1. Library Membership:

All lecturers, staff and registered students are automatically members of the library. Alumni and the general public are also eligible for external library membership.

 

 2. Entitlement:

Category

Type of Material

Item

Loan Period

Renewal Period

Lecturer and Staff

Library general books

20

60 days

60 days

MCL general books

10

60 days

60 days

TCM general books

20

60 days

60 days

TCM reference books

5

7 days

7 days

TCM reserve books

8

7 days

Not allowed

Shuxianglou general books

10

60 days

60 days

Ai-Wei general books

6

60 days

60 days

Gwee Yee Hean general books 10 60 days 60 days

Periodicals (back issue)

8

14 days

Not allowed

Reference books

5

7 days

7 days

Reserve books

8

7 days

Not allowed

Closed stack AV materials

2 (max. 8 copies)

7 days

7 days

Open stack AV materials

2 (max. 8 copies)

7 days

7 days

Current periodicals

 

Borrow within 30 minutes before the library closes and return within 1 hour after the library openson the following day

 

Part Time Lecturer and Staff

Library general books

15

30 days

30 days

MCL general books

8

30 days

30 days

TCM general books

15

30 days

30 days

TCM reference books

2

7 days

7 days

TCM reserve books

5

7 days

Not allowed

Shuxianglou general books

8

30 days

30 days

Ai-Wei general books

5

30 days

30 days

Gwee Yee Hean general books 8 30 days 30 days

Periodicals (back issue)

5

14 days

Not allowed

Reference books

2

7 days

7 days

Reserve books

5

7 days

Not allowed

Closed stack AV materials

2 (max. 8 copies)

7 days

7 days

Open stack AV materials

2 (max. 8copies)

7 days

7 days

Current periodicals

 

Borrow within 30 minutes before the library closes and return within 1 hour after the library openson the following day

 

Postgraduate

 

Library general books

15

30 days

30 days

MCL general books

8

30 days

30 days

TCM general books

15

30 days

30 days

Shuxianglou general books

8

30 days

30 days

Ai-Wei general books

5

30 days

30 days

Gwee Yee Hean general books 8 30 days 30 days

Periodicals (back issue)

5

3 days

Not allowed

Open stack AV materials

1 (max. 4 copies)

3 days

Not allowed

Reserve books

1

2 hours with ID deposit

Not allowed

Student

Library general books

10

14 days

14 days

MCL general books

5

14 days

14 days

TCM general books

10

14 days

14 days

Shuxianglou general books

5

14 days

14 days

Ai-Wei general books

4

14 days

14 days

Gwee Yee Hean general books 5 14 days 14 days

Periodicals (back issue)

4

3 days

Not allowed

Open stack AV materials

1 (max. 4 copies)

3 days

Not allowed

Reserve books

1

2 hours with ID deposit

Not allowed

Visiting Scholar

Library general books or periodicals (back issue)

10

1 day

Not allowed

TCM general books

10

1 day

Not allowed

Shuxianglou general books

5

1 day

Not allowed

Gwee Yee Hean general books 5 1 day Not allowed

 

3. Renewal period:

Category

Type of Material

Renewal Period

Student

Library general books

14 days

MCL general books

14 days

TCM general books

14 days

Shuxianglou general books

14 days

Ai-Wei general books

14 days

Gwee Yee Hean general books 14 days

Post-graduate

Library general books

30 days

MCL general books

30 days

TCM general books

30 days

Shuxianglou general books

30 days

Ai-Wei general books

30 days

Gwee Yee Hean general books 30 days
Lecturer and Staff Library general books 60 days
MCL general books 60 days
TCM general books 60 days
TCM reference books 7 days
Shuxianglou general books 60 days
Ai-Wei general books 60 days
Gwee Yee Hean general books 60 days
Reference books 7 days
Open stack AV materials 7 days
Closed stack AV materials 7 days

Part Time Lecturer and Staff

Library general books

30 days

MCL general books

30 days

TCM general books

30 days

TCM reference books

7 days

Shuxianglou general books

30 days

Ai-Wei general books

30 days

Reference books

7 days

Open stack AV materials

7 days

Closed stack AV materials

7 days

Gwee Yee Hean general books 30 days

 

3.1       Users can renew the items for one time. Renewal must be made before or on the last day of the loan period.

3.2       All users have to renew their checked-out items via the library online system. Renewal action will be denied if:

     3.2.1   The item to be renewed is already overdue

     3.2.2   The item has been reserved.

     3.2.3   Loan Privileges have been suspended.

3.3       Teaching staff can apply for Long Term Loan (refer to Long Term Loan).

 

4. Overdue:

4.1       When the loan period of a checked-out item expires, the user’s Loan Privileges will be suspendeduntil the user returns the item including a fine for overdue.

 

5. Overdue Notice:

5.1       The responsibility of returning books on time lies with the borrower. When the loan period expires, an overdue notice will be sent to the borrower.

5.2       Under specific circumstances, the Library reserves the right to recall the checked-out items from the borrower.

 

6. Fine:

6.1       Borrowers with overdue items are subjected to a fine of RM0.50/ book per day and RM1.00/ audio visual copy per day. The fine for each overdue item of temporary ID deposit borrowing is RM1.00 per hour.

6.2       Loan Privileges will be withheld until the fine is settled. The Library reserves the right to take appropriate punitive action against the debtor.

 

7. Lost books:

7.1       Borrowers who fail to return any checked-out items must report to the Library immediately and make a payment of RM5.00 (non-returnable) as processing fee.

7.2       Accumulated fines have to be paid together with the cost for compensation.

7.3       Book replacement :

     7.3.1    Replace the lost book with the same book.

     7.3.2    If a borrower fails to replace it with the same book, a similar subject would be acceptable, by ensuring that the conditions below are met:

            7.3.2.1   It is not in the library’s collections

            7.3.2.2   Has legal copyright

            7.3.2.3   For latest edition, the price must not be lower than the lost item

            7.3.2.4   Hard cover cannot be replaced by soft cover

7.3.3    All replacement books must be approved by the librarian before they are accepted.

7.3.4    For cash compensation, refer to ‘Charges for Lost Material’.

7.3.5    A borrower will be given three weeks’ grace period to buy a replacement book. After this period, the borrower will be charged with the accumulated fines (RM 1.00 per day) counting from the end of the grace period until the day of replacing. 

 

8. School leavers:

8.1       Students who are leaving the school have to return all the checked-out items and settle the accumulated fines before leaving. Otherwise, their certificates will be withheld.

8.2       The Loan Privileges for a leaving staff will beterminated two weeks before their resignation date. All the checked-out items must be returned before leaving. The Libraryreserves the right to request the Department ofAccount and Finance to withhold their salary until all the checked-out items are returned.

 

9.      If a borrower fails to return a checked-out item, the Library reserves the right to take appropriate punitive action againstthe borrower.

 

10.    The regulations and any subsequent amendments shall be approved by the President before they are presented for implementation.   

 

11.    Users who infringe the rules and regulations will lose their Library Privileges. The Library reserves the right to amend these rules from time to time.

 

External Membership

• Application Procedures

 Application Form

• Borrowing Priviledges

• Refund Form 

 







 
 


Southern University College Library

PTD 64888, 15KM Jalan Skudai,

P.O.Box No. 76,

81300 Skudai, Johor.


07-5586605 (Ext. 120)


libref@sc.edu.my

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