Seats &  Spaces  Reservation                                                                                                                

1.      Reservation Time:

Advance reservations are limited to one day in advance, and make sure the reservation times fall within the library's operating hours.

2.       Reservation Methods:

①    On-site reservation

Swipe your campus card on the terminal devices in the library to select a seat, or scan the QR code on the desk with the HIT App.

②    On-line Reservation

Reservation via PC: 

HIT Campus Portal —Services —Library Seat/Space Reservation.

HIT Campus Portal —Applications —Library Space Management

Library Homepage（www.lib.hit.edu.cn）—Services—Seat/Space Reservation

Reservation via HIT APP:

HIT App —Applications —Reservation Center —Library

  3.  Reservation Guide:

     Reservation Procedures:

Please select the specific location (campus / exact floor) that you require a reservation, and choose from the seats marked with green icons or the seminar rooms /spaces, set the time slot, and then confirm to complete the reservation.

Confirm Your Reservation：

After a successful reservation, click on More Actions and then Details on HIT App. When the reservation is in the Pending status, you can modify the starting and ending times of your reservation. When it is in the Effective status, you can only modify the ending time. However, please ensure that the modified time does not conflict with other users' reservations.

       After a successful reservation, the HIT Library WeChat Official Account will send you a reservation notification.

        You are permitted to cancel the reservation 10 minutes before the reserved time

4.Check-in for Your Reservation

①Please enter the library within 30 minutes after reservation, otherwise your reservation will be invalid. The library entrance gates automatically check you in.

②Check in by swiping your card on the in-library terminal devices or scanning the QR code on the desk via HIT App.

5. Temporary Leave and Return

        ①Scan the QR code on the desk using HIT App, click the Temporary Leave button. When you return, resume to use the seats by scanning the QR code again and click the Return button.

②During 11:00 - 13:00 and 16:30 - 18:30, the temporary - leave duration is 60 minutes. For the other time periods, the temporary - leave duration is 30 minutes.

③When making reservations for seminar rooms and other spaces, no Temporary Leave/Return limitations are limited within the reserved time period. Users are allowed to enter and exit multiple times.

6. End Your reservation

              When leaving the library without claiming “Temporary Leave”, the library exits automatically check you out to end your reservation.

   Once the reserved time runs out, the reservation ends.

       If you want to end your reservation in advance, just scan the QR code on the desk via HIT App, and click “End Service” to end your reservation. Or tap Appointment Reminder on the Reservation page of HIT App, select “More Options” and click “End Service”.

Notes:

 (1)  The reservation time slots of seats and spaces cannot overlap each other. If you wish to study in the library before your space reservation time starts, please reserve a seat to study in the library, and end the seat use before the space reservation starts.

(2)  There are occupancy limits for seminar room reservations. Please pay attention to the specific headcount requirements for each seminar room. The number of participants must meet the minimum requirement and not exceed the maximum limit.

(3)  Please confirm that your campus card functions normally. Abnormal campus cards will prevent access to the library. 

P.S. The circumstances of the card being abnormal include but are not limited to: extended graduation, reported lost, less than 12 hours after the card resumes normal use, etc.

7.  Consequences of Violating the Above Provisions

(1) If you fail to check in within 30 minutes after the reserved time starts, the seat will be released and a breach of reservation will be recorded.

(2) If the minimum headcount for check-in is not met for the reservation of    a seminar room (space), a breach of reservation will be recorded. 

(3) During the reserved period of seats, any user who temporarily leaves the library and fails to return within the pacified time shall be recorded with one breach of regulations.

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