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Lending
Privileges
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Who
can borrow?
UOB
faculty, staff and currently enrolled students may make
use of their University ID card. Other
groups (visitors, subscribers, UOB Alumni and others)
may purchase a Library ID card to check out circulating
material. Fees of subscription differ according to
categories.
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The
valid University or Library ID card should be presented
at the Circulation Desk every time you borrow books or
renew them. No other identification is acceptable. These
cards are not transferable and should not be loaned to
other people. Missing or stolen cards should be reported
to the Circulation Desk.
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What
can I borrow?
General
lending materials
that are available in closed stacks (long loan) based on
your user category:
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UOB
Community:
|
Category |
No.
of items |
Duration |
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Freshman |
7 |
2
weeks |
|
Undergraduates |
7 |
2
weeks |
|
Postgraduate |
15 |
4
weeks |
|
Full-Time
Faculty |
20 |
1 academic semester |
|
Part-Time
Faculty |
7 |
1
academic semester |
|
Staff |
7 |
4
weeks |
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Non-UOB
Community:
|
Category
by mode of subscription |
No.
of items |
Duration |
Fee
in L.L. |
|
1
academic year |
2 |
2
weeks |
100,000 |
|
1
academic semester |
2 |
2 |
50,000 |
|
1
day |
0 |
0 |
2,000 |
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Postgraduates
are allowed to enter the Closed Stacks after acquiring
special permission from the Circulation Librarian.
Short
loan materials
are restricted to registered UOB students. The loan
period of these materials is a 2-hour duration or over
night from 5:00 p.m. till 9:00 a.m. Weekend loans are
also available.
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Periodicals
and Newspapers are made available on the Library
premises. Faculty members and staff are allowed to check
out Periodicals, but not the current issue. A maximum of
two items may be borrowed for a period of 7 days. Bound
periodicals may be given out on loan for a period of 10
days.
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Special
Collections are kept in closed areas and are not
for circulation. The use of these collections is allowed
by special permission from the Head Librarian (Room 324)
and is restricted to the Library premises only.
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How
do I check out material?
To
check out a book or any other material, users will have
to supply the Librarian at the Circulation desk with the
Shelfmark number of the item.
Renewals:
Long
loan items may be renewed once only if they are not
overdue. Short loan material may be renewed at the end
of the day after its return to the Circulation Desk.
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Recalls:
Please
be aware that any of our long loan books can be recalled
for another user. You will be contacted by the Library
to inform you that the item has been recalled.
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Fines:
Long Loan Books:
A fine will be levied on each item returned late: L.L.
500 for the first seven days, and then it increases to
L.L. 1,000 per day for each item.
Short
Loan Material: Fines of L.L. 1,000 per hour will be
levied on borrowers returning late items.
Lost
items: Users will be obliged to pay the cost of
replacement of any item which is lost while on loan to
them.
For
subscribers (non-UOB community), the overdue fine is L.L.
2,000 per day.
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Reservations:
To
place a reservation, a user barcode password is
required. If an item is not available, click on the
“Reserve a Copy” button and follow the instructions.
Users who do not have a Library account should contact
the Circulation Librarian; otherwise, they will not be
able to use the Reservation and User Details options.
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