Library Rules

Admission to the Library

Any person eligible to become member of the library or permitted by the Librarian/Competent Authority may be admitted to the library.
Every member shall be required to to write legibly his/her name and his/her department in the gate register specially provided for the purpose. Such a signature will be taken as an acknowledgement that the person agrees to abide by the library rules.
The staff at the entrances is authorized to examine everything that passes into or goes out of the library.
No book shall be issued on loan which in the opinion of the Librarian is not in a condition to be safely handled by the borrower.
Before getting books issued any mutilation or markings should be pointed out immediately by the member to the Issue Counter Assistant and his initials be obtained there, otherwise the member shall be responsible for mutilations and markings discovered afterwards.
In case of damage or loss of a book, the member shall be required to replace the book or pay the cost of replacement of the book. Replacement cost of a book will mean the price of the book as per Bibliographical Sources or other sources or market price or price as per Accession Register, whichever is higher, plus postal and other incidental charges to be incurred in procuring the book. If such a book is a gift/is out of print/ its price is not known, the price to be charged will be determined by the Librarian in consultation with the DSW.
If a volume of a set/series or lost and a new volume is not separately available, the member concerned shall be liable to replace the whole set/series or pay the replacement cost of the same. The other volumes of the set/series will be given to the member after replacing or paying the cost of the whole set.

Restricted Categories of Reading Material

Reference books, loose issues and bound volumes of periodicals, multivolume sets, Rare books and such other materials as may be placed under restricted categories by the Librarian may not be lent out ordinarily, However, in special circumstances, the Rule may be relaxed for their issue for a very limited period. The decision of the Librarian in such case shall be final.
A book which is in a great demand may not be re-issued to the same student on consecutive days.
Before leaving the library, students will be required to return the books borrowed by them for consultation in the library.
Thesis, reports, project reports are not for issue. In special circumstances, the rule may be relaxed but permission by the Vice Chancellor is required.

General Library Rules

Reader shall maintain perfect order and silence in Library.

Making noise, spitting, smoking or doing anything else which may disturb other readers or which may be against the discipline of the Library is strictly prohibited. If any person do not follow this rule then Library staff has the authority to restrict him/her from entering into the Library.
No person entitled or permitted to mutilate, disfigure by writing in the margins, by under-lining sentences, by marking passages or by damaging in any other way a book, periodical, map or chart or any other property of the Library.
A reader is responsible for any damage caused to the reading materials or to any other property of the Library shall be required to replace the reading material or pay for the property besides the penalty imposed upon him by the Librarian/competent authority.
If books issued to a member are found mutilated at the time of return he/she shall have to replace or pay the price thereof. Therefore, members are requested to check the books thoroughly before getting them issued.
Readers shall vacate their seats ten minutes before the closing time of the Library or earlier if the Librarian or in the absence of the Librarian. The senior-most staff member of the Library orders so.
The Librarian reserves the rights to suspend/cancel the membership privilege of any member found misbehaving with the Library Staff or for any other indecent behavior. Such a member is also liable to be expelled from the Library.
When the members have any complaint about the services provided by the Library they should not enter into argument with the Library Staff. Instead, they are advised to bring it to the notice of the Librarian.
Any infringement of the Library Rules will render a member’s privilege of admission to and of borrowing books from the Library liable to cancellation.
In all other matters, the Librarian shall have the power to take action as he may deem fit.
These Library Rules may be altered or amended or new rules may be added to the existing ones by the University Authority from time to time without notice to the members and these rules or any alterations or amendments to them shall be effective and binding on all concerned. A copy of these rules will be made available when required on payment basis.
The Janitor/ Library Attendant at the entrance and exit gate of the Library is authorized to search the person of a reader if he suspects that he is carrying any unauthorized book or other reading materials or any other property from the Library.