(1) Intended readers: Expo practitioners, researchers, and those who have the demand to read a large amount of Expo-related materials can register as professional readers.
(2) Registration: Persons who want to become a professional reader should fill in the required information on the library portal, submit an identity document stamped by his/her employer, explain the reason why a professional reader account is necessary and the intended validity period of the account. After the application is approved by the Library, he/she can become a professional reader.
(3) Loan privilege activation: Professional readers should pay a CNY1,000 deposit to activate the loan privileges. The WE Library provides a receipt after receiving the deposit and activates the loan privileges for the reader. When the professional reader account expires or the reader decides to cancel the loan privilege, the reader provides the deposit receipt, and the library should return the deposit and cancel the reader's loan privileges.
(4) Validity and renewal: The default validity period of a professional reader account is one year. Readers can renew the account for another year one month before the account expires. When a professional reader account expires, it will be automatically transformed into a common reader account.
(5) Reader Pass: For professional readers who are able to use the WE Library WeChat mini-program(Only in Chinese), use the QR code in the mini-program as the Professional Reader Pass. For those who are not able to use the mini-program, bring valid identity documents (including the ID card, passport, driving license, and military ID) to get the Professional Pass at the Service Desk.
