# Library adoption routes

Research checked on 7 November 2026. These are routes for consideration, not confirmations that a library holds, recommends or has adopted the book. No request has been sent through these routes by this campaign.

## A focused adoption approach

Lead with the publisher's free edition, a reliable citation and a concrete teaching or research use. The natural audiences are law librarians supporting financial regulation, insurance, trusts, secured finance, comparative private law and China/Hong Kong studies. Match each suggestion to a collection or course rather than sending the same announcement to every address.

The [library kit](../library-kit.md) provides citation files. The [official companion](https://www.alberttansinhon.com/ibol/) supplies seminars and original teaching activities. Ask an eligible local academic or library member to use a restricted recommendation form. Where a library welcomes external suggestions, provide the DOI, both edition ISBNs, subject fit and open-access link. A free electronic book may need a catalogue or discovery request rather than a purchase request. Record an actual response or catalogue permalink before marking a suggestion accepted.

## Entry points and evidence

| Entry point | What the public source establishes | Appropriate use and limit |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [OAPEN services for libraries](https://oapen.org/librarians/services-libraries) | OAPEN describes metadata feeds, library integration and discovery-service distribution for its collection. | Coordinate with the publisher on any eligible deposit and use the resulting title record. These service descriptions do not establish that this book is already included. The current official page was reopened successfully during the final review. |
| [Georgetown Law research help](https://www.law.georgetown.edu/library/research-help/) | The page identifies separate United States and foreign/international law reference services. It describes chat as primarily for Georgetown students, faculty and staff and consultations as for its law students. | A relevant Georgetown reader can ask the foreign/international law service about discovery or collection fit. This is a research-help entry point, not evidence of an unrestricted author-promotion channel. |
| [Harvard guide to regulation of financial institutions](https://guides.library.harvard.edu/law/financialinstitutions) | The guide identifies the subject area and includes secondary literature and research tools; its legal coverage focuses on United States federal law. | Useful for identifying a subject audience. The PRC–Hong Kong book could be a comparative supplement if a teacher or librarian finds it relevant. Guide presence does not authorise editing it or imply endorsement. |

The [Georgetown banking-law guide](https://guides.ll.georgetown.edu/bankinglaw) was found in official-domain search results, but direct retrieval returned HTTP 429. No further automated request was made; its current detailed contents were not verified.

## United States

| Library and official route | Eligibility and access observed | Practical next step |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Stanford, Robert Crown Law Library](https://law.stanford.edu/robert-crown-law-library/student-services/) | The public student-services page links a dedicated **Recommend a Resource** form for books, journals and other resources. The [collection policy](https://law.stanford.edu/robert-crown-law-library/access-policies/) says suggestions are reviewed and considered. External-author eligibility is not stated in the retrieved text. The university's separate general-library Qualtrics suggestion form returned no readable fields to this research tool. | A Stanford Law reader can use the law library's route and explain comparative financial-law relevance. An external author should first establish eligibility through the published library service; do not assume the public link permits automated submissions. |
| [University of California, Berkeley purchase request](https://www.lib.berkeley.edu/help/purchase-request-form) | The public form welcomes suggestions, subject to collection policy and budget. It requests affiliation, department and campus information and includes a human-verification control. The retrieved text does not establish external-author eligibility. Instructors seeking course reserves are directed to a separate course-reserve route on the page. | An eligible Berkeley reader or instructor can suggest the electronic book with its free publisher link, or ask the relevant subject librarian about discovery inclusion. Do not invent affiliation or a supporting faculty member. |

Both routes were read on 7 November 2026. These are candidate university routes; no recommendation was submitted and no title holding was established.

## United Kingdom

| Library and official route | Eligibility and access observed | Practical next step |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [UCL: suggest a new book or resource](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/finding-resources/suggesting-new-book-or-resource) | The opened official page explicitly permits requests by **UCL Library members** and asks them to check the catalogue first. It describes an electronic-first policy and links its request form. | A member who has a genuine research or teaching use can recommend the book, identifying the free electronic edition and DOI. The campaign has not established that the author is a UCL Library member. |
| [Cambridge: ebook donation and recommendation guidance](https://libguides.cam.ac.uk/cambridgeebooks/faqs) | The opened FAQ accepts proposed ebook donations as links to openly licensed or author-permitted free online books, hosted on a secure, stable website. It declines donations requiring the library to host the file. A catalogue record or open-access guide link depends on collection fit. No donor-affiliation restriction is stated in that FAQ section. | A concise offer of the publisher's open-access link, licence and subject fit is well matched to this stated route. Ask the ebooks service to consider the link; do not attach a file for hosting or treat consideration as acceptance. The separate general collection recommendation page returned HTTP 403 during this check. |

Cambridge's published link-donation policy is a particularly clear potential route for this book. UCL's route depends on eligible membership. Both were checked on 7 November 2026; neither has received a campaign submission.

