International
Trade Institute Library Usage
A、
Introduction：
The International Trade Institute (here-in-after referred to as ITI)
Library offers services at the Kuang Fu and Dong San
campuses. The collections of the
Library system contain nearly 100,000 items including books，periodicals，
audio-visual，discs,
and other non-print materials.
The Library staff is available to assist any student or staff member to
gain access to the information in the library.
B、Catalogues：
The catalogues of the ITI library are in a variety of physical forms,
including a Website catalogue, PC accessible catalogue. The most effective way
of gaining access to the total holdings of ITI Libraries is through the Website
catalogue system.
C、Hours
of opening：
During academic terms the libraries are normally open as follows：
|
Mon.~
Fri. |
08：30
a.m. -- 09：30
p.m. |
|
Sat. |
08：30
a.m. -- 12：00
a.m. 01：00
p.m. – 04：30
p.m. |
|
Sun. |
01：30
p.m. – 04：30
p.m. |
Note：
a、During
the term breaks the libraries are open 08：30
a.m. to 12：00
a.m.
and 01：10p.m
to 05:30 p.m. Monday to Friday.
b、Opening
hours do not include public holidays which occur during semester periods.
D、Rules
for general conduct：
a、
Readers
in the Library shall behave in a manner which，
in the reasonable opinion of any librarian on duty is a proper manner in
the use of the Library.
b、No
person may eat or drink in the Library. No animals shall be brought into the
Library.
c、
Silence must be kept in the main reading areas and conversation
restricted to the seminar rooms and other specified areas.
d、No
person may smoke in the Library.
E、Borrowing
responsibilities：
a、A
current library card is necessary for borrowing Library materials and must be
presented
to the librarian on duty before materials may be borrowed. A
teacher
wishing to apply for a library card should notify his/her departmental
assistant，
and furnish one passport-size photograph.
b、A
borrower is responsible for the safe-keeping and return of the materials
borrowed by him or her from the
Library.
c、All
items on loan must be returned on or before the last date stamped on the
date
slip or, where appropriate, before the expiration of a recall notice.
e、Borrowers
are responsible for notifying the Library of any change of address.
F、Loans：
Restrictions may be placed on the
number of items which a user may have on
loan
at any one time.
|
Identity |
Items |
Number Permitted |
Loan Period |
|
Teacher |
Books Audio-Visual items |
50 |
12 weeks |
|
Student & Staff |
Books Audio-Visual items |
15 |
2 weeks (may renew 2 weeks except audio-visual items) |
G、Non-loanable
Materials：
a、Reference
works；
b、Maps
and Charts；
c、Theses；
d、Bound
volumes of periodicals；
e、Newspapers；
f、Other
designated special collections.
H、Fines
for Late Returns：
a、When
an item is overdue，
an overdue notice will be sent to the borrower.
b、If
an item is returned late，
a fine will be imposed at the rate of 5 N.T. dollars for each day that the item
is overdue up to a maximum of N.T. 600.
I、
Loss of
borrowing rights：
A user‘s borrowing rights may be withdrawn if one item or more is
overdue. Once borrowing rights have been suspended，
they
will not be restored until the
overdue item/items are returned and the accrued fines paid.
J、Penalties
for Library Material Lost or Damaged in the Care of the-borrower：
a、Lost
Materials
If an item appears to be lost, the loss must be reported to the lending
services librarian。
If an item is not returned within five weeks of the date
stamped on the date due slip，
the item is presumed lost. If after a reasonable search by both librarian and
borrower the item cannot be found and proof of return cannot be shown，
the borrower shall be responsible for the replacement cost plus a processing
charge(the price of item x3)，
to be paid within 14 days of notification.
b、Damaged
Material
If an item is returned from loan damaged，
the borrower shall be responsible for its replacement cost，
whether of the whole or part of the item，
together with a processing charge of N.T.100 up to a maximum of N.T.500 per item，
to be paid within 14 days of notification.
K、Circulation
Service：
Library：KF
campus : 03-5715182 extension 612
DS
campus : 03-5712571 extension 251