color: #ffffff; height: 82px;\" rowspan=\"4\">$30\/day<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 28.3388%; background-color: #ffffff; height: 24px;\">Reference Book (6\/F Closed-stack)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 28.3388%; 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Charges will include a non-refundable processing fee of $100, the full value of the replacement, and any overdue fines accrued.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"B_Renewals\"><strong>B. Renewals<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>Borrowed items with normal loan periods may be renewed in \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/hksyu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/login?vid=852HKSYU_INST:HKSYU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">My Library Record<\/a>\u201d, please refer to <a href=\"https:\/\/library.hksyu.edu\/lib\/lending\/#A_Borrowing_Privileges\">maximum loan period (with renewal)<\/a>.\u00a0 The new due date will be calculated from the date of renewal.<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Automatic renewal:<\/strong><br \/>Library items with normal loan periods will be automatically renewed 2 days before the due date until the maximum loan period has been reached.<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>Renewal will NOT be accepted if:<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>An item has reached its maximum loan period<\/li>\r\n<li>An item cannot be renewed (e.g. a short loan item, an external reader card, a bound serial)<\/li>\r\n<li>A user has long overdue books or over $200 unpaid library fines<\/li>\r\n<li>A user has 10 or more overdue library items<\/li>\r\n<li>A user has 1 or more overdue recalled items<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"C_Request_Services_at_DiscoverShueYan\"><strong>C. Request Services at <em><a href=\"https:\/\/hksyu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/search?vid=852HKSYU_INST:HKSYU&amp;lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Discover@ShueYan<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li><strong>Recall Service (for checked-out books)<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>If a book you need is on loan, click the &#8220;Request&#8221; to place a hold.<\/li>\r\n<li>When the book is returned, we will hold for you and place it in the Smart Locker.<\/li>\r\n<li>Collect the book from the Smart Locker after you receive the pickup notice<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Closed-stack Access (for items in Library Storage or closed stacks)<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>To request an item from Library Storage or closed-stack collections, click the &#8220;Request&#8221; button.<\/li>\r\n<li>After receiving the pickup notice:\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Collect <strong>normal loan<\/strong> items from the <strong>Smart Locker<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<li>Collect\u00a0<strong>Same-day-loan<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<strong>Library-use-only<\/strong>\u00a0items from the\u00a0<strong>G\/F Service Counter<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Shelf-to-Locker Service <\/strong><em>(Available for Staff, Postgraduates, Y4 Undergraduates, and Alumni Borrowers only)<\/em>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>If you find an available book on the shelf, click &#8220;Request&#8221;.<\/li>\r\n<li>We will retrieve it and place it in the Smart Locker for you.<\/li>\r\n<li>Collect it after you receive the pickup notice.<\/li>\r\n<li>NOTE: this service is only for <strong><em>non-principal-course materials<\/em><\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p><em><strong>Please note: requests submitted after 14:00 will be processed on the next working weekday.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"D_Recall_Items\"><strong>D. Recall Items<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>Books with a normal loan period (staff: 180 days; postgraduates &amp; research assistants: 120 days; undergraduates &amp; International Foundation Year Programme (IFYP) Students: 90 days) are subject to recall when another user has requested them.<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>If the books are recalled, the original loan period will be shortened from the date of recall. The Library will send a recall notice to inform the current borrower about the change of due date. Please regularly check your email accounts and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/hksyu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/discovery\/login?vid=852HKSYU_INST:HKSYU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">My Library Record<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>You are responsible for the return of recalled items on or before the new due date.<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Overdue fines will be charged if items are not returned before the new due date.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"E_Circulation_Notices\"><strong>E. 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