{"id":73219,"date":"2026-05-19T16:22:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T08:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/lib\/?p=73219"},"modified":"2026-06-01T16:33:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T08:33:13","slug":"higher-education-institution-library-readers-cards-loan-service-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/lib\/library-service-updates\/higher-education-institution-library-readers-cards-loan-service-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Higher Education Institution Library Reader's Cards Loan Service Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"73219\" class=\"elementor elementor-73219\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider wavo-column-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b626569 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b626569\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eba2ed3\" data-id=\"eba2ed3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider wavo-column-gap-default elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7e7223 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d7e7223\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b6513b4\" data-id=\"b6513b4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fed61d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8fed61d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; 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We are delighted to introduce enhancements to our Higher Education Institution Library Reader's Card Loan Service, giving HKMU students and staff even better access to library resources across Hong Kong's higher education institutions. \ud83d\ude80<\/p><p>\u2705 More Cards, Greater Access<br \/>\ud83d\udcd6 The Library has expanded its institutional reader's card loan service by adding 3 new cards from the CUHK Library and 2 additional cards from the HKU Libraries. You are welcome to visit the Service Counter of the Stanley Ho Library to borrow one.<\/p><p>\u2705 Longer Loan Periods<br \/>The maximum loan periods have been extended as follows:<br \/>\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83c\udfeb Academic and administrative staff: renewable for up to 30 days<br \/>\ud83c\udf93 Postgraduate students: renewable for up to 30 days<br \/>\ud83d\udcd6 Undergraduate students: renewable for up to 15 days<\/p><p>\u2705 Self-service Renewal<br \/>No need to rush back. You may now renew borrowed cards via the E-Library until the maximum loan period is reached. \ud83d\udcbb\u2728<\/p><p>Should you need any assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us at the Service Counter of the Stanley Ho Library, by email at <a href=\"mailto:libwww@hkmu.edu.hk\">libwww@hkmu.edu.hk<\/a>, or by phone on 2768 6777.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e74f154 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e74f154\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82b6142 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"82b6142\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/lib\/user-support\/using-other-libraries\/\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More Details<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Great news! 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