In response to the Campus-wide online learning from May 19 to final exams, the library circulation services are described as follows:

1. At the beginning of the semester, considering the changes in the epidemic and the needs of the readers, the loan period and the number of renewals have been adjusted as the following table. If there is no reservation, readers are advised to renew the loan online to avoid being overdue.

• Renew online： https://dec.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/patroninfo, please log in the corresponding information according to your identity and check if the expiration date has been extended after the renewal action.
• Online renewals are available from 7 days prior to expiration to 3 days past due and can be renewed online without a reservation.
• If the book is reserved by others, the system will make a recall and the book must be returned within 14 days. Fines will be incurred for the overdue returns.
• For books that have reached or exceeded the number of renewals, if the book is not reserved, you can bring the book to the 3F circulation desk for renewing and re-calculation of the borrowing period and renewals.

2. If others reserved the book, or when the book has reached the number of renewals while readers are not on campus due to distance learning, please return it as soon as possible according to the regulations. Readers who are unable to come to the library can return the book by mail.

• Return by Mail： Please send to National Sun Yat-sen University 3F Circulation Desk, Office of Library & Information Services No.70, Lienhai Rd., Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan, R.O.C.

3. Readers who are unable to return the book or renew the loan on time due to home isolation can be dealt with leniently, but please inform us in advance by contacting the email: cirlib@mail.nsysu.edu.tw

4. Readers are encouraged to make use of a self-check machine, book-return box, and sterilization machine to check out and return books.

5. Readers can pay the overdue fines by a convenience store or ATM payment, please refer to the following steps:

(1) Payment： Please go to the Online Payment System, then the「Department = “Office of Library and Information Service” and Item---Account No = “10KL1200---10KL1200”」. Fill in the information and print out the payment slip. Payment can be made through a bank; convenience store or ATM transfer.
(2) Notification after payment： Fill in the overdue fine payment notification and upload the proof of payment for us to reconcile. If everything is correct, the system will send an e-mail notification to you (about two working days).

6. If readers want to go through the graduation procedures, please refer to the above-mentioned method to pay the overdue fines. If there is any compensation for lost books, please send a mail to cirlib@mail.nsysu.edu.tw in order to assist in subsequent processing.

If you have any questions, please mail cirlib@mail.nsysu.edu.tw or Tel 07-5252000 ext 2426, 2427