RULES AND REGULATION
ADMISSION TO THE LIBRARY: All students/staff members of Seacom Pharmaceutical College shall be allowed admission in the library. Any other person with permission of the Principal may enter the library.
ENTRANCE INSIDE THE LIBRARY:
Persons acquiring right of the admission as under above, before entering/leaving the library shall:
a.Sign a register specially provided for the purpose by legibly entering all the columns. The signature shall ensure that the person