## Australia

| Library and official route | Eligibility and access observed | Practical next step |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [University of Melbourne Law Library: recommend a purchase](https://law.unimelb.edu.au/law-library/services/recommend-a-purchase) | The opened page covers books and electronic resources, notes budget considerations and explicitly requires a **University of Melbourne login** for the request form. It also identifies a collection-development contact. | An eligible Melbourne user can describe the comparative insurance, trusts or financial-regulation use and supply the publisher's free edition. A teaching adoption should identify the actual subject and enrolment needs. No login or submission was attempted. |
| [Curtin: recommend study and research materials](https://uniskills.library.curtin.edu.au/guides/using-the-catalogue/request/) | The opened guide states that **Curtin students and staff** can use the linked recommendation form. The [official acquisition FAQ](https://www.curtin.edu.au/study/help-support/app/answers/detail/a-id/2086/can-i-request-that-the-library-purchase-a-book/) describes a digital-by-default collection policy. | A current eligible reader can recommend the book with the DOI and free publisher link. Current account eligibility and the applicable campus procedure should be checked; a past teaching association alone does not establish access. |

These are institutional resource-recommendation routes, checked on 7 November 2026. They are separate from Cambridge's open-access link-donation policy. No Australian library request was submitted.

## Singapore

| Library and official route | Eligibility and access observed | Practical next step |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [National University of Singapore: book recommendations](https://libfaq.nus.edu.sg/faq/71393) | The opened FAQ restricts the service to valid **NUS staff and students**, using NUSNET login. Recommendations are for consideration, not orders guaranteed by the requester. | An eligible law researcher can recommend the free electronic edition and explain insurance, trusts or comparative financial-law relevance. No NUS identity or access is assumed. |
| [Nanyang Technological University: recommend a book](https://libguides.ntu.edu.sg/library-resources-recommendations-and-requests/books) | The opened guide permits **current NTU staff and students** to recommend books and prefers electronic editions. NIE and RSIS users have separate linked routes. Selection depends on collection policy. | Use an eligible reader's genuine teaching or research need. Recommend the published book as the collection item; the guide excludes workbooks and instructor notes, so do not present the companion activities as the same acquisition. |
| [National Library Board: reader recommendations](https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/about-us/About-NLB/Collection-Development-Policy) | The opened policy welcomes title suggestions through its [Recommend a Title route](https://www.nlb.gov.sg/mylibrary/RecommendToNLB). Following that link reached an NLB sign-in redirect; authenticated form contents were not accessed. The policy says most highly specialised scholarly works of limited community interest are not purchased. | An eligible account holder can suggest the title, with a clear account of reader relevance and free electronic access. Specialist law libraries are a stronger initial fit. Open access does not itself establish selection or platform compatibility. |
| [National Library Board: donation offers](https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/partner-us/Donate-to-our-Collections) | The opened page welcomes print/digital offers from individuals and organisations, assessed for collection fit. Its emphasis is Singapore's documentary heritage and Singapore/Southeast Asia materials. A public donation form is linked. | An author may enquire about suitability before offering a digital file or rights. The PRC–Hong Kong subject does not automatically satisfy this collecting focus. This route is separate from reader recommendations and from Cambridge's link-donation policy. |

Checked on 7 November 2026. None of these routes has received a campaign request. No legal-deposit obligation or existing NLB holding is inferred from the author's nationality or the book's online availability.

