Passed by the 2nd Library Committee Meeting for the 36th academic year on October 31, 2023
Article 1 Purpose
The National Taiwan Normal University Library (hereinafter referred to as the "Library") established these Guidelines to maintain order in the study room and protect the rights and interests of users.
Article 2 Eligibility
In principle, the study room may be used by current faculty members, staff, and students of the University, current students of the Mandarin Training Center, and alumni with an alumni library card.
Article 3 Opening Hours
The study room is open 24 hours a day during the semester. It is closed on library closing days, announced cleaning days, when the International Conference Hall has been borrowed, or under special circumstances. It is temporarily closed to alumni during semester examinations announced by the University. The opening hours during winter and summer vacations will be announced separately.
Article 4 Method of use
A management system serves to manage seats in the study room, and users must use the management system with a valid University ID to select and occupy an assigned seat. Users must swipe their ID to log off their seat in the management system when they temporarily leave the study room or finish studying.
Article 5 Terms of Use
- Users may discuss in a low voice in the study room during the daytime (8:00 to 17:00), but are not allowed to make loud noises, use communication equipment or devices that make noises, conduct live streaming, video conferencing, or any other video activities, or engage in other behaviors that disrupt the order in the Library. If a user disturbs surrounding readers and fails to rectify the conduct after being urged by the librarian, the librarian may ask the user to leave.
- Light meals and drinks that do not make noise or smell are allowed in the study room, but the user must keep the environment clean. If the user disturbs surrounding readers and does not rectify the conduct after being urged by the librarian, the librarian may ask the user to leave.
- Users are not allowed to occupy seats in any way, and are responsible for keeping their personal belongings safe. Users must take their personal belongings with them when they finish studying. Library staff may directly move items left behind by users to the temporary storage area and will not be responsible for their safekeeping.
- Please cherish public property. Users will be liable for compensation for any damages caused to public property.
- If necessary, the Library may require users to present their ID to protect users' rights and property safety.
- If food spills and causes a mess, please notify the Library's circulation desk. If the staff is off duty and cannot handle it immediately, users should clean up the environment on their own.
Article 6 Suspension due to violations and equipment damage
- Points will be registered according to these Guidelines for violations, so as to maintain the reading environment and order of the study room.
I. If a person is verified to hold an invalid, forged, or altered ID, lends their ID to others, or uses the ID of others to use the study room, two (2) points will be registered for the violation.
II. If a person directly enters the study room without registering for a seat in the management system, or does not take the seat with the seat number indicated in the management system; or if a person fails to swipe their ID to log off their seat when leaving the study room or does not return to the seat within the time limit after temporarily logging off, the person will be deemed to be occupying the seat, and Library staff may directly release the seat, move personal belongings in the seat to the temporary storage area, and will not be responsible for safekeeping when the fact is verified. At the same time, one (1) point will be registered for the violation.
III. If a person disturbs surrounding readers, such as by smoking, eating, and drinking against regulations, or makes loud noises when chatting, and does not rectify the conduct after being urged by library staff, one (1) point will be registered for the violation.
IV. If a person uses personal belongings or any other form to occupy a seat for themselves or others, one (1) point will be registered for the violation.
V. Other violations shall be handled in accordance with the Library's Guidelines for Handling Rule Violations.
- If a user accumulates two (2) points for violation of these Guidelines, the user's study room usage privileges will be suspended for 1 month. For serious violations, the user's study room usage privileges shall be suspended for 3 months and the user's department or unit shall be notified.
- The points accumulated for violations when using the study room will not be combined with points for violations in other areas of the Library. However, users who are prohibited from entering the Library according to the Guidelines for Handling Rule Violations are not allowed to use the study room.
Article 7 Amendments
These Guidelines shall be implemented upon approval by the Library Committee. The same shall apply to all subsequent amendments.
