Circulation

Can I check out CDs/DVDs of Audio - Visual Collection?

No, items of Audio- Visual Colection cannot be checked out.

Can I check out theses, dissertations, research papers?

TDTU research outcomes, PhD theses, undergraduate and master dissertations are for read on site only.

How many non-circulating items can I borrow at once and for how long?

Non-circulating Items

Undergraduate students and international students:

  • Quantity: 02 items/ at a time
  • Loan period: 01 day

Lecturers, staff, postgraduate students:

  • Quantity: 03 items/ at a time
  • Loan period: 01 day

How many circulating items can I borrow at once and for how long?

Circulating Items

Undergraduate students and international students:

  • Quantity: 02 items/ at a time
  • Loan period: 05 days

Lecturers, staff, postgraduate students:

  • Quantity: 03 items/ at a time
  • Loan period: 07 days

How to make a Worldshare internal Interlibrary Loan

Step 1: Go to Library website
Step 2: Select "Worldshare Interlibrary Loan"
Step 3: Enter search keywords
Step 4: Select a document 
Step 5: Select the Send email function
Step 6: Complete the required information

Service charge:
This service is free of charge for the purposes of research, teaching and learning following the university’s plans. 
For personal purpose, the fee will vary depending on the affiliate library’s policies

More details

How many times can I renew checked-out items?
How long would the due date be extended?
Renew items
Undergraduate students, international students:         
  • Renewal allowed: 01 time
  • Due date extended: 05 days after the previous due date.
Lecturers, staff, foreign lecturers, postgraduate students:
  • Renewal allowed: 01 time
  • Due date extended: 07 days after the previous due date.

How to check out items?

Check out items:
  • Step 1: Consult items you wish to read on our website and pick them up from the stack
  • Step 2: Check out items at Self-check Station, 1st Floor
  • Step 3: Return items at Return Station, Ground Floor.

How to borrow a non-circulating item?.

  • Consult items you wish to read on our website and pick them up from the stacks
  • Return items at the book trolleys

How to borrow course materials?

Borrow print course materials:
  • Step 1: Visit Library Website then use your TDTU portal account to log in
  • Step 2: Select Course Resources 
  • Step 3: Enter Course ID/ Course name/ Lecturer's name
  • Step 4: Pick up items from the stack and bring them to Information Desk, 4th Floor to borrow.
  • Step 5: Return items at Information Desk, 4th Floor after reading.
Borrow electronic/digital materials:
  • Step 1: Visit Library Website then use your TDTU portal account to log in
  • Step 2: Select Course Resources 
  • Step 2: Enter Course ID/ Course name/ Lecturer's name
  • Step 3: Browse the items you wish to read
  • Step 5: Choose to read full-text or download items.

How to renew items online?

Renew items online:

  • Step 1: Visit Library Website, then select “Renewal”
  • Step 2: Enter your user name/ password to log in (skip this step if you’ve already logged in)
  • Step 3: To renew all your on-loan items, select “Renew all”; to renew every single item, check the box next to each item you wish to renew, then select “Renew selected”.
  • Step 5: Check the new due date of your items.

Please note: The following items cannot be renewed

  • Overdue items
  • Items requested by another user