User Type | Material Type | Loan Period | Loan Quota | Hold | Maximum Renewal* |
Fines |
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Undergraduate & Sub-Degree Students
Non-academic |
Books | 28 days | 30 | 10 (PolyU books and AV items of 7-day loan only) | 84 days * | $2/day |
AV Items # | Hourly loan AV items including Reserve AV items (3 hours) | 5 | N/A | $2/hour | ||
Popular Movies & drama series (3 days) | N/A | $5/day | ||||
Other AV items (7 days) | 21 days * | |||||
Reserve Books | 24 hours / 7 days | 4 | Nil | Nil | Hourly loans: $2/hour; 7-day loans: $2/day |
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Interlibrary Loan (Books from local UGC-funded university libraries via HKALL+) | 15 days | 15 (quota includes loans and requests for books, journal articles or book chapters at any one time) | 45 days * | $2/day | ||
Interlibrary Loan (Journal Articles / Book Chapters from libraries with reciprocal agreements only)^ | Log into myRecord to download the item within 30 days for a maximum of 5 times | N/A | N/A | |||
i-Space digital equipment | Click here for details |
+ Only current PolyU staff and students on all programmes leading to PolyU Awarded Degrees are eligible to HKALL service.
^ Only current PolyU students on undergraduate programmes leading to PolyU Awarded Degrees are eligible to Interlibrary Loan service for requesting journal articles or book chapters from libraries with reciprocal agreements.
# Some AV items have been restricted to in-house use only due to very high user demand, copyright restrictions, technical limitations or at the request of teaching staff.
* Items may be renewed any number of times from the date of the initial check-out until the due date reaches the limit of the “maximum renewal” period, if the item is not recalled or requested by another user. Late returns / renewals are liable to fines.
User Type | Material Type | Loan Period | Loan Quota | Hold | Maximum Renewal* |
Fines |
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Postgraduate Students |
Books | 1 term § (excl. Reserve books & other short-loan items) | 60 | 15 (PolyU books and AV items of 7-day loan only) | N/A ¤ | $2/day |
AV Items # | Hourly loan AV items including Reserve AV items (3 hours) | 8 | N/A | $2/hour | ||
Popular Movies & drama series (3 days) | N/A | $5/day | ||||
Other AV items (7 days) | 21 days * | |||||
Reserve Books | 60 hours / 7 days | 6 | N/A | N/A | Hourly loans: $2/hour; 7-day loans: $2/day |
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Interlibrary Loan (Books from local UGC-funded university libraries via HKALL+) | 30 days | 30 (quota includes loans and requests for books, journal articles or book chapters at any one time) | 90 days * | $2/day | ||
Interlibrary Loan (Books from non-local libraries) | Up to the lending library | Up to the lending library | $2/day | |||
Interlibrary Loan (Journal Articles / Book Chapters from local or non-local sources) | Log into myRecord to download the item within 30 days for a maximum of 5 times | N/A | N/A | |||
i-Space digital equipment | Click here for details |
+ Only current PolyU staff and students on all programmes leading to PolyU Awarded Degrees are eligible to HKALL service.
# Some AV items have been restricted to in-house use only due to very high user demand, copyright restrictions, technical limitations or at the request of teaching staff.
§ Due for return one week before a new semester starts. All loans are subject to recall.
* Items may be renewed any number of times from the date of the initial check-out until the due date reaches the limit of the “maximum renewal” period, if the item is not recalled or requested by another user. Late returns / renewals are liable to fines.
¤ Renewal of term loan items is available 1 month before the term loan due date if no requests or recall on the items. Due date of successful renewals would be the next term loan due date.
User Type | Material Type | Loan Period | Loan Quota | Hold | Maximum Renewal* |
Fines |
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Academic, Research, and Administrative Staff of Equivalent Status |
Books | 1 term § (excl. Reserve books & other short-loan items) | 60 | 15 (PolyU books and AV items of 7-day loan only) | N/A ¤ | $2/day |
AV Items # | Hourly loan AV items including Reserve AV items (3 hours) | 8 | N/A | $2/hour | ||
Popular Movies & drama series (3 days) | N/A | $5/day | ||||
Other AV items (7 days) | 21 days * | |||||
Reserve Books | 60 hours / 7 days | 6 | N/A | N/A | Hourly loans: $2/hour; 7-day loans: $2/day |
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Interlibrary Loan (Books from local UGC-funded university libraries via HKALL+) | 30 days | 30 (quota includes loans and requests for books, journal articles or book chapters at any one time) | 90 days * | $2/day | ||
Interlibrary Loan (Books from non-local libraries) | Up to the lending library | Up to the lending library | $2/day | |||
Interlibrary Loan (Journal Articles / Book Chapters from local or non-local sources) | Log into myRecord to download the item within 30 days for a maximum of 5 times | N/A | N/A | |||
i-Space digital equipment | Click here for details |
+ Only current PolyU staff and students on all programmes leading to PolyU Awarded Degrees are eligible to HKALL service.
# Some AV items have been restricted to in-house use only due to very high user demand, copyright restrictions, technical limitations or at the request of teaching staff.
§ Due for return one week before a new semester starts. All loans are subject to recall.
* Items may be renewed any number of times from the date of the initial check-out until the due date reaches the limit of the “maximum renewal” period, if the item is not recalled or requested by another user. Late returns / renewals are liable to fines.
¤ Renewal of term loan items is available 1 month before the term loan due date if no requests or recall on the items. Due date of successful renewals would be the next term loan due date.
User Type | Material Type | Loan Period | Loan Quota | Hold | Maximum Renewal* |
Fines |
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Eligible Retired Academic Staff |
Books | 1 term § (excl. Reserve books & other short-loan items) | 60 | 15 (PolyU books and AV items of 7-day loan only) | N/A ¤ | $2/day |
AV Items # | Hourly loan AV items including Reserve AV items (3 hours) | 8 | N/A | $2/hour | ||
Popular Movies & drama series (3 days) | N/A | $5/day | ||||
Other AV items (7 days) | 21 days * | |||||
Reserve Books | 60 hours / 7 days | 6 | N/A | N/A | Hourly loans: $2/hour; 7-day loans: $2/day |
# Some AV items have been restricted to in-house use only due to very high user demand, copyright restrictions, technical limitations or at the request of teaching staff.
§ Due for return one week before a new semester starts. All loans are subject to recall.
* Items may be renewed any number of times from the date of the initial check-out until the due date reaches the limit of the “maximum renewal” period, if the item is not recalled or requested by another user. Late returns / renewals are liable to fines.
¤ Renewal of term loan items is available 1 month before the term loan due date if no requests or recall on the items. Due date of successful renewals would be the next term loan due date.
User Type | Material Type | Loan Period | Loan Quota | Hold | Maximum Renewal* |
Fines |
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Eligible Retired General Grade Staff |
Books | 28 days | 30 | 10 (PolyU books and AV items of 7-day loan only) | 84 days * | $2/day |
AV Items # | Hourly loan AV items including Reserve AV items (3 hours) | 5 | N/A | $2/hour | ||
Popular Movies & drama series (3 days) | N/A | $5/day | ||||
Other AV items (7 days) | 21 days * | |||||
Reserve Books | 24 hours / 7 days | 4 | N/A | N/A | Hourly loans: $2/hour; 7-day loans: $2/day |
# Some AV items have been restricted for in-house use only due to very high user demand, copyright restrictions, technical limitations or at the request of teaching staff.
* Items may be renewed any number of times from the date of the initial check-out until the due date reaches the limit of the “maximum renewal” period, if the item is not recalled or requested by another user. Late returns / renewals are liable to fines.
User Type | Material Type | Loan Period | Loan Quota | Maximum Renewal* |
Fines | Hold |
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Alumni (With Library Card) |
Books | 28 days | 15 | 84 days * | $2/day | 5 (PolyU books and AV items of 7-day loan only) |
AV Items # | Hourly loan AV items including Reserve AV items (3 hours) | 2 | N/A | $2/hour | ||
Popular Movies & drama series (3 days) | N/A | $5/day | ||||
Other AV items (7 days) | 21 days * | |||||
Reserve Books | 24 hours / 7 days | 4 | N/A | Hourly loans: $2/hour; 7-day loans: $2/day |
N/A |
# Some AV items have been restricted for in-house use only due to very high user demand, copyright restriction, technical limitation or at the request of teaching staff.
* Items may be renewed any number of times from the date of the initial check-out until the due date reaches the limit of the “maximum renewal” period, if the item is not recalled or requested by another user. Late returns / renewals are liable to fines.
User Type | Material Type | Loan Period | Loan Quota | Maximum Renewal* |
Fines | Hold |
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JULAC Staff and Postgraduate Students | Books | 28 days | 15 | 84 days * | $2/day | 5 (PolyU books and AV items at Remote Store only) |
AV Items | 3 hours (in-house use) (including Reserve AV items) |
2 | N/A | $2/hour | ||
Reserve Books | 24 hours / 7 days | 4 | N/A | Hourly loans: $2/hour; 7-day loans: $2/day |
N/A |
* Items may be renewed any number of times from the date of the initial check-out until the due date reaches the limit of the “maximum renewal” period, if the item is not recalled or requested by another user. Late returns / renewals are liable to fines.