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The Main Library and Medical Library will be closed from October 25 to 26 for Taiwan Retrocession Day.

The KnowLEDGE remains open as usual.

The token allocation for the American Chemical Society (ACS) Read & Publish 2024–2026 agreement is nearly exhausted. ACS needs to reconfigure participating consortium members. The ACS processing platform, Copyright Clearance Center (CCC), will be temporarily suspended from November 1 to November 7, 2026, for the transition to the 2027–2029 agreement.

For articles accepted during the platform suspension period:

1. Authors are advised to temporarily refrain from signing the publishing license. In particular, authors submitting to Gold OA journals should not pay the Article Processing Charge (APC) themselves, as such payments cannot be refunded afterward.

2. The publisher will provide a list of accepted articles to the Library for verification. Once confirmed, the publisher will publish the articles as OA.

   NCKU Library has joined the 2027–2029 ACS Read & Publish consortium agreement. The new agreement will take effect on November 8, 2026. NCKU faculty, staff, and students are welcome to make use of this service.

   For more information, please refer to: ACS Journals OA APC Free

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To provide greater flexibility and improve access to research rooms, undergraduate students may now make same-day reservations in person at Counter No. 1 on the 1st floor of the Main Library. In addition to the two rooms reserved daily for same-day use, other research rooms with available time slots may also be reserved by undergraduate students on the same day.

Please note:

1. Each reservation is limited to 4 hours. Once that slot has been used, students may book again, subject to availability. All reservations are valid for the same day only.
2. During peak periods immediately after opening, students may be asked to take a number ticket and wait for their turn. At other times, reservations are handled on a walk-in basis.
3. Please present your own student ID or valid identification. Reservations may not be made on behalf of another person.
4. After making a reservation, please check in by scanning the QR code at the research room within 20 minutes of the reserved start time. Otherwise, the reservation will be automatically canceled.

For reservation hours, procedures, and other details, please refer to the attached poster.

To improve the reading environment and address long-standing leakage issues, the Main Library is continuing renovation work, including the replacement of the rooftop skylight and waterproofing improvements in areas affected by water infiltration.

Due to frequent rainfall during the construction period, which has affected outdoor waterproofing and other related work and prevented certain tasks from proceeding as originally scheduled, the overall construction schedule has been delayed. After reviewing the schedule with the contractor, the project is now expected to be completed in October.

Construction Information

• Project Duration: October. If the project is completed ahead of schedule, the affected areas will be reopened earlier.

• Key Work Areas: External building waterproofing, including the rooftop/penthouse skylights, the 5th-floor south terrace, and the 2nd-floor northwest office terrace.

• Affected Areas:
  • Facility Closures: 5th-floor Group Study Rooms (527 & 534) and south-side window seating will remain closed during construction.

  • Safety Measures: The fire shutters in the 4th-floor atrium will be closed during construction. Please follow the posted signs for detours.

• Other Reminders:
  • The exact schedule for high-noise work will be announced separately.

  • Earplugs are provided at the 1st-floor Self-Service Area and 5th-floor Information Desk. Readers are welcome to take them as needed.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the construction and appreciate your understanding and cooperation. The Library will continue to closely monitor the construction progress and urge the contractor to complete the work as soon as possible, so that we can provide a safer and more comfortable environment for all library users.

Due to the extensive area requiring repair and our commitment to minimizing disruption to our readers, the library's waterproofing project will be conducted in a staged approach.

Phase I prioritizes the replacement of typhoon-damaged skylights and the repair of critical external seepage points. Please be advised that minor leaks may still occur in areas not included in this initial phase. We will implement preemptive measures to manage any potential leaks and schedule interior wall and ceiling restoration as soon as possible.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused by these necessary construction and maintenance measures. Thank you for your patience and cooperation. Wishing you joy and peace!

Due to a shelf malfunction in the Foreign Languages Collection, the following section on B2F, Zone 15, Shelves 8B–14A (Call Number Range: 232 / V5 to 305.26 / S) is temporarily inaccessible.

If you need to access books from this section, please go to the 1st-floor circulation desk to fill out a Book Request Form for retrieval.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

The purpose of the service is to encourage researchers to publish articles via open access journals, which accelerates the academic development and enhances international visibility. NCKU Library provides several open access journals article processing charge (APC) discounts and subsidy services for researchers. We add three new OA APC Free services from 2024. - American Chemical Society(ACS) - Institute of Physics (IOP Publishing) - Royal Society of Chemistry(RSC) You can see more details at the website.