Loan Rules and Policies
General Information
FCU faculty, staff, students and others approved by the Library to have borrowing privileges may borrow library materials by presenting their university ID card.
Borrowing Privileges
- Faculty, Administrators & Staff (full-time) and Graduate Students
Borrowers have a loan limit of 40 items, including books and audio-visual (A/V) materials. Please note that the maximum number of A/V items that can be loaned at any one time is 10. Books may be borrowed for 40 days; A/V materials may be borrowed for 7 days. Unless reserved by another borrower, A/V materials may be renewed once and books may be renewed 3 times. - Faculty, Administrators & Staff (part-time), Visiting Scholars (Lectures), Undergraduates, Overseas Youth Vocational Training School Students, FCU Language Center Students, Exchange Students
Borrowers have a loan limit of 25 items, including books and A/V materials. Please note that the maximum number of AV items that can be loaned at any one time is 10. Books may be borrowed for 25 days; A/V materials may be borrowed for 7 days. Unless reserved by another borrower, A/V materials may be renewed once and books may be renewed twice. - Non-circulating Materials
Reference collection, journals, newspapers, microfilms and special collections generally do not circulate.
Audio-Visual Materials In-Library Use
- Patrons can view A/V materials in the Library. Each session is three hours and limited to one item. Only when the item is returned, may a patron borrow another item.
- Viewing of personal A/V materials in the Library is prohibited.
- Materials must not be copied. Patrons must conform to copyright regulations.
Online Reservation System
Patrons can reserve materials online if they have been borrowed by someone else. Patrons can place up to five requests for items which are out on loan. The Library will send a notice by e-mail once the reserved items have been checked in. Books will be held for 5 days; A/V materials will be held for 2 days.
Reservation rights will be interrupted for one semester if a patron has reserved but not checked out items up to three times.
Reserved Books
Reserved books are held at the Circulation Desk and can only be used in the Library. Patrons can borrow no more than two items with valid ID and registration. The loan period is two hours. Reserved items may be renewed once if there are no holds.
Return of Library Materials
Library materials must be returned on or before the date and/or time due. Books should be checked in at the Circulation Disk on the 1st floor; A/V materials should be checked in at the Multi-Media Desk on the 3rd floor. Please note that materials borrowed from the Architecture and Urban Planning Library should be checked in at the desk of the Architecture and Urban Planning Library.
Overdue Fines
Fines are required for overdue items. Unpaid fines will result in suspension of borrowing privileges and graduation procedures.
- For Books :
The charge for each overdue book is NT$5 per day. The maximum overdue fine is NT$500. - For A/V Materials :
The charge for each overdue item is NT$10 per day. The maximum overdue fine is NT$1,000. - For Reserved Books :
The charge for each overdue book is NT$5 per hour.
Lost or Damaged Items
Borrowers should report lost materials to the Library immediately. The Library has the right to claim compensation or to suspend borrowing privileges for lost or damaged materials.
- For Books :
If an item is marked, damaged or lost, borrowers are liable for compensation to repair or replace the item according to the following criteria:- Borrowers may replace a lost book with a book of the same edition. If there is a later edition available, this edition will be acceptable as a replacement.
- If borrowers cannot acquire the same book, they may replace the lost item with a similar book of the latest edition, according to the following guidelines:
- Not included in the library collection
- Legal copyright issues are resolved
- The edition and price is not earlier or lower.
- If the original book was in hardcover, the replacement should be hardcover as well.
- Compensation for books with no published price will be estimated by page number. Publication in Taiwan and Mainland China is estimated at NT$5 per page; foreign publication is estimated at NT$10 per page.
- If the lost volume is one of a series and cannot be bought separately, borrowers must pay for the entire series.
- If the lost item is out of print or a rare book, compensation will be determined by the Library.
- If the loss of or damage to books is caused by fire or flood, the borrower is responsible for one-third of the value of the lost or damaged item.
- For A/V Materials :
If an item is damaged or lost, borrowers can replace it with an identical one. If borrowers cannot acquire an identical item, double payment is required. - For wireless network interface cards :
If a wireless network interface card does not work properly, borrowers should replace it with a new one of the same brand and same or higher grade.
Borrower Responsibilities
Borrowers who lend their university ID card to others will have their borrowing privileges suspended for one semester. All materials borrowed from the Libraries are subject to recall. Faculty, staff and students should pay their fines before leaving the university.
Civil and Hydraulic Engineering Library Materials
Materials in the Civil and Hydraulic Engineering Library are for in-library use only. In special circumstances, patrons can borrow materials with valid ID and registration. The loan period is one hour, and the overdue fine is NT$5 per 30 minutes. Borrowers should return items to the desk of the Civil and Hydraulic Engineering Library.
