Borrow, Return, Renew & Reserve: 5. Returning Items

Borrowed items can be returned by yourself at self-borrowing and returning machines or at 24-Hour Easy Return Machines. You can also return items at the Library Circulation Desk. For course reserves, reserved books, inter-branch delivery books and books owned by the library of other campuses, please return them to the Library Circulation Desk.

You can login at “My Library” via https://opac.xjtlu.edu.cn to keep track of when you need to return the items you have on loan. You are advised to return or renew items before the due date in order to avoid any overdue fine.

Library will extend the loan period for items during summer and winter holidays in order to avoid any overdue fine (if you are outside the university campus and cannot return the items).

Overdue

• 0.2 RMB per item per day will be charged for any overdue item. Library users may not be allowed to borrow any books if there are unpaid fines in their account.
• If the book on loan is requested or reserved by someone else, it should be returned by the due date. 0.5 RMB will be charged per item per day if the returning is delayed.

Damage

Fines should be paid according to the extent of damage if the item is found damaged when returned.

• 0.5RMB will be charged for each page as a fine if damaged pages are less than 10.

• Half-price will be charged for damaged items as a fine if damaged pages are about 10 to 20.

• To approach the problem of damaged pages more than 20, fines should be paid the same as the lost items.

• To approach the problem of damaged CDs and DVDs, fines should be paid the same as the lost items.

Lost

• If the item on loan is lost, we encourage that a new book with the same or newer version should be purchased by the users themselves and 5 RMB will be charged to cover the cost for book processing. Or the user who lost the book shall pay the fine which will be twice the item’s value (the price of the book is shown in the Library Catalogue System).

• If an item was lost by the user and the compensation has been settled by the replacement with a new book, but the original copy is then found, the user may keep the original book after the barcode has been removed by library staff.

• If an item was lost by the user and the compensation has been settled by twice the price of the item, but the original copy is then found, the user may contact staff at the Library Circulation Desk.