Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery Services (ILL&DDS)

Copyright

The DDS is provided in accordance with Hong Kong's Copyright Ordinance (Cap. 528). The Library reserves the right to reject any request that may violate this ordinance. 

By submitting a DDS request, the user declares he/she has read and agreed to the copyright declaration below.

• The item received from DDS will be used for academic research or private study purpose only, and not be used for circulation, further reproduction, or any other purposes.
• The user has not been supplied with more than one copy of the same material.
• The user has not been supplied with more than one article contained in the same issue of a periodical, or with a copy more than a reasonable proportion of any work.
• The user understands that if he or she made a false declaration and was supplied with the copy, then:
  • The copy will be treated as an infringing copy.
  • The user is liable for copyright infringement as if he or she made the copy himself or herself
• Should there be a dispute concerning copyright infringement, the user takes full responsibility and indemnifies the Library and the University any liability incurred in relation to this photocopying

Note:
Full text of the Copyright Ordinance (Cap. 528) is available through the Hong Kong e-Legislation. More information about copyright could be obtained from the Intellectual Property Department of the HKSAR Government.
The University considers the protection of intellectual property a serious matter and copying of copyright materials, without the license of the copyright owner, may be regarded as a statutory offence. Staff and students should comply with the Copyright Ordinance then prevailing at all times.  Please refer to Guideline for Using Copyright Materials in Learning and Teaching for details.