## Hong Kong

| Library and official route | Eligibility and access observed | Practical next step |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [University of Hong Kong: Book Recommendation Online](https://lib.hku.hk/general/e-form/eform_book.html) | The official form directory distinguishes recommendations for **HKU Libraries borrowers**, departmental recommendations by registered eligible staff, and authorised SPACE representatives. Its student-services page links the borrower route. | An eligible borrower can suggest the book; a course instructor can also work through the [ReadingList@HKUL subject-librarian route](https://libguides.lib.hku.hk/readinglist/faq). Identify the free published edition and its relevance to Hong Kong insurance, trusts and secured finance. A departmental funding form is unnecessary for an unaffiliated author. |
| [Chinese University of Hong Kong: recommend a purchase](https://www.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/en/collections/recommend-purchase/) | Official-domain search retrieval states that **CUHK staff and students** use CUHK Login; other users may direct questions to the library through the contact shown on that page. Direct retrieval timed out in this check, so the authenticated form was not inspected. | An eligible user can recommend the title. An external author has a stated enquiry route for asking whether the free electronic edition can be considered for discovery. Treat an enquiry as an enquiry until the library confirms acceptance. |

Checked on 7 November 2026. The book's Hong Kong focus gives these libraries a plausible subject fit; this is our assessment, not a statement of either library's selection decision. No request or enquiry was sent.

## Netherlands

| Library and official route | Eligibility and access observed | Practical next step |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [University of Groningen: acquisition suggestions](https://www.rug.nl/library/education-and-research/support/acquisition-suggestions?lang=en) | The opened page permits **staff, students and emeritus professors** to suggest publications. Required/recommended course literature is handled through Ocasys; teachers proposing an ebook are directed to a collection specialist. | Coordinate first with the publisher and the appropriate law collection specialist to establish the book's actual catalogue and repository status. The author's Groningen connection is useful context; it does not prove that deposit or discovery integration has occurred. |
| [Radboud University: purchase suggestions](https://www.ru.nl/en/staff/services/library/retrieving-literature-or-borrowing-materials/making-a-purchase-suggestion) | The opened page explicitly allows **anyone** to submit. Academic staff/student requests take priority over unaffiliated requests. Selection depends on collection policy and budget; the form asks for publication details and a reason. | An external author may make one transparent suggestion with the free publisher link, DOI, edition ISBN and comparative private-law relevance. State the author relationship. Ask for consideration of the open-access edition without implying an acquisition commitment. |
| [Leiden University: purchase requests](https://ask-a-librarian.universiteitleiden.nl/faq/222625) | The opened official FAQ permits **researchers and students affiliated with Leiden University** to suggest printed or digital books. | An eligible law or China-studies reader can propose the book with a genuine course/research rationale. External-author eligibility is not established by this page. |

Checked on 7 November 2026. Radboud provides a particularly clear external-suggestion route. No Dutch catalogue entry, repository deposit or acquisition is claimed, and no suggestion was submitted.

## Thailand

| Library and official route | Eligibility and access observed | Practical next step |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Prince of Songkla University: resource proposal service](https://lib.psu.ac.th/services/information-resource-provision) | The opened English page describes faculty, staff and student requests through **PSU Passport** and departmental review. It also retains a textbook deadline from 2023, so it is insufficient evidence of a current submission window. A [Thai library notice](https://lib.psu.ac.th/17250) invites faculty, students and personnel to propose Thai or foreign-language books, ebooks and textbooks through a linked form. | Ask the library or Faculty of Law to confirm the current route and whether the author's visiting appointment provides the necessary account entitlement. Use the free publisher edition and explain a comparative-law teaching purpose. The appointment does not establish student status, library membership or a completed deposit. |
| [National Institute of Development Administration: book suggestion service](https://library.nida.ac.th/library_service/book-suggestion-service/) | The opened English page says library users may propose academic and other books, subject to librarian review. Its **More** link produced a malformed destination and HTTP 404. The page does not define external-user eligibility in this service description. | Confirm the functioning recommendation channel and eligibility with the library before proceeding. Supply the publisher link and financial-governance research rationale if invited. A publicly readable service page is not proof that an unaffiliated author can submit directly. |

Checked on 7 November 2026. The Thai notice is summarised in English for routing purposes; no official translation or comprehensive Thai-language policy review is claimed. The Prince of Songkla University homepage initially timed out, while its specific service page was retrievable. Search results for unrelated institutions sharing “PSU” were excluded. No Thai library request was submitted.

## Reuse and evidence

Book: Albert Tan Sin Hon, *Insurance-Backed Offshore Liquidity: Financial Law, Trust Governance and Regulatory Visibility at the PRC-Hong Kong Interface* (University of Groningen Press, 2026), [DOI 10.21827/6ac3948159a9e](https://doi.org/10.21827/6ac3948159a9e). Book licence: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Original companion material: CC BY 4.0. This route guide is an AI-assisted companion resource commissioned by the author and is not publisher-reviewed.