In order to regulate the use of electronic resources, comply with the license agreements signed between the School and various vendors or publishers, and effectively safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of authorized users,vendors and publishers, these Regulations are formulated in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Library Policy on the Use of Electronic Resources of the CEIBS Library (hereinafter referred to as the “the Policy”).These Regulations specify the core requirements for the use of the Library’s electronic resources and serve as supporting implementation rules of the Policy. Matters not covered herein shall be governed by the Policy.

The electronic resources of the CEIBS Library are exclusively for use by the School’s faculty, students, and staff (hereinafter referred to as “Authorized Users”). Electronic resources include all types of information resources for which the School has legally obtained usage rights, such as electronic databases, e-books, electronic journal articles, raw data, and other information resources, as well as digital resources developed or co-developed by the School exclusively for Authorized Users (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Electronic Resources”). To protect the intellectual property rights of Electronic Resources and the lawful rights and interests of Authorized Users, all Authorized Users must strictly comply with the following requirements when using Electronic Resources:

1. Authorized Users may access and use the Library’s Electronic Resources in accordance with regulations. They are strictly prohibited from providing or disclosing their account information to non-authorized users. It is also prohibited to set up private proxy servers to enable non-authorized users to access Electronic Resources.
    
2. Materials and/or documents accessed or downloaded may only be used for personal study, research, appreciation, classroom teaching, and academic research within the School. Proper citation of the author’s name and the title of the work is required when using such materials. It is strictly prohibited to use the materials for publication, distribution, online dissemination, commercial operations, or any activities beyond the scope of reasonable use, or for any other profit-making purposes. No retrieved information may be transmitted to non-authorized users.
    
3. Authorized Users must not maliciously download Electronic Resources. The following behaviors will be deemed malicious downloading:
   • Continuous, systematic, or bulk downloading exceeding normal reading speed
   • Use of software or tools for batch downloading
   • Downloading an entire book or an entire journal issue
   • It is strictly prohibited to use automated scripts or query tools to scrape Electronic Resource data. It is also prohibited to use Electronic Resources for data training of AI large models or related tools without authorization.
    
4. The CEIBS Library reserves the right to monitor the use and downloading of Electronic Resources. By using the Library’s Electronic Resources, Authorized Users are deemed to have consented to such monitoring.
    
5. For any violations of these Regulations, the CEIBS Library will handle the matter strictly in accordance with the relevant provisions on investigation, disciplinary measures, and liability set forth in the Policy.

IT and Library Centre
Revised on March 1, 2026