Visitors from borrowdirect institutions and from maryland institute college of art mica eligible faculty, staff, and students from mica as well as brown, cornell, columbia, dartmouth, duke, harvard, mit, princeton, stanford, university of chicago, university of pennsylvania, and yale may request borrowing privileges at the service desk on mlevel of the eisenhower library. To prioritise wellness within the university community, all university library sites on all campuses are closed until further notice. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Please check your borrowing privileges and other information regarding circulation services. All materials with loan periods of 15 days or more can be returned to any of the hku libraries. Library spaces are closed, and services have moved online. The university of hong kong department of psychology thesis is arm borrowing form you may borrow a maximum of 2 theses is arm for one week.
Open your library s digital collection you can find it using. If you want to borrow a dvd, or your book does not have a barcode, please take your items to the library information desk. Purchase of a library card, or enrollment in osher or odyssey courses, does not give offsite access to our online databases and journals, or access to interlibrary loan services. Fines, fees, lost library material, and damage charges. Borrowing kindle books from your library overdrive help. Guide to borrowing services the university library. The librarian may restrict or preclude the loan or use of any library materials where this is necessary for their preservation. Through searching hkall, students and staff of hku and hku space fulltime students only can borrow books from the other seven participating libraries by requesting them online and having them delivered to hkus main and branch libraries. Request books from other local university libraries online watch a video borrow them at hkust librarys circulation counter borrow and return when the book arrives at hkust library, you will receive a. The historical laws of hong kong online is a fulltext image database providing access to past revised editions of hong kong laws. Books on open stacks can be borrowed at the lending services counter or selfcheck machines by users with valid borrowers cards. You can see all of your library s kindle books by selecting the kindle books link near the top of the site or under on mobile devices. Here are some of the things you can do without even setting foot in the library building. How to borrow ebooks from your public library digital.
Search the anu library catalogue if the book is not held by the anu library or our. Holders of valid library cards issued by the hong kong public libraries, identity cards allowed for library purposes, or library cardsborrowers cards issued by the two former municipal council public libraries may borrow and return library materials at any public libraries in urban areas and the new territories. Hkall hong kong academic library link is a joint project of the eight university libraries in hong kong, through which you can. What if the book is not returned to the library on the new due date. Hkall borrowing services run run shaw library city. Through hkall hong kong academic library link, all cityu staff and also students enrolled on courses leading to cityu awarded degrees can borrow books from all other university grants committee ugc funded libraries by requesting them via cityu libraryfind and have them delivered to the circulation counter of the cityu library for checkout. Vacation borrowing information will be posted here at relevant times vacation loans do not apply to staff. Borrowing privileges by user groups faculty faculty, emeritus faculty, research staff, academic. Please note that the thesis is arm copyies will only be ready for collection in a half days time after you submit the form to the general office. With the current laws of hong kong available on the web, the historical laws of hong kong online database rightly. Borrowing of physical items equipment, books etc will not be available during this time.
Loan receipts are emailed to your uq email account. Regulations governing university libraries 20192020. To borrow e books for kindle from your local public library, we recommend downloading overdrives libby app onto your ios or android device. Equipment loan services services learning environment. First find the book or item you are looking for by searching the cataloguelinc you can also use the default findmore tab, but that will include not just books but also results from journal articles, newspaper articles and more, unless you filter the results by selecting bookebook or items in the library catalogue. Exceptions are books written by friends like this one, books written by favorite authors like this one, and books im dying to read but the library doesnt have. Nov 30, 2012 my local library is close, convenient, and wellstocked, so my default setting is set to borrow. Battles are run in 3 terms this year from schools in hong kong, taiwan, and the u. The loan period will be shortened once users place a hold on an item and users will then receive an email for a. By borrowing from the library you agree to comply with our borrowing rules. A collection offered by sino united electronic publishing ltd. Hong kong public libraries how to renew borrowed library. Suep through the hyread ebookplatform, comprising chinese books that are mainly published in hong kong, covering children books for paired reading, literature and fiction, as well as books on business and economics, household knowledge, social sciences, technology and medicines, language learning, education. As a student, or employee, at jonkoping university, you have access to a vast number of ebooks on different subjects.
