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Borrowing Privileges: HKU staff & students

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Academic Staff, Professional & Senior Administrative Staff and Research Staff

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Honorary / Adjunct / Visiting Appointees

Non-academic Staff

Technicians

Emeritus Professors

 

Students

Postgraduates

Undergraduates

 

 

Academic Staff
Professional & Senior Administrative Staff
Research Staff

Type of Material Loan Period Maximum Renewal Period Loan Quota
Books 180 days 1080 days 400
Score 180 days 1080 days
General materials, Pamphlets
in closed stacks storage		 180 days 1080 days
Short loans in closed stacks storage 14 days 84 days
Reserve materials 3 hours #
1 day
2 days
7 days		 -
6 days
12 days
42 days
Pamphlets 7 days 42 days
Best sellers 14 days 84 days
Recall items 14 days -
Current serials 1 day 6 days
Bound serials  14 days 84 days
Psychological Tests 14 days 84 days
Interlibrary Loan 30 days 90 days 30
Audio-visual materials 7 days #
14 days		 42 days
84 days		 6
Equipment Same day loan (30 mins before the closing of the library) - 1
# The loan period of movies and popular films is determined by respective teaching staff and the Media Services Librarian with a length ranging from 3 hours to 7 days.
 
 

 

Honorary Staff

Type of Material Loan Period Maximum Renewal Period Loan Quota
Books 60 days 360 days 24
Score 60 days 360 days
General materials, Pamphlets
in closed stacks storage		 60 days 360 days
Short loans in closed stacks storage 14 days 84 days
Reserve materials 3 hours #
1 day
2 days
7 days		 -
6 days
12 days
42 days
Pamphlets 7 days 42 days
Best sellers 14 days 84 days
Recall items 14 days -
Current serials 1 day 6 days
Bound serials  14 days 84 days
Psychological Tests 14 days 84 days
Interlibrary Loan 15 days 45 days 15
Audio-visual materials 7 days #
14 days		 42 days
84 days		 6
Equipment Same day loan (30 mins before
the closing of the library)		 - 1
# The loan period of movies and popular films is determined by respective teaching staff and the Media Services Librarian with a length ranging from 3 hours to 7 days.
 
 

 

Honorary / Adjunct / Visiting Appointees

Type of Material Loan Period Maximum Renewal Period Loan Quota
Books 60 days 360 days 24
Score 60 days 360 days
General materials, Pamphlets
in closed stacks storage		 60 days 360 days
Short loans in closed stacks storage 14 days 84 days
Reserve materials 3 hours #
1 day
2 days
7 days		 -
6 days
12 days
42 days
Pamphlets 7 days 42 days
Best sellers 14 days 84 days
Recall items 14 days -
Current serials 1 day 6 days
Bound serials  14 days 84 days
Psychological Tests 14 days 84 days
Interlibrary Loan 15 days 45 days 15
Audio-visual materials 7 days #
14 days		 42 days
84 days		 6
Equipment Same day loan (30 mins before
the closing of the library)		 - 1
# The loan period of movies and popular films is determined by respective teaching staff and the Media Services Librarian with a length ranging from 3 hours to 7 days.
 
 

Non-academic staff

Type of Material Loan Period Maximum Renewal Period Loan Quota
Books 60 days 360 days 24
Score 60 days 360 days
General materials, Pamphlets
in closed stacks storage		 60 days 360 days
Short loans in closed stacks storage 14 days 84 days
Reserve materials 3 hours #
1 day
2 days
7 days		 -
6 days
12 days
42 days
Pamphlets 7 days 42 days
Best sellers 14 days 84 days
Recall items 14 days -
Psychological Tests 14 days 84 days
Interlibrary Loan 15 days 45 days 15
Audio-visual materials 7 days #
14 days		 42 days
84 days		 6
Equipment Same day loan (30 mins before
the closing of the library)		 - 1
# The loan period of movies and popular films is determined by respective teaching staff and the Media Services Librarian with a length ranging from 3 hours to 7 days.
 
 

 

Technicians

Type of Material Loan Period Maximum Renewal Period Loan Quota
Books 60 days 360 days 60
Score 60 days 360 days
General materials, Pamphlets
in closed stacks storage		 60 days 360 days
Short loans in closed stacks storage 14 days 84 days
Reserve materials 3 hours #
1 day
2 days
7 days		 -
6 days
12 days
42 days
Pamphlets 7 days 42 days
Best sellers 14 days 84 days
Recall items 14 days -
Current serials 1 day 6 days
Bound serials  14 days 84 days
Psychological Tests 14 days 84 days
Interlibrary Loan 15 days 45 days 15
Audio-visual materials 7 days #
14 days		 42 days
84 days		 6
Equipment Same day loan (30 mins before
the closing of the library)		 - 1
# The loan period of movies and popular films is determined by respective teaching staff and the Media Services Librarian with a length ranging from 3 hours to 7 days.
 
 

Emeritus Professor

Type of Material Loan Period Maximum Renewal Period Loan Quota
Books 180 days 1080 days 400
Score 180 days 1080 days
General materials, Pamphlets
in closed stacks storage		 180 days 1080 days
Short loans in closed stacks storage 14 days 84 days
Reserve materials 3 hours #
1 day
2 days
7 days		 -
6 days
12 days
42 days
Pamphlets 7 days 42 days
Best sellers 14 days 84 days
Recall items 14 days -
Current serials 1 day 6 days
Bound serials  14 days 84 days
Psychological Tests 14 days 84 days
Audio-visual materials 7 days #
14 days		 42 days
84 days		 6
Equipment Same day loan (30 mins before the closing of the library) - 1
# The loan period of movies and popular films is determined by respective teaching staff and the Media Services Librarian with a length ranging from 3 hours to 7 days.
 
 

 

Postgraduates

Type of Material Loan Period Maximum Renewal Period Loan Quota
Books 180 days 1080 days 180
Score 180 days 1080 days
General materials, Pamphlets
in closed stacks storage		 180 days 1080 days
Short loans in closed stacks storage 14 days 84 days
Reserve materials 3 hours #
1 day
2 days
7 days		 -
6 days
12 days
42 days
Pamphlets 7 days 42 days
Best sellers 14 days 84 days
Recall items 14 days -
Current serials 1 day 6 days
Bound serials  14 days 84 days
Psychological Tests 14 days 84 days
Interlibrary Loan 30 days 90 days 15
Audio-visual materials 7 days #
14 days		 42 days
84 days		 6
Equipment Same day loan (30 mins before
the closing of the library)		 - 1
# The loan period of movies and popular films is determined by respective teaching staff and the Media Services Librarian with a length ranging from 3 hours to 7 days.
 
 

 

Undergraduates

Type of Material Loan Period Maximum Renewal Period Loan Quota
Books 60 days 360 days 60
Score 60 days 360 days
General materials, Pamphlets
in closed stacks storage		 60 days 360 days
Short loans in closed stacks storage 14 days 84 days
Reserve materials 3 hours #
1 day
2 days
7 days		 -
6 days
12 days
42 days
Pamphlets 7 days 42 days
Best sellers 14 days 84 days
Recall items 14 days -
Bound serials  3 days 18 days
Psychological Tests 14 days 84 days
Interlibrary Loan 15 days 45 days 15
Audio-visual materials 7 days #
14 days		 42 days
84 days		 6
Equipment Same day loan (30 mins before
the closing of the library)		 - 1
# The loan period of movies and popular films is determined by respective teaching staff and the Media Services Librarian with a length ranging from 3 hours to 7 days.