Teachers and students of the international campus who have the readership can borrow books.

Get Your Readership

Full-time students: your readership is automatically given when enrollment.

Faculty: your readership is given at the end of the month of your employment as the HR Department will send us your information. 

Activate Your Library Account

If your library account is not activated, you cannot be able to borrow books. How to activate your library account

My Library

In My library, functions like borrowing history, making changes of mobile phone number, email, and password, and reserve books are included. If you want to Log in to my library, the account number is your student number or staff number, and the initial password is the last six digits of the ID card (except letters) or 9999.

Library Card (campus card) Loss

Please keep the library card (campus card) properly. If you lose it, you should report the loss to the campus service center immediately. After the card is replaced, the readership does not need to be given again and will take effect automatically the next day.

The holder shall be responsible for the loss of book property because of the loss of library card (campus card).

Cancel Your Readership

When the faculty and students go through the school-leaving procedures, they need to return the borrowed books, pay the overdue fines before canceling the account.

Open the OPAC home page of the library, enter keywords (or book title, author and other information), set search options to narrow the search scope, and click search to display the search results.

How to retrieve

1.How to determine whether books can be borrowed?

If the search result page shows that the status of the book / return time is on shelf, it indicates that the book can be borrowed. If he status of a single book is displayed as reading only, it indicates that the book can only be read within library. If the item status displays in borrowed, it indicates that the book has been borrowed.

The location of books is mainly determined by the branch library, collection place and the call number.

Branch Library

The library of the international campus is displayed as Chinese Circulation of the International Branch and Foreign Language Circulation of the International Branch. There are not only international branches, but also Zijingang, Yuquan and Xixi branches. If the branch name is an international branch, it indicates that the book is in the International Campus, and readers can find it on the bookshelf. If not, it indicates that the book is in other branches. Readers need to click the reservation button to make an appointment.

Collection Place

The books of the international campus library are mainly distributed on the second and third floors. The Oxford handbook is located in area A on the second floor, and some foreign language new books are located in the atrium on the first floor.

Call Number (Shelf Position)

 Normally call numbers of books in our library have two lines: the top line is the code of Chinese Library Classification (CLC) and the bottom line is the category number. Some multi volume books will have a third line. The content of the third line is the volume number, which represents the number of volumes in a set of books. The classification number represents the content of a book. The  category number generally uses the author number, that is, the author's information is displayed. The author information generally displayed in our library is the Pinyin initial of the author's surname. There are also other situations. For example, the  category number of a biography uses the initials of the name of the person to be put down in writing.

First, the books are sorted on the bookshelves with the initials A-Z of the classification number in the call number, please refer to the Chinese Library Classification. Books with the first letter of the call number A-K are located on the third floor and those of N-Z on the second floor. The call number identifications posted on the bookshelf help readers quickly find the approximate position of the book classification (A-Z). The books with the same initial in category number are sorted from small to large according to each letter or number after the initial.

Secondly, books with the same classification number are sorted according to the initials A-Z of the category number. Books with the same first letter of the title number are sorted according to the size of the following letters or numbers.

Location of Books

The location of the book is determined by the branch library of books on the search page, the collection location and the call number (shelf position). For example, the branch library of To Live is Chinese Circulation of the International Branch, indicating that the book is located on the shelves on the second or third floors of the international campus. Its call number is I247 57/CY3. 31, indicating that the book is located on the class I bookshelf on the third floor. After finding the approximate position of class I, scan the call number on the spine. According to I I2-I24-I247-I247.5-I247.57-I247.57/C-I247.57/CY- I247.57/CY3.31 until you find the book.

Scope of loaned resources

Ordinary books are available for borrowing if the search result page shows that the status of a single book is on shelf. Reference books, specially collected books, periodicals, magazines and teaching materials cannot be borrowed, and the search result page shows that the item statue  is for reading only.

Available Number of Borrowing Books

30-60 volumes for full-time postgraduates, undergraduates and faculty; 12 volumes for visiting scholars and 5 volumes for exchange students.

Borrowing Duration

The borrowing period of borrowed books is 40 days, and the borrowing period of short-term borrowed books is 14 days.

Borrowing Method

Method 1:  Self-Borrowing and Returning Machine

For book borrowing, please use the Self-Borrowing and Returning Machine. How to use the Self-Borrowing and Returning Machine

Distribution of Self-Borrowing and Returning Machine: Floorplan

Method 2: Information Desk

Go to the information desk on the first floor and borrow it manually by the librarian.