The university of kansas prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, ancestry, disability, status as a veteran, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, gender identity, gender expression, and genetic information in the universitys programs and activities. Please note that the thesis is arm copyies will only be ready for collection in a half days. The database comprises a total of seven consolidations of the laws of hong kong. When you have found the books that you want, you can take them to the selfservice machines available at most libraries or to the library helpdesk where, on production of your card, staff will issue the book to you. Shun hing college book club all shun hing college residents can borrow from our library for free. Visitors wishing to visit the libraries must first obtain the permission of a senior member of the library staff.
It consists of the main library and six branch libraries, namely the fung ping shan library, yu chun keung medical library, dental library, education library, lui. Please check your receipt for when your loans are due back. Library regional council bylaws university of hong kong. Dragon, the hkul catalogue, has retired from service. Books can be issued using our selfservice machines. But did you know that hku library has its own web site. About hkul hours contact us map giving to hkul policy publications x total suspension of library services effective 29th march 2020.
Library search can be used to search for books, journals, dvds and other materials, held or subscribed to by the library you can also use library search to place a reservation or check your library account for details of your loans. To borrow books and multimedia items from the library, you must have a valid university id card as defined in the library regulations. Application for the graduate borrowers card can be. Simply take the items to the user services counter on level 3 and complete the loan procedures. Borrow ebooks ebooks, or electronic books, are digital books that can be read on ebook readers, computers, mobile phones, or tablets. Holders of valid library cards issued by the hong kong public libraries, identity cards allowed for library purposes, or library cardsborrowers cards issued by the two former municipal council public libraries may borrow and return library materials at. Hong kong public libraries introduction to library. Mar 18, 2020 you may borrow up to 50 items at any one time note. The following library users have remote access rights to all electronic resources via hku libraries homepage. You can see all of your librarys kindle books by selecting the kindle books link near the top of the site or under on mobile devices.
The university of hong kong libraries is an important part of the educational facilities provided to you by the university. I have a low tolerance for both clutter and bad books, and the books i let into my personal collection have to justify their place. Hkall borrowing services not all books with the status available in other ugc funded university libraries are open for hkall request service. You may borrow older journals and magazines for 7 days, with one renewal. Readers may use the ebooks via the following means. The common core student learning festival was held at the 2f ingenium, main library on 24 april 2019. Guide to borrowing services the university library the. I understand that i am permitted to consult it for. Ive professed my love for the library and my personal bulging bookshelves, and today im answering a frequent email question. Search library services and facilities search library services and facilities search. Retaliation is also prohibited by university policy. For instance, academic staff at hku can borrow up to 400 books for 180 days while a hku postgraduate 180 books for 120 days and an undergraduate 60 books for 60 days. September january 100 prizes february june and july august.
Borrowing books student support university of central. Access to other users will be introduced when the hku taskforce on infectious diseases determines it to be safe. University community members may use the hkust id card to borrow library materials. Charges, as approved by the library committee from time to time, may be levied for the granting of reading or borrowing privileges to persons having no formal connection with the university. For enquires, please visit the service counter, kk204 at k. You may want to check whether a kindle book has any device restrictions before you borrow it this. Central podium levels lower ground cpdlg central podium levels ground cpdg, cheng yu tung tower central podium levels one cpd1, run run shaw tower. We dont want to borrow any other books our library lets us borrow up to three at a time, so well tap. All year 4 students in rchk are enrolled and are able to participate in the battles. For example a medical library book on 30day loan can be. First find the book or item you are looking for by searching the cataloguelinc you can also use the default findmore tab, but that will include not just books but also results from journal articles, newspaper articles and more, unless you filter the results by selecting book ebook or items in the library catalogue. Type of material, loan period, maximum renewal period, loan quota. Card holders will be entitled to borrowing privileges of up to 12 books and 6 audiovisual items at any time. Libraries fulltime 201617 hku undergraduate handbook.
