1. Borrowing Limit

(1) Regular faculty and staff can borrow up to 100 books, including both Chinese and foreign language books.

(2) Regular undergraduate students, graduate students, and 8-year program students can borrow up to 100 books, including both Chinese and foreign language books.

(3) Other types of readers can borrow up to 3 books, including both Chinese and foreign language books.

2. Borrowing Period

(1) The borrowing period for new books is 2 weeks. Before the due date, the book can be renewed for an additional 2 weeks.

(2) The borrowing period for general books is 2 months. The book can be renewed for 1 more month before the due date.

(3) If the return date falls during the winter or summer break, the due date is extended to one week after the beginning of the new semester.

3. Overdue Fees

Books must be returned by the designated due date. If a book is not returned on time, borrowing privileges will be suspended from the day the book becomes overdue, and an overdue fee of 0.10 yuan per day per book will be charged.

4. Self-Service Activation of Campus Card Borrowing Rights

To help new students quickly familiarize themselves with and use the library's resources and services, new students must complete the activation of their borrowing privileges through a WeChat quiz. The steps are as follows:

(1) Scan the QR code to follow the "Southern Medical University Library" WeChat official account.

                                                                   

(2) Access the Southern Medical University Library's official WeChat account, then navigate to: Service Desk > Orientation Hub > Self-Assessment Quiz to participate.

(3) Before taking the quiz, enter your campus network username and password.
① Login using:  Primary Campus Network Account (defaults to your student ID).
② Initial password: The last 6 digits of your ID card number. If the last digit is a letter, take the previous digit. The initial password consists entirely of digits. For students from Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, the password is "smu_" followed by the last six digits of the ID number.

(4) After passing the quiz (minimum passing score is 80), borrowing privileges will be automatically activated. Readers can then use their campus card to borrow books.