Library News

Dear All,

The University Library will be partially reopened on 20 April 2020.

Opening hours
· Monday to Friday (10:00 to 17:00)
· Closure on Saturday and Sunday and Public Holiday

Counter service hours
· Monday to Friday (10:00 to 13:00 and 14:00 to 17:00)
· Closure on Saturday and Sunday and Public Holiday

Area that will be opened
· Public reading area and computer area from G/F to 4/F
· (5th Floor, private study rooms, group discussion rooms, newspaper and periodical room, media studio, auditoriums, exhibition halls, meeting rooms and the University Gallery are temporarily closed).

The detailed arrangements are as follows:

Entering the Library:
· All readers must enter the Library from the East gate of the Library (near Library Square). The West gate of the Library (near Central Avenue) is temporarily closed.
· The Library is only open to UM students and UM staff.
· The maximum number of concurrent readers in the Library is 300.
· All readers entering the Library must have their body temperature checked and present an electronic health declaration. Those who have fever symptoms (forehead temperature at or higher than 37.5 degrees Celsius) or cannot present a valid heath declaration, will not be granted entrance.
· All readers entering the Library must wear masks.

Seat space reset
· Seat spacing has been rearranged to avoid face-to face seating.

Book borrowing/return and loan of laptops services:
· Book borrowing and return services will be resumed.
· Books with due date between 24 January and the reopened date will not be considered as overdue and can be renewed.
· All returned books will be sterilized.
· The loan of laptops is suspended.

Cleaning arrangements:
· The seats, service counters, elevators, lifts, computers and bookshelves will be cleaned more regularly. Disinfection supplies will be provided at the Library entrance, lifts, and service counters.

Other activities:
· There will be no library visits, lectures, conferences, seminars, training courses, exhibitions until further notice.

In case anyone feels unwell in the Library, please contact the staff on duty immediately. For further questions, please email to lib_ref@um.edu.mo or call 8822 8170.

Regards,
UM Library