Know Your Library User's Guide (참고용)

Five Laws of Library

Books are for Use;

Every reader his/her books;

Every book its reader;

Save the time of reader/staff;

A Library is a growing organism.

-- Padamshree Dr. S.R. Rangnathan

Our Library

          The Central Library extends a warm welcome to all its readers, especially to the newly admitted students. Habits are the integral part of all human beings and any habit formed in your present impressionable age will remain life long and that’s true in the case of your LIBRARY HABIT too. This habit is a MUST for you’re as it plays a great part in getting success in your career and throughout your life.

Library Hours

Monday through Friday      09.00 am to 09.00 pm
Saturday / Sunday            10.00 am to 02.00 pm

Membership

          All faculty, student, research scholars and staff are eligible to become member of the library. Application for membership should be made on the prescribed form available from the library.

Admission to the Library

          Before entering the library, the identity card should be shown by the student at the entry point. The library does not accept any responsibility for loss or damage of private books, bags, cases, personal effects and printed matter other than library books left in its premises.

Loan Privilege

Faculty & Administrative Officers

Professor 20 books for 180 days
Assistant. Professor 20 books for 180 days
Lecturer 15 books for 180 days
Administrative Officer 06 books for 180 days

Research Scholar’s and students

Research Scholars 05 books for 14 days
P.G. Student’s 05 books for 14 days
U.G. students 02 books for 14 days

Staff

Class III and IV 02 books for 180 days

How to search a book in the library

          Central Library maintains catalogue of all the documents held by it. This catalogue is available in print form as well as on-line catalogue.

Manual Catalogue

          The manual catalogue is comprised of three parts i.e. the Title, Author and the Subject catalogue. The entries in title catalogue are arranged according to subject in alphabetical order. The entries in Author catalogue are arranged according to surname of the author in alphabetical order. The entries in subject catalogue are arranged according to subjects in alphabetical order. User can search the document through author’s name or through subject/ keywords.

On-line Catalogue

          Central Library has fully computerized catalogue search facility available to users through intranet. By clicking this link (http:/ ) search page is opened. One can search a book by author, title or subject. In case of any difficulty library personnel may be contacted for assistance.

Circulation section

          The circulation section will remain open from 09:30 am to 08:30 pm on week days, while on Saturdays / Sundays it will remain open from 10:30 am to 01:45 pm.

Issue system

• Book shall be issued on the presentation of Bar-coded Library card with identity card.
• Library card is not transferable. The books will be refused to get issued, if library card owner is not verified.
• Before leaving the issue counter, the member should satisfy that the books lent to him/her are in a sound condition. If a book is retuned in damaged condition the borrower will be held responsible for its replacement.
• Books issued to members should get checked to the attendant at the checkpoint.

Conditions of Loan

• Books on loan to its members can be recalled by the Library at any time.
• Hand-books, Reference books, Textbooks, Periodicals, Encyclopedia, standards and other damaged books are not issued on loan. However, theirs books are to be consulted within the Library premises only.

Library Card

          Special care should be taken so that library card and property are not misplaced or lost. Library card is not transferable. All losses are to be reported immediately to the Librarian/ Dy. Librarian.

Overdue and Fine

          If book is not returned on due date, an overdue fine of ___ per volume per day is levied to its users (both, students, faculty members and staff)

Care of Books

• No one is supposed to write /damage makes doodles on Library books and Journals.
• The person shall be held responsible for any damage caused to the books, Journals or any other property of the Library and shall be required to pay the penalty which may include deduction of marks from the general group of marks or other disciplinary action as the institute may deem fit.
• In case of loss of a book the borrower will be required either to replace the book by its latest edition or pay prevailing publisher’s price together with a penalty double to the cost of the books plus overdue charge if any. In case of rare or out of print book the penalty may be equal to cost of reproduction of the book.
• If one volume of a set is damaged or lost, the borrower will be liable to place the whole set or pay the cost of the whole set.
• Do not pull a book from the shelf by forcefully tugging the top of the spine.
• Do not suspend a book by holding its casing only.
• Do not force a book open, especially when it is new.
• Do not ear mark the paper of pages of a book.

Reprographic Services

          Facility for Xerox (copies of information materials available in library) provided on payment basis.

Multimedia Library

          Video viewing facility is available for self study through video tapes of course materials and lecturing facility for all users during all working days

Book-Bank Services:

          The Textbook Lending Book-bank (TLB) service is being extended to Institute students since 1967. From the book bank, a maximum of five books can be borrowed for each semester by the students of under graduate classes. Similarly five books can also be borrowed by MCA-TLB Bank. There are also SC/ST Book Bank and SC/ST Pre-Examination Training Center for Central Service.

Open Access System

          The Library has adopted the open access system which is the greatest facility that any Library can provide to its readers and thus the readers enjoy perfect liberty to go round and choose for themselves the books and the journals they need. Needles to say that when the readers enjoy certain privileges, certain responsibilities also fall on their shoulders. The same can be fulfilled to a very great extent by observing the following few rules:-

1. Please draw-out books carefully from the shelves especially when they are kept tight.
2. Please never place a book or journal on the shelves after it has been taken out. Please leave it close on the table.
3. Please always remember that a misplaced book is a lost book.
4. Please DO NOT HIDE out books and journals and thus do not deprive other to get the same. 
5. Please do not tear out pages or damage the reading material kept at your disposal as it causes great inconvenience to all the readers and an ultimate loss to the nation.

Library Atmosphere

          When the readers enter the Library they find perfect silence, orderliness and decorum prevailing inside, what is needed most is only their appreciation of these factors and an active co-operation in maintaining the same. This kind of atmosphere is bound to generate joy and urge to read in them and further radiate it to every one inside the Library.

Points to remember

1. Before entering the Library, private books and other belongings should be kept at the Reader’s property Counter, out side the main entrance of Central Library. For any loss of belonging from this counter the Library shall not be responsible. Do not keep your valuable in the bag at Reader’s property counter. 
2. The Library card is NOT TRANSFERABLE. Sub-lending of books is a misuse of this privilege and is to be avoided. 
3. Special care should always be taken that the Library card is not misplaced or lost. The loss it any is to be reported immediately to the Librarian/ Dy. Librarian.
   Duplicate Library card will be issued at the discretion of the Librarian and on payment of ___/- only.
   The member will continue to be responsible for any loss which the Library may suffer due to the loss or misuse of the Library card. 
4. The Library card is the property of the Library, must be returned, with dues, if any, to be paid and a No dues certificate obtained for them from the Library before leaving for home. The names of the defaulter shall be reported to the Director for necessary action. 
5. Students must possess on their person their respective INDENTITY CARD duly completed and signed at all times when they visit the Library, as the same may be demanded any time whenever it is felt necessary. 
6. When you leave the Library, please stop for a moment at the door and show your notebook, books etc., to the attendant on duty. Please DON’T MIND; it is just a matter of daily routine. 
7. To maintain the atmosphere of quiet and dignity inside the Library, members are reminded that conversation or consultation among themselves or noisy or demonstrative greeting of friends inside the Library is not permissible. 
8. In case of any difficulty in the use of Library resources, always contact the Librarian or Dy. Librarian. 
9. Students are advised to regularly scan the Library notice board for important information’s about the Library, study and scholarship in the country and abroad and for information about forthcoming seminars and symposiums. 
10. Any infringement of the Library rules may lead to the withdrawal of Library membership, fine or both.