HKALL(港書網) Eligible Lingnan University staff and students can borrow books from BaptistU, CityU, CU, HKIEd, HKU, HKUST & PolyU libraries by making online requests through the HKALL.   Request Procedures   Borrowing and Returning Procedures   Loan Quota and Periods   Overdue Fines   Recalls   Renewals   Cancellation of Requests   Loss and Damage 　 Request Procedures Eligible HKALL users at Lingnan University can make a HKALL request only if: The requested item is not available in the Lingnan University Library ; and Other libraries have at least a copy of the item with the status "AVAILABLE"; and The user has not used up his / her request quota Therefore, users should always check the Lingnan University Library Catalogue first. If users cannot find the requested items in the Lingnan University Library Catalogue, then s/he should click the "Search HKALL" button as shown below: The Search HKALL button will transfer the search to the HKALL union catalogue. If an "AVAILABLE" copy is found in other libraries, users can click on the "Request this title" link to initiate a request: For the question "Which is your home library?", select "Lingnan". 　 Fill out the authentication page by typing in your name, barcode and PIN, then click the "Submit" button to complete the request procedure. NOTE: Please note that eligible Lingnan users can only request up to 5 HKALL and / or Lingnan items at the same time. In other words, if you have already requested for 3 books owned by Lingnan using the regular request channel, you can only make at most 2 more requests through HKALL. 　 Borrowing and Returning Procedures Users will be notified by email when the requested items are available for pick up. Items will then be held at the Circulation Counter at Lingnan University Library for 3 days. Items not claimed will be returned to the lending library without further notification. HKALL items should be returned to the Circulation Counter at Lingnan University Library. Loan Quota and Periods  Eligible Users Max No. of Books Borrowed via HKALL at the Same Time* Loan Periods Renewal Undergraduate students (UGC funded), Associate Degree, Pre-AD and Self-financed Degree students 　 10 15 days Twice Staff & Postgraduate students (UGC funded) 　 20 30 days Twice *IMPORTANT: Users will be using their Lingnan University Library loan quotas to borrow HKALL books. Overdue Fines An overdue notice will be sent via email to all categories of users as soon as the loan period of the HKALL book expires. 　 Type of Fines Fine Rate Normal Overdue $2/day Recalled Overdue $4/day Recalls Books borrowed using HKALL are subject to recall by users at the lending library. Upon recall, the users at Lingnan who currently have the items concerned will receive an email notification. The due date may be shortened and it will be stated in the notification email. Renewals HKALL items can be renewed twice if no user at the lending library has placed recalls on the items. If the checked out items are not overdue, users can renew them online by themselves. Use the "View Your Circulation Record" or "Online  Renewal" functions at the Lingnan University Library Catalogue opening menu. No separate email notification will be sent out and it is the users' responsibility to observe the new due date shown in their circulation records. The renewal period will be the same as the original loan period. Renewal is treated as a continuation of loan and thus the book concerned will still be subject to recall at any time. Cancellation of Requests Users can cancel requests if they no longer need the items before the lending library processes the HKALL request. Use the "View Your Circulation Record" function at the Lingnan University Library Catalogue to cancel the request. Users can cancel the request if the item is still listed as "HKALL REQUESTD". If the items is listed as "IN TRANSIT" or "HKALL RECVD", it is too late to cancel the request. The lending libraries may also cancel the requests if the requested items are (i) not found on shelf, or (ii) being checked out by the local users or (iii) found not suitable for loan. The users concerned will be notified by email if the requested items are cancelled by the lending library. Loss and Damage It is the borrowers' responsibility to take good care of HKALL books borrowed from other libraries.   Users will be held  responsible for any loss of or damage of the HKALL books borrowed. Book replacement and penalty policies of the lending libraries will be applied when cases as such arise.