Books and serials in the main library are classified according to the dewey decimal. For example a medical library book on 30day loan can be returned via the main library. Scholars and fulltime students of overseas universities with a bona fide research need are in general given onsite access to the library without borrowing rights for a maximum of 3 consecutive months within one academic year. Open your librarys digital collection you can find it using. Borrowing a library book is now possible without ever visiting a physical branch according to overdrive, the largest supplier of ebooks to public libraries, about 9,000 libraries offer digital audio books and about 5,400 of them offer ebooks as well. Hku space students with a valid hku libraries borrowers card can directly access web based electronic library resources at the hku libraries homepage. Summon is a search engine that provides a general starting point to find the majority of ubc library s collections including books, ebooks, scholarly journals and articles, newspaper articles, dissertations and theses, videos, images, maps, manuscripts, music scores, digitized items and more.
Visits by other external members will not be entertained. Most of your research for firstyear essays and assignments will be done in the university library catalogue. Circle of friends platinum card holders have remote access rights to electronic resources alumni e library via hku libraries homepage visiting scholars and external borrowers. Theses, conference proceedings and other scholarly publications from university of hong kong are searchable. University affiliated members or external users may borrow library materials with a valid hkust card or library card. Hkall borrowing services pao yuekong library, the hong. From 21 may, following the earlier opening of the hong kong central library and the six major libraries namely city hall, kowloon, tsuen wan, sha tin, tuen mun and ping shan tin shui wai public library, other 12 district libraries namely aberdeen, chai wan, lockhart road, lai chi kok, lam tin, ngau chi wan, yau ma tei, fanling, tai po, tiu keng leng, tsing yi and tung chung public library. Portable audio, video and data projection equipment is available for loan to all hku staff and students for teaching, presentations or selflearning purposes. This service is on a first come first served basis. All users with a valid library borrowers card are entitled to charge out materials from the library. Summon is a search engine that provides a general starting point to find the majority of ubc librarys collections including books, ebooks, scholarly journals and articles, newspaper articles, dissertations and theses, videos, images, maps, manuscripts, music scores, digitized items and more search summon by keyword advanced search. If you wish to borrow from the library you will need your ucard. Libraries are incredible institutions that give people free access to books, magazines, cds and dvds, newspapers, and other materials that can be used for educational, reference, and pleasure purposes.
Libraries parttime 201415 hku undergraduate handbook. The book drop is located outside the entrance of the music library for return of books only. Click here to view the resources highlights for more selected library resources on specific topics. Your feedback on this new search tool is most welcome. A05790 registered before 2015 e0246810 registered from 2015 onwards. How to check out a library book with pictures wikihow. The libraries acquire printed and electronic hku theses for phd, mphil and sjd programmes. Law of contract llaw 10011002 reading list 20112012 required text book. It consists of the main library and six specialist branch libraries, namely the fung ping shan library, yu chun keung medical library, dental library, education library, lui che woo law library and the music library.
I really dont know anything about public libraries because i came from another country where theres no public libraries and you have to pay for everything. It consists of the main library and six branch libraries, namely the fung ping shan library, yu chun keung medical library, dental library, education library, lui che woo law library and the music library. This means you may check them out during the last opening hour of the library and must return them within the first hour of opening the next day. If you are a distance online learning student or have a disability which makes it difficult for you to visit the libraries, we are able to. With effect from monday, 11 may 2020 and until further notice, alumni members and external members holding valid library borrower or library reader cards of eduhk library may register in advance for visiting mong man wai library on tai po campus on a firstcomefirstserved basis. The shun hing book club is a club wherein people can discuss their ideas, their thoughts on books that they have decided to readhave already read. The storyteller by jodi picoult, switched by amanda hocking, the poison throne by celine kiernan, allegianc. You may borrow recent issues within the last year overnight. The number of items that may be borrowed and the loan period vary based on the borrowers status and the type of material. The hkall request linkbutton will not appear if there is no available copy or the book is not open for hkall request service determined by the owning libraries.
Borrowing from our libraries, university of sydney library. You can also use the selfcheck machine on level 3 to borrow compatible books. Reading battle is developed by hku faculty of education to strengthen students reading comprehension ability. Hku staff card, student registration card or facilities access card issued by the libraries, or such other documentary evidence of permission to use the libraries as may be required from time to time by the library committee. Book list 201112 amending for those courses which are not mentioned in this book list, students should consult with the teachers concerned directly. Items on short loans 14 days or less such as av materials, journals, and course reserves have to be returned to the service point from which they were checked out.