To make full use of the library seats for all the library users, please review the guidelines before reserving.
I. Rules for Using Reading Room Seats
1. Seats are for the use of current BTBU students and staff.
2. Readers must select a seat through the seat management system and sit in the corresponding seat.
3. Seat reservations for the next day open at 22:00 each day, and there is no time limit for reserving seats on the same day.
4. After successfully reserving a seat, please check in within the specified time limit (30 minutes after thereserved start time); otherwise, it will be counted as one violation and the seat will be released.
5. After successfully reserving a seat, you can cancel the reservation through the WeChat app before it takes effect (10 minutes before the reserved start time).
II. How to Reserving and Selecting Seats
1. WeChat official account（obao欧宝娱乐 图书馆）
Click "座位预约" and use your campus card number（学工号） to login,the default password is the same as the card number.
2. PC Webpage
Enter the URL: http://libreservation.btbu.edu.cn/ (only accessible within the campus network) or visit the library's homepage, click the "座位预约" icon, and use your campus card number to login.
3. Seat management machine
Swipe your campus card on the seat management machine to select a seat (automatically check-in upon successful seat selection, no need to check in again).
4. WeChat QR Code Scan After Card Entry
Scan the QR code on the table to select a seat after entering the library with your campus card (automatically check-in upon successful seat selection, no need to check in again).
III. Check-In for Online Seat Reservations
1. Scan the QR code on the table to check in (you must have an entry record through the library gate to check in).
2. Swipe your card on the seat management machine to check in.
IV. Reader Leave from Seats
When temporarily leaving your seat, please set the seat to "Temporary Leave" status; otherwise, the seat will be automatically released upon exiting the library through the gate.
There are three ways to set the seat to "Temporary Leave":
1. Scan the QR code on the table.
2. Swipe your card on the seat management machine.
3. Enter the seat management system - Reservation Management - Temporary Leave.
Seat Reservation Duration of Temporary Leave:
1. Meal Times (10:45-13:30, 16:45-19:30): The seat will be reserved for 120 minutes.
2. Non-Meal Times: The seat will be reserved for 45 minutes.
Upon returning within the specified time, activate your return to the seat by
1. Scan the QR code on the table (you must have an entry record through the library gate to operate).
2. Swipe your card on the seat management machine.
There are four ways to release a seat when leaving the library directly:
1. Scan the QR code on the table.
2. Swipe your card on the seat selection machine.
3. Log in through the webpage to end usage early.
4. Automatically release the seat by exiting the library through the gate.
V. Violations
1. Failure to check in your reserved seat on time will be counted as one violation, and the seat will be automatically released.
2. Failure to return on time after a temporary leave will automatically release the seat and count as one violation.
3. Readers with a cumulative total of five violations will be suspended for 3 days (natural day) to use the library seats. The violation record will automatically reset after three days. You can check the violation record details in the seat management system.
