Policies for Research Projects

	In order to meet the research need of faculty, we will handle the books for research projects in the following two ways: 1. Precedence of use
	Faculty in charge of the research projects are given first priority to use the materials that are not purchased at the expense of NTU budget. Same rules applied to new faculty.
	Loan period The loan period is 5 years. Please return the materials to the Library when finishing the projects.
	Documents requireded for priority use: Please provide the following to the Library Acquisitions Department: 1) Purchased books 2) Title list of the books purchased 3) Invoice 4) The statements of precedence

	2. Long-Term Loan
	The faculty can also request for long-term loan after the books for projects have been cataloged.
	Loan period The loan period of books is one year.
	Documents required for long-term loan : Please provide the following to the Library Acquisitions Department: 1) Purchased books 2) Title list of the books purchased 3) Project Number
	To check out books, please present a valid Faulty ID Card. Faculty may designate a deputy borrower to charge books on their behalf. Deputy borrower should provide a valid ID card and a completed authorization form.