Borrowing Books

Borrowing service is available in the following book banks and borrowing and reading rooms

  Loan Allowance and Period

  Returning

Books borrowed from Social Science and Humanities Book Bank are returned in Room 210 of A&H Library; Books borrowed from Science Book Bank or Borrowing and Reading Rooms should be returned at the 1 st floor East Lobby of Science Library; Books borrowed from Medical Library should be returned at the 1 st floor of Medical Library.
Time : Monday to Friday 8:00-17:00 Sunday 9:00-16:00

At other time, books can be returned to the Returning Boxes. The Returning Box of the Arts & Humanities Library located at the left side of the entrance is for returning books borrowed from Arts Library only; and the Returning Box of Science Library located at the right side of the lobby is for returning books borrowed from Science Library only.

Books put in the Returning Box are returned on the morning of the next day and the books put in the Returning Box on Fridays and Saturdays are returned on the Sunday morning, though the books are considered returned the time when they have been put in the Returning Box. For example, if the book is put in the Returning Box on Thursday evening, it is considered returned on Thursday though the Returning Box is opened on Friday morning for returning.

If the book is due to be returned during the winter or summer vacation, the system will automatically defer the returning time up to school resuming. Please pay attention to the due date for returning books. Even if the due returning time falls in the vacation period, the vacation period is not included in counting the overdue fines.

Please be aware that books must be returned by the due date to ensure that other users have fair access to materials. Fines are charged on overdue items at the rate of CNY 0.1 per day.

  Renewing Items

Renewing service is open to all the users of Fudan University .

Renewing Period: Starting from the date of renewing, the due date will be deferred for 30 days(two weeks for books borrowed from Jiangwan Library). Each book can only be renewed once. （Tip : it is advisable to renew only when the due date is approaching. ）

Renewing Methods ：
1. Taking the book to be renewed, go to the borrowing and returning service counter to renew it ；
2. To renew a book online:
•  Clicking " My Account" on library homepage
•  ID loging on OPAC
•  Clicking " My Library Card ", you will get the information of your library card
•  Clicking the underlined number after "Loans". On the page of Items on Loan select the book to be renewed and then clicking the "Renew Selected" button or "Renew all" button.

Please note that renewing is not allowed in any of the six situations listed below:
1 . The book to be renewed is overdue;
2 . The Borrowing Card has been claimed to be lost.
3 . Unpaid fines exceed limits （For undergraduates, the limit is CNY 3.00 and for teachers or postgraduates, CNY 5.00.）
4. Overdue books exceed three volumes.
5 . Any book is overdue for over 15 days.
6. The book to be renewed is requested by other users.

  Requesting Books

Requesting service is available to all Fudan users.

•  ID log on to the Collection Contents System that is OPAC.

•  Clicking " My Library Card ",you will get the information of your library card.

•  Clicking "Booking Requests", requesting the items displayed as "On Loan". Before requesting items, please ensure your Email address in the "Personal Data" of "My Library Card" is valid.

When the requested book is available, the system will send an email notification to the requester. Please collect the book within 5 working days after receiving the notification; otherwise the request would be cancelled automatically.

The book request is valid for two months starting from the date when the request is accepted, and users may check the information by logging on to "Collection Contents System".

To ensure that other users have fair access to materials, each user is entitled to requesting at most two books. Please do not request two identical books or the book on loan to you.

Canceling Requesting Books

•  ID log on to the Collection Contents System that is OPAC.

•  Clicking " My Library Card ",you will get the information of your library card.

•  Clicking "Booking Requests" to view a list of items that a patron has requested.

•  Clicking the underlined number on the left of a row, you can view expanded details on a booking request.

•  If the request can be deleted, a Delete link is activated.

  Overdue Notification

If your book is about to be overdue, a notification will be generated 7 days before the due date and sent to your email address to remind you.