Loans


Loan Quota / Loan Period / Hold Quota / Renewals

Circulating books and journals can be charged out at the Circulation Counter. Please refer to the following table for your borrowing privileges.


Category
Loans
Number
of
Holds1
Total Number
of
Items
Loan Period
Books2,3,4
Bound
Journals
Current/Single issues of
Journals
Multimedia
Materials5
Undergraduate students 25 14 days
non-circ.
non-circ.
5 items/
3 days/
No renewal
10
Postgraduate students 40 30 days 3 days
1 day

5 items/
7 days/
No renewal

10
Research staff 50 60 days 3 days
1 day
10 items/
7 days/
2 renewals
10
Teaching staff (Terms A) 60 60 days 3 days
1 day
10 items/
7 days/
2 renewals
10
Teaching staff
(Terms B)
50 60 days 3 days
1 day
10 items/
7 days/
2 renewals
10
Administrative staff (Terms A) 40 60 days 3 days
1 day
10 items/
7 days/
2 renewals
10
General non-teaching staff
(Terms B)
15 14 days non-circ.
non-circ.
5 items/
3 days/
No renewal
5
Staff members of Terms C 5 14 days non-circ.
non-circ.
5 items/
3 days/
No renewal
2
Emeritus professors 60 60 days 3 days
1 day
10 items/
7 days/
2 renewals
10
Alumni 10 14 days non-circ.
non-circ.
Inhouse use only 2
Visiting scholars 5 14 days non-circ.
non-circ.
Inhouse use only 2
Spouses of CUHK staff 5 14 days non-circ.
non-circ.
Inhouse use only 2
CUHK Retired staff 5 14 days
non-circ.
non-circ.
Inhouse use only 2
JULAC 10 30 days
non-circ.
non-circ.
Inhouse use only 2
JULAC (Diploma)

10

14 days
non-circ.
non-circ.
Inhouse use only

2


1 Except multimedia materials and reserve books
2 Maximum loan period for Li Ping Medical Library materials is 30 days
3 On loan materials are subject to recall
4 On loan materials may be renewed for three times if not requested
5 Please also refer to Loan quota and Loan period of Multimedia materials for multimedia materials






For more information on circulation services, please call the Library's Circulation Department at 2609 7306 or send e-mail to ulcir@cuhk.edu.hk.