Rules for Borrowing:

1. NTU faculty, staff and students can use university ID card or library borrower card to borrow books from the library.

2. Applying for Library Cards:.

(1) Faculty with a valid NUTN ID Card
Users with a valid NUTN ID card can borrow books from the library of the university
without applying for an additional borrower's card.If having no ID card or the card can’t
be qualified, it will cost NT$200 to apply for a library card.

(2) Students
Users can borrow books with their student cards.

(3) Retiree/Alumni/Part-time Student
For the retiree, please provide your retiring certificate and one recent photo to
apply for the card; for the alumni, please provide your diploma, one recent photo
and NT$1500 processing fee(the duration is 5 years); for the part-time students,
please just pay NT$1500 to apply for it.If the library card is lost, NT$200 is paid to
reapply for another one.

(4) Visitors

Readers from other libraries which have interlibrary borrowing with our library: Making an application according to the interlibrary borrowing rules.

Faculty of the schools which have career development cooperation with our school: Making an application with one's service card.

Practice guidance teacher of certain schools: Making an application with relative certificates during the time of guiding students.

3. Borrowing Privileges:

4. If one takes the books out of the library without borrowing procedures, one will be severely punished, such as being prohibited from borrowing books or imposed a fine.

5. Replacement for damaged or lost books is processed according to library regulations and should be approved by librarians.

6. If returning books late, one will not be imposed a fine in 3 days; beyond the due dates, each book will be fined NT$5 for each day.

Access to NUTN Library:

1. The primary function of the NUTN Library is to serve the teaching, research and scholarly activities of faculty, staff and students. The University also allows all visitors with research need to use the library's collections, providing use does not conflict with its primary responsibility to members of the NUTN community.

(1) Students/ Faculty/ Staff of NUTN?
Members of the University and of affiliated institutions are asked to show an ID upon entering the libraries. The spouses and the lineal relatives reaching 12 years old of the faculty can enter the library with a library card for family dependants.

(2) Visitors
People outside of the school reaching 18 years old can apply for a temporary library cad with one's ID card, driver's license, etc.

2. Library Hours:
The time is classified into school days, vacations, and public holidays; it will be announced according to the actual situations.

3. Things to notice about:

(1) Entry into the library
Users should enter with one`s own card, no borrowing other's card to get in; also, food, drinks, pets, or any plugged communication facilities are prohibited except for Notebook.

(2) Reading in the library
One should keep quiet when reading books or discussing something with others; if causing damage to the public equipments or taking them out without permission, one will be imposed a fine and punished severely; computers are merely for searching for booklists or archives of the library, any other use is prohibited.

Services and managements of Digital Medium Center:

1. Service Items:
Using or borrowing the audio-visual data;
Using the personal audio-visual or music-enjoying facilities;
Using the lecture theater or group viewing room

2. Applying for the facilities:
Users can go to the website http://140.133.6.10/bean3/index.html to make an appointment for the lecture theater or group viewing room.Users can use the personal audio-visual facilities with the library card.The data can be loaned for 7 days; if the user does not return it in the time-limit, one will be imposed a fine.The lecture theater cannot be borrowed until there are more than 25 people; the group viewing room can`t be borrowed until there are more than 5 people.

Rules for using the compact disc and lithography database:

1. Users should call (06)2113111-255 to make an appointment for saving time, and one time for an hour. All compact discs and lithography data can't be loaned.

2. The time for using the facilities:

Mon.-Fri.: 8:00AM-12:00PM; 1:30-5:30PM
It`s unavailable on weekends and public holidays.

3. The library offers the laser printer to copy the data for operating in coordination with the use of compact disc database.

Replacement for Lost/Damaged Book:

1. Users should complete the replacing procedure in the time-limit; otherwise, users have to pay the overdue fine besides the replacement book or fee.

2. Replacement is processed according to library regulations and should be approved by librarians.

Interlibrary Loan:

Normal University Library and the school inking Interlibrary Loan Contract with NUTN are interlibrary. Each school has thirty library cards to be applied. One time only loads three books for fourteen days. The loader will pay five-dollar fine one day if the date over three days, and before the bill being paid, the loader can’t load another books anymore. If there are any broken, following NUTN Book Broken and Gone Coping Procedure to process.

Professor Assigning Bibliography Procedure:

Professors assigning bibliography depend on curriculum necessary. Bibliography sets in Assigning Bibliography Counter. Two hours loading time, if there aren’t others want to load this book, the loader can continue to use.

Consultative Committee:

The committee motive is to advance library, books fullness, and amplify on library function. Committeeman administers a semester. The missions are as follows: 1. Plan library affair development. 2. Discus library innovation. 3. Coordinate and communicate between library, student and professor. 4. Other advices about library.

Library Donation:

Library includes books, information, and databank etc., and the donation include library or money. The donation must keep well and be book reservation. After the donator is acceded to donate, our library will label the donator or company and announce on the Internet.

Part-time students service regulation:

Our library depends on necessary to expropriate part-time. Part-time students must go to library on time, and if can’t, they should leave of absence. They can’t take bag or books to the station. When working, part-time students can’t read a book or do other private affair. If part-time students have urgency temporarily, they should ask chairman for leave. The working includes cashier, management and other affairs. The paid and working time follow school rules.

Volunteer Service of the Library:

1. Qualification is for one who is above 16 years old, having enthusiasm for service, and observing the rules of the library. A volunteer should be able to serve for at least 3 hours per week, or 12 hours per month. One can register in person or through the phone, and the library will arrange an interview for him. The result will come out in a week.

2. This service is no pay. If a volunteer is absent for three times in four months, the library will stop his qualification. A volunteer will be awarded a testimonial if he serves for a year and a medal for 100 hours in a year. If he serves for 100 hours per year and for incessant three years, he will be praised in public and gets the same right of book borrowing as that of the retired personnel of NTUN.

Student Volunteer Service of the Library:

1. Qualification is for the students of NUTN. In one semester, a volunteer should be able to serve for at least 1 hour each time, 3 hours per week, or 12 hours per month. The interview is non-periodical. If one passes the interview, one has to take training according to one's service work type.

2. This service is no pay, and every volunteer should service for at least one semester. If a volunteer violates the rules, behaves badly, or is absent for three times in four months, the library will stop his qualification. A volunteer can obtain different rewards if he serves for 50hours, 100hours, or 200 hours.

Wireless Network Borrowing Card of the Library:

The library offers wireless network for teachers, students, and administrative staff of NUTN. One is qualified for one card at a time, and the card should be returned when one leaving the library. The most important one is that one should return the card at the same day that it has been borrowed, or one would be fined NT$50 per day.

Application for the Laboratory of the Library:

The purpose of the discussion room is for teachers and graduates of NUTN to do researches. One who wants to apply for a laboratory has to go to the service counter with ID card and write an application form. Each application lasts for a week, and the time can be extended if there is no other application. An applicant cannot apply for two laboratories at the same time. An applicant should neither copy the key of the laboratory nor let other person use it, or one would be suspended one's usage right for a semester. Besides, an applicant should return the key to the service counter every day. If the key is not returned on time, one would be fined NT$10 per day.

Application for the Discussion Room of the Library:

The purpose of the discussion room is for teaching and administrative staff of NUTN to do researches, teaching, and course discussion. Qualification is for members above three, below ten. Each application lasts for two hours, and the time can be extended if there is no other appointment; this extension cannot last more than a day. If one cannot use the discussion room after the application because of some reasons, one should tell the library in advance to cancel the appointment, or one would be suspended one's usage right for a month. Moreover, one should go to the laboratory in 20 minutes during the application time.