Admission to the library is conditional upon the possession of an university IC card or a CPU library card.

It is the responsibility of the CPU Card holders to provide correct cell phone numbers , email addresses to the Library Card Center. You can also change your cell phone numbers and email addresses via logging on Personal Information Registration and Circulation Record website.

Cards are not transferable and loss of them must be reported to the issuing agency without delay. University IC cards are issued by Registration Center or Human Resources Office, and the CPU library cards are issued by the Library Card Center.

Information & Services: It is located at the west part of 1st floor in the North Library.

Open stacks：All the books from the open stacks in the North Library and West Library can be borrowed here. Books from both the Main Library and six subject libraries can be returned here.

Closed Stacks and Compact Stacks: These books are carried out the reservation service. You can apply for a reservation by searching the Library Catalog. Then the system will send an appointment book notice automatically via e-mail or WeChat message (subscribe the WeChat public account of "THU Information Services") to you when the requested book is prepared. You can borrow books from the Information & Services desk. Books from closed stacks and compact stacks can be returned at each circulation counter of the Main Library and six subject libraries.

Subject libraries: There are six subject libraries on the campus: Humanities & Social Sciences Library, Law Library, Arts Library, Finance Library, Economics & Management Library, and Architecture Library. All these six subject libraries provide Borrowing & Returns service to all faculty and students of the university. According to their respective loan rules of Arts Library, Economics & Management Library, and Architecture Library, loan quotas for patrons from other schools and departments are only 20 copies in each of these 3 subject libraries. Books from subject libraries should be borrowed at the circulation counters of the specific professional library. Books from both the Main Library and these six subject libraries can be returned at any library.

Circulation Rules and Privileges

Upon presenting a valid card, patrons can borrow books subject to the loan quotas and loan periods listed below.

Quotas

Loan periods for general books

Holds

Using their hold quotas, patrons can place holds online on books that have been checked out to other users. A reservation notice will be sent to the patron concerned via e-mail or WeChat message (subscribe the WeChat public account of "THU Information Services") once the requested book is available. The requested book will be kept at loan desk only for 3 days.

Renewals

Readers may renew books online for many times. The longest period for general books (8- week loan) is 32 weeks (224 days), the new expiration date is 8 weeks after the renewal date.

Requests and Recalls

The books (more than 28- day loan) in circulation requested by other readers are subject to recall. Once being recalled, the due date for the books will be changed. A recall notice, displaying the revised due date, will be sent to readers via e-mail or WeChat message (subscribe the WeChat public account of "THU Information Services"). The new due date will also be displayed in the circulation record of readers. Readers should return the recalled books on or before the new due dates.

Overdue Fees

Readers who fail to return books by the due date will be charged as follows:

Loss and Damage

Readers shall be responsible for any loss or damage of the library materials.

For lost books：Please refer to Measures of Compensation for Losses and Damages of Books of Tsinghua University Library

Readers may offer the library a copy of identical edition of the lost book (if still in print), or a copy of newer edition (the approval of the library is required). In addition, readers also need to pay the processing fee which normally will be￥10.00.

If the lost book is out of print, the compensation will be calculated with the following formula:

Original price * 2 + processing fee (￥10.00) + storage fee. On a pro-rata basis according to the number of years of storage) *2

If the lost book is cannot be determined its original price, the compensation will be calculated with the following formula:

Chinese Books:￥100.00 + processing fee (￥10.00)

Foreign Books:￥1200.00 + processing fee (￥10.00)

The original price in foreign currency needs to be converted into Chinese RMB at the current exchange rate. Besides, readers should pay the overdue fines calculated up to the date of their reporting. If the book reported lost is later found and returned to the library (not longer than 1 month from the date of compensation), the compensation will be refunded. But the reader should pay the overdue fine calculated from the date of compensation.

For damaged books：

If the damage is not so serious to interfere the normal reading of the book, the compensation will be￥2.00 per damaged page. If the book is seriously damaged, the compensation will be the same as for lost books.

Returns

You can return books where you borrowed them. Books from both the Main Library and the six subject libraries can be returned at any library.

During the closed hours of the library, you can return books by Self-service Returning System (for 24 hours) at the North Library and Humanities & Social Sciences Library.

Circulation Notice

All library circulation reminders, such as coming due, overdue, hold pick-ups, recalls, can be sent to patrons via e-mail or WeChat message (subscribe the WeChat public account of "THU Information Services"). Readers should log in Shuimu Search System and register your correct contact information on My Library so that you can receive circulation notices timely.

Clarification:Readers hold the responsibility to comply with the library rules and returning books on time. The circulation alerts are just good-will reminders, please don't use them as the proof of return.

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