Membership

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Membership of Library:

Students
All registered full time Ngee Ann Polytechnic's students are automatically members of the Library. Click here for the loan privileges.

Staff

Staff of the Polytechnic
Adjunct lecturers employed by the Polytechnic

Click here for the loan privileges. All staff are required to present their Identification Card at the Circulation Counter for registration purposes. Membership are terminated upon expiry of contract.

External Membership

Membership (Click on the membership for the downloadable forms)	Members	Loan Privileges	Annual Subscription Cost*
Corporate Membership	Employees from industry and commerce	Click here	$200 (card is transferable)
External Membership (SIM/NA-ME)	Students of SIM University under the Open University Degree Programs & 4th year students of BEng in Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering	Click here	$100
Graduate Membership	Ex-students from Ngee Ann Polytechnic (Diploma or Advanced Diploma students) Alumni members of the Polytechnic (Diploma or Advanced Diploma students)	Click here	$50 $40
Individual Membership	Members of the profession and external degree students	Click here	$200
Part-time student Membership	Part-time students on course of 4 weeks or longer (Courses are offered by the Centre for Professional Development in Ngee Ann)	Click here	Free
Privileged Membership	Use of membership must relate to official purposes or work related. Applicants are required to produce letters from their employer/supervisor/heads of department to support the need for the membership in relation to their work. Senior staff of Singapore government departments and statutory bodies for official needs Librarians from other libraries in Singapore Ngee Ann Polytechnic staff who have retired Members of the Polytechnic Council Others as authorised by the Director of Library Full-time teaching staff of tertiary institutions for official needs (excluding SIM academic staff as SIM is totally private funded)	Click here	Free
Temporary Membership	Adjunct lecturers	4 items (regardless of collection/location) Loan period = 14 days Renewals = 2 times	Free (Deposit of $80 per item)

* Fees are subject to GST and are non-refundable.

Hard copies of Membership Application Forms may also be obtained from the Library Circulation Counter
Members must inform the Library immediately of any changes to personal particulars
Members are responsible for all items loaned against their cards. Identification Cards/Membership Cards must be produced upon request by library staff. For queries on membership, please call the Circulation Counter (Tel: 6460 6289)
Membership Cards will be ready for collection 2 working days after receipt of application. Membership will be cancelled if the card is not collected within one month.

Membership termination/renewals

Staff
Membership for staff is terminated upon resignation. Library will be informed by Human Resources Office on all resignations.

Student
Membership for students is terminated once the student withdraws from the course or is dismissed from the Polytechnic.

External Members (Corporate, Individual, External, Graduate, Priviledged Membership)
All external members will be notified on their expiring memberships one month before the expiry date. In order that loan privileges will not bee affected, all renewals must be made before the expiry date. There will be no refund of any membership fees or part thereof upon early termination of memberships.

Loss of Membership Card

Loss of Membership/Identification Cards must be reported to the Library immediately. Members are responsible for all loans taken out in their names, until such time when a report for lost card is lodged with the Library.

Students who have lost their Identification Cards are required to report to the Student Service & Information Centre (SSIC) for a replacement of the card. For staff, replacement of card can be done at the Human Resource Office.

For external members, replacement of the card will be done by the Library. The cost of replacement at the prevailing rate will apply.