A. Access to most Yale electronic resources is available from Beida (Peking University)

Technical issue

• Setting up Proxy server or VPN
• Instructions available at: http://www.library.yale.edu/about/offcampus.html

Legal / license issues

• Access is only available to Yale students and faculty (need Yale NetID to set up)
• Systematic downloading is prohibited
• Some database providers may not even allow off-campus access

B. PKU library's electronic resources

Available to both Beida students as well as Yale students in Beida

• Western language databases
• Chinese electronic journals
• E-Books (English and Chinese)

May be customized for Chinese speakers and less friendly to English speakers

C. PKU library services

Online catalog: http://162.105.138.200/uhtbin/cgisirsi/0/0/0/49

• Including the records of all print materials since 1990 and most print materials between 1985 and 1990
• Search interface and record display in Chinese
• Key terms were translated into English--see the attachment
• Online renewal available
• Placing hold for items online

Main Library Opening hours

• Building: 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. (Closes at 5p.m. on Sat.)
• Circulation and Main Reference: 8am to 10pm, Mon-Fri
• Some reading rooms and services: 8 to 11:30am and 1 to 5pm (lunch break)

Stacks access

• Open stacks for newer (1990s-) books
• Closed stacks for older books (need to fill out request slip and wait for staff retrieval)

Circulation policy

• Loan period: one month for books;
• Online renewal available

Course reserve

• Use in the Course Reserve Reading Room, usually no checkout

Interlibrary loan

• Can get books from other Chinese libraries
• May take too long to request books from American libraries

Photocopying

• Self-service available
• Different fee structure for foreigners (not sure if this applies to the Yale people in this program)

D. Staff support in the Yale Library

• Types of support: reference inquiry, document delivery, technical issues
• Contact Tang Li (tang.li@yale.edu) in the Yale East Asia Library

Attachment

Translation of the key terms in the online PKU library catalog