Borrowing
Borrowing

Source:      Date:October 8, 2018  PV:   [ Font: Large Middle Small ]  

Readers can use the library catalog, Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) to search information about library collections, and check out books from the circulation counter of each reading room. All the returns should be done at the circulation desk on the second floor of the library.

Quotas and Loan Periods for Each Category of Borrowers:

Categories of Borrowers Loan Quotas Type of Departments Loan Periods Hold Quotas
Faculty &Staff 50 Reading Room 60 days, and 30days from renewal date 4
Reserve Book Room 15 days, no renewals
Multimedia Reading Room(iPad,Kindle) 15 days, no renewals
Graduate Students 50 Reading Room 60 days, and 30days from renewal date 4
Reserve Book Room 15 days, no renewals
Multimedia Reading Room(iPad,Kindle) 15 days,no renewals  
Undergraduate Students 30 Reading Room 30 days, and 30 days from renewal date 4
Reserve Book Room 15 days,no renewals
Multimedia Reading Room(iPad,Kindle) 15 days,no renewals
Other employees 2 Reading Room 30 days,no renewals Not Allowed


Coming Due Notice
Five days before the due date, a notification will be sent to readers via email from the library system (the email address can be registered in your library account by clicking on “Modify address”), please check it on a regular basis.

Overdue Fines
All items including borrowed books and book-attached CDs should be returned on time, otherwise you will be fined for overdue. Fines for overdue items will be charged as ¥0.2/day. The vacation arranged according to the university calendar is not included in counting the loan period. If the book is due to be returned during the winter or summer vacation, the overdue fines will not be charged as long as the book is returned one week after the university reopens. If the book is due to be returned before the winter or summer vacation, the vacation period will be included in counting the overdue fines.

Holds
For the book that has been “checked-out”, readers can place a hold on the book by using the library online catalog or WeChat (subscribe the library WeChat account of “bnuz-library”).

Renewals
Books and book-attached CDs can be renewed by borrowers through using the library online catalog or WeChat (subscribe the library WeChat account of “bnuz-library”) provided that no one else has placed holds on the book. Renewal is only allowed before the due date of the checked-out book. Renewal is not allowed for the overdue book.