{"id":540,"date":"2021-05-15T20:35:08","date_gmt":"2021-05-15T12:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/lib\/?page_id=540"},"modified":"2025-07-15T13:34:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T05:34:50","slug":"loan-privileges","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/lib\/using-the-library\/loan-service\/loan-privileges\/","title":{"rendered":"Loan Privileges"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Borrowing Privilege
<\/span><\/strong>Students and staff of the University can use the University ID cards or valid Borrower's Tickets issued by HKMU Library to enter the HKMU Library and borrow Library materials. Borrower categories and borrowing privileges are listed below. University ID cards, Library tickets and Tutor cards are not transferable.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Borrowers Categories<\/strong><\/td>General Collection\u00b9<\/strong><\/td>Reserve Materials\u00b2<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Loan quota4<\/sup><\/strong><\/td>Initial loan period<\/strong><\/td>Maximum loan period<\/strong><\/td>Hold quota4<\/sup><\/strong><\/td>Loan Quota<\/strong><\/td>Loan Period\u00b3<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Book<\/strong><\/td>Day<\/strong><\/td>Day<\/strong><\/td>Book<\/strong><\/td>Item<\/strong><\/td>Hours<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Academic\/administrative staff\/HKMU Foundation Members (membership categories of Honorary President and above)<\/td>60<\/td>90<\/td>360<\/td>40<\/td>3<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
General grade staff<\/td>30<\/td>30<\/td>120<\/td>20<\/td><\/tr>
Postgraduates<\/td>60<\/td>90<\/td>360<\/td>40<\/td><\/tr>
Undergraduates and sub-degree students
(including\u00a0students taking LiPACE\u00a0eligible programmes)<\/td>		30<\/td>30<\/td>120<\/td>20<\/td><\/tr>
Others
(including HKMU graduates and HKMU retirees, visitors, and outsiders)<\/div>
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10<\/td>30<\/td>120<\/td>10<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

\u00b9All loaned items are subject to recall. For details, please click here<\/a><\/span>.
\u00b2All loaned items, except those in the Reserve Collection, can be renewed anytime until the maximum loan period is reached if they have not been requested by other patrons.
<\/span>\u00b3Loan period may vary with the nature or playing time of the item.<\/span>
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Borrowing
<\/span><\/strong>Circulating materials can be checked out at the Service Counter or the Self-check Kiosks. Users must use their own University ID cards to check out Library materials. Circulation services will stop 15 minutes before the Library closes.<\/p><\/div>


Returning
<\/span><\/strong>Library Users can return their loaned items to the Service Counter or the book return box located at the Library entrance. Loan records of the Library materials returned to the book return box will be updated on the next library opening day.\u00a0 Items with disks, interlibrary loan items, materials from Reserve Collection, in-house use items, and library equipment have to be returned to the Service Counter.<\/p><\/div>


Overdue and Losses<\/span><\/strong><\/div>