Rules
- To avoid overdue fines, borrowers must return or renew their loans when due.
- All books must be returned promptly when recalled.
- Books are deemed to be on loan to borrowers until the items are returned to the Library.
- Please check your library account online to see that all items returned are cleared from your account.
- If the accompanying material (e.g. CD) is returned late, fines will be imposed. Books must be returned together with the accompanying material at the Service Desk during operating hours. Books with accompanying materials cannot be returned through the book deposit bins.
- Reserve (red-spot) books taken on overnight loan must be returned before 11.00am on the date due.
- Open-shelf books may be returned through the book deposit bins when the Library is closed.
- Reserve (red-spot) books must be returned to the Service Desk to ensure cancellation of the loan. Reserve books cannot be returned through the book deposit bins.
- Click here for more information regarding the collection time schedule.
Procedure for returning
(1) Returning items at the Service Desk
Bring materials to be returned to the Service Desk. Wait to make sure that the Service Desk staff has discharged the loan on the system.
NTU Library items can be returned at any of the following libraries:
- Asian Communication Resource Centre (ACRC)
- Art, Design & Media Library
- Business Library
- Chinese Library
- Humanities & Social Sciences Library
- Lee Wee Nam Library
- Wang Gungwu Library
Exceptions are:
- Items in the Reserves
- Audiovisual items
- Interlibrary loan items
- NIE Library items
These must be returned to the respective service points from which you had borrowed them. Interlibrary loan items have to be returned to Lee Wee Nam Library and NIE items to NIE Library.
(2) Book deposit returns
You can also return your library books through book deposit bins located on campus.
(3) Returning items by post
You can return your library items by courier service or registered mail. You have to make your own arrangements with the postal service if you wish to return your books to us by courier or mail. If the items are lost in transit, you are responsible for the replacement and processing costs of the lost items.
Note that if you mistakenly return the books to the shelves instead of at the counter, you will be liable for overdue fines. The fines are calculated from the due date until the loan record is removed from your account.
You are encouraged to check your library account regularly to ensure that library items have been borrowed and returned accordingly.