Common Problems

1.       What should I do if I can't borrow books on Self-Borrowing and Returning Machine?

Your library account is not opened or not activated. If activation fails, please go to the information desk on the first floor to get help. How to activate your library account

2.     What should I do if I borrow a book Self-Borrowing and Returning Machine and it shows that I have failed to borrow a book?

Please make sure you are scanning the barcode on the back of the book, not the ISBN number. Please confirm that when scanning the barcode, the spine of the book is close to the V-shaped return position of the machine. If it is scanned in the air, a reminder of book borrowing failure will appear.

If the book search result page shows that the book branch is not an international branch or it has been borrowed, the book can be obtained by reservation and request.

Number of Reservation / Request

Full-time postgraduates, undergraduates, faculty and visiting scholars can book up to 3-30 volumes, and other faculty or staffs can reserve up to 1 volume.

Full-time postgraduates, undergraduates, faculty and staff shall request 1-3 books at most and visiting scholars and other personnel in the school shall request 1 volume at most.

For the specific policy, please refer to Reservation and Request Policy of Zhejiang University Library (updated on January 1, 2021)

Reservation / Request Process

Receive Your Books

The arrival time is generally about 3-5 days. Once arrived, readers will receive email or SMS reminders. Please pick them up at the service desk on the first floor of the library within three days. After three days, the books will be delivered back.

Renewal Times

There is no limit on the number of renewals (the maximum number of borrowing days is 999 days). Readers can renew the book before it overdoes (within 40 days), renew it once, and the borrowing period will be extended by 40 days.

Books that have been reserved cannot be renewed.

Overdue books cannot be renewed. If there are overdue books in your account, all the borrowed books cannot be renewed.

Renewal Method

Method 1: "My Library"

Log in to the library website "My Library" to renew.

Method 2: Self-Borrowing and Returning Machine

On Self-Borrowing and Returning Machine, log in with the campus card and "My Library" password to renew.

Method 3: seeking help from librarians

Go to the first floor of the library for consultation, and the librarian will renew it manually.

Common Problems

Why does the system remind me that I can't renew it?

There are the following three situations:

First, the book is overdue.

Second, there are other books in your account that are overdue. You can renew them only after returning the overdue books.

Third, the book has been requested. The request books need to be returned within 40 days and cannot be renewed.

The libraries of all campuses of Zhejiang University can borrow and return the borrowed books to any branch library.

Return Method

Method 1: Self-Borrowing and Returning Machine

Use the Self-Borrowing and Returning Machine to return books.  How to use the Self-Borrowing and Returning Machine

Method 2: Information Desk

Go to the information desk on the first floor and return it manually by the librarians.

Common Problems

1.    I have been requested to return my borrowed books. Do I need to return them in advance?

The due date shall remain unchanged within 40 days of borrowing. If the borrowing time exceeds 40 days, the due date shall be within 8 days after being requested. If the book has been overdue, the due date remains unchanged.

2.    When I use the Self-Borrowing and Returning Machine to return books, why it shows “failed”?

There are two situations:

First, the operation is not standardized. Please do not operate in the air. Please make sure that the back of the book is close to the V-shaped table, sweep the infrared over the bar code, and return the book successfully when you hear "Dong".

Second, you scan the ISBN number, not the barcode.

0.05 yuan per book per day

If there is new defiled books returned by readers, they will be dealt with according to The Regulations of Fees and Fines on Circulation and Reading (updated on May 26, 2021)

Fines to pay 

Payment Time: 8:30-12:00,13:00-17:00, Monday to Friday accept holidays

Place of Payment: Service Desk on the first floor of the Library

Contact: Miss Xu

TEL:0571-87572285

Books are state-owned assets and should be compensated if lost.

The compensation way

Method One: Compensate a book

Compensation for the same edition or updated edition of the new book, you should pay five yuan material processing fee.

Method Two: Pay for the lost book

Compensation shall be made according to The Regulations of Fees and Fines on Circulation and Reading (updated on May 26, 2021)

Time: 8:30-12:00,13:00-17:00, Monday to Friday accept holidays

Place: Service Desk on the first floor of the library

Contact: Miss Xu

TEL :0571-87572285