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Expanded
readership program for UGC-funded
bachelor degree students
Dear
Colleagues:
I
am pleased to inform you that six UGC institution libraries
have recently agreed to widen their resource sharing
programs by expanding readership privilege to UGC
funded bachelor degree students to all years so
that our students may also be able to take advantage
of the collective collection strength of the participating
libraries. The six libraries are: Chinese University
of Hong Kong (CUHK), Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU),
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST),
Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIEd), Lingnan University
(LU), and University of Hong Kong (HKU).
The
Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has decided
not to participate in this expanded readership program
due to their concern that they may be swamped by students
from other UGC institutions given their location by
the Hung Hom KCR station. The City University Library
(CityU) may join this project after conducting
a student survey.
Specific
terms of this expanded access program, which will take
effect on 1 March 2004, are:
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1.
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Only
UGC funded bachelor degree program undergraduate
students are eligible to apply; |
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2.
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They
may only apply for a three-month pass to a particular
library once a year, though they may apply to more
than one library over a year's time or at the same
time; |
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3.
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There
is a fee of $50 charged to cover the cost of issuing
a temporary library card to the applicant. |
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4.
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Because
the purpose for this readership program expansion
by UGC institution libraries is to facilitate access
to the collective collection strength of the participating
libraries, applicants will need to (a) have a recommendation
from a teaching staff and (b) be interviewed by
the duty librarian at the Main Library Reference
Desk. |
Prior
to the implementation of this expanded readership program,
the HKBU Library had already worked out special access
arrangement with the LU and HKUST libraries and the
terms will continue to apply: (a) the $50 application
fee is waived among the three libraries; and (b) faculty
recommendation and the interview requirement are not
necessary. For more details, please peruse information
on the Library homepage at http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/lib/others/faq-misc.html#visit.
While
some of you may wish for a more streamlined and more
ubiquitous readership program for our undergraduate
students, I ask for your patience and recognition that
progress in this direction will be iterative. The participating
libraries have agreed to review the use pattern and
use data in a year's time. I am optimistic that we will
see additional resource sharing efforts in the future.
Shirley Leung, University Librarian
Hong Kong Baptist University
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