Contact:Collection Management and Circulation Services Division|Telephone(886)6-2757575 Ext. 65752|Email
Hours:Monday – Friday, 8:20 to 17:00
1F Circulation Desk|Telephone(886)6-2757575 Ext. 65760 or 65763
Foreign language periodicals|Telephone(886)6-2757575 Ext. 65741|Email
Chinese periodicals|Telephone(886)6-2757575 Ext. 65733
Back issues periodicals on B2F|Telephone(886)6-2757575 Ext. 65740
Medical Branch Library|Telephone(886)6-2353535 Ext. 5120
Service for

All users.

Material Scope

The NCKU Library Catalog indicates that an item is “available” or “Lib use only”, but users can’t find it on the shelves.

User Guide
  • Search for missing books in Main Library or Medical Branch Library
    • If you are looking for material you can't find on the shelf, please double-check its status in NCKU Library Catalog to make sure it's not already checked out or put on Reserve and that you are looking in the right place. If you still cannot find a book after following the tips above, you could fill out a missing item search form at the service desk on each floor to request the library conduct a search for the material.
    • The library will initiate a three-day search procedure for the missing book.
    • If the item is found, you will receive an email notice, which allows you to take the item within 4 days. After that, the item will be reshelved.
    • If another reader finds the book before we do, he / she is allowed to borrow it for only one week, and then you will be notified via email when the item is returned.
    • The Library will inform the requester where to find the missing item if another copy is held by department on NCKU campus.
    • Item in urgent need can usually be borrowed through Interlibrary Loan Service
    • If the book has not yet been found in 6 months, the library will evaluate the possibility to purchase a new copy.
  • Search for missing journals in Main Library
    • For periodicals cannot be located on the shelf, please go to the information desk on second, third and B2 floor and fill out a request form. Staff at library will assist you in locating the specific item and inform you of the result through either an email notice or a phone call. Please allow at least 4 working days to complete you request.
    • Item in urgent need can usually be borrowed through Interlibrary Loan Service.
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