Loan Privileges

 

  Loan Entitlement
Stacks
Lifestyle Collection
Media Collection
Normal Loan* Short Loan**
2 hours
3 days
Course Reserve Lending
Faculty

Unlimited
6 months
3 days
2 hours / weekend / overnight
3 days
28 days
4 hours
7 days
Adjunct / Visiting Faculty

Unlimited
28 days
3 days
2 hours / weekend / overnight
3 days
28 days
4 hours
7 days
Research Staff

40 items
(1 CR item )
28 days
3 days
2 hours / weekend / overnight
3 days
28 days
4 hours
7 days
Admin Staff

20 items
28 days
3 days
No loan
No loan
28 days
No loan
7 days
Postgraduates - PhD

40 items
(1 CR item )
28 days
3 days
2 hours / weekend / overnight
3 days
28 days
4 hours
7 days
Postgraduates - Masters & JD

20 items
(1 CR item )
28 days
3 days
2 hours / weekend / overnight
3 days
28 days
4 hours
7 days
Undergraduates

12 items
(1 CR item )
21 days
3 days
2-hours / weekend / overnight
3 days
28 days
4 hours
7 days
SMUAA Members
(with Library Add-on)
6 items
(1 CR item )
28 days
3 days
2 hours on-site loan only
2 hours on-site loan only
28 days
No loan
7 days
Spouse of Full-time Faculty

6 items
28 days
3 days
No loan
No loan
28 days
No loan
7 days
 
External Membership -
Corporate
6 items
21 days
3 days
No loan
No loan
21 days
No loan
No loan
External Membership -
Personal
2 items
21 days
3 days
No loan
No loan
21 days
No loan
No loan
External Membership -
FOM Personal
2 items
21 days
3 days
No loan
No loan
21 days
No loan
No loan

 

Notes:
  1. Stacks - Normal Loan* : Stacks items are subject to recall and loan periods for stacks items with multiple holds (reservations) may be shortened to 7 days.
  2. Stacks - Short Loan** : Stacks-Short Loan items can be found intershelved with the Stacks-Normal Loan items on Library Level 4.
  3. Course Reserves Collection*** : The loan period for items in Course Reserves ranges from 2 hours / overnight / weekend or 3 days.
  4. All Reference items and Periodicals are not for loan (use in library only)
Last updated on 9 January, 2012 by Li Ka Shing Library