Overview
Members of the STL community have full borrowing privileges at University Town Library (UTL) and the STL Law Library. These privileges are free to STL faculty, staff and currently enrolled students.
Your University Town Campus card serves as your library card. To borrow items from the UTL and STL Law Library, present the item(s) and your library card at the Circulation Desk. In order to protect you and our materials, no other form of ID will be accepted.
Want your books for longer? You can renew your materials online or in person.
Borrowing FAQ
Logging in My Library account to easily complete the renewal, reserve a group study room, recommend resources, view the borrowing history and other matters. The username is your card number (12 digits), and the default password is your date of birth (8 digits). But for foreign faculties and staff, the default password is the last 8 digits of your library card number.
After logging in successfully, you can edit and change your login password of My Library account and also your password of library card.
Here is the link to login in My Library account (Chinese version)
Here is the link to log in My Library account (English version)
Or you can find the icon (My Library/我的图书馆）on the library of UTL's website and click to log in.
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Item Type |
Borrowing Period |
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Scholarly Books (General collection) |
31 days |
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Student Study Aids |
In-library use only |
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Periodicals, dictionaries, treaties, and other specified reference materials.
(Exceptions may be made, e.g., for classroom use. Please speak to a librarian for approval in special circumstances.) |
In-library use only |
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Textbooks, course reserves |
Periods may vary |
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Interlibrary Loan |
15 days |
Borrowers are responsible for returning library materials on time and in good condition. Overdue fines are assessed for materials that are returned after the due date. The amount of the fine is calculated when material is returned.
| Overdue Item | Fine Amount |
| Circulated Books |
RMB0.30 per day, RMB10.00 max per item. |
| Textbooks, course reserves | RMB1.00 per day, RMB200.00 max per item. |
| Interlibrary Loan | RMB0.30 per day, RMB10.00 max per item. |
In STL Law Library, if a book is lost, the borrowers may cover the loss with a new book of the same edition (or a new edition replacement after agreement) in addition to the processing fee of RMB20 per volume.
For Foreign language books and other books purchased outside of China, these fines are: replacement price+ customs fee + a standard processing fee of 20.00 RMB.
For Chinese language books, you will be billed for 3 times of the original price and a standard processing fee of 20.00 RMB.
A whole set of books with one or more volumes lost should be compensated with the price for the whole set and the remainder of the books should not be demanded after payment.
Students cannot borrow any other books while they have an outstanding balance of fines or fees of 10.00RMB or more.
Please consult with a circulation supervisor concerning lost items.
In the University Town Library, The borrowers may cover the loss with a new book of the same edition (or a new edition replacement after agreement) in addition to the processing cost of RMB20 per volume.
Chinese language books should be compensated 3 times of the actual price;
Original foreign language books imported should be compensated 5 times of the actual price;
A whole set of books with one or more volumes lost should be compensated with the price for the whole set and the remainder of the books should not be demanded after payment.
Textbooks and course reserves, if a textbook is lost, the borrowers may cover the loss with a new textbook of the same edition (or a new edition replacement after agreement) in addition to the processing fee of RMB20 per volume.
For Foreign language books and other books purchased outside of China, these fines are: replacement price+ customs fee + a standard processing fee of 20.00 RMB.
For Chinese language books, you will be billed for 3 times of the original price and a standard processing fee of 20.00 RMB.
A whole set of books with one or more volumes lost should be compensated with the price for the whole set and the remainder of the books should not be demanded after payment.
Please consult with a circulation supervisor concerning lost items.
You can renew your library materials by clicking on the 'My library account' button on the top right of this page. After you sign in, select your "Current account status":
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If you want a book that is not at our library, you have an alternative to visiting other libraries: Our Interlibrary Loan service allows you to get books delivered from other libraries to the STL Law Library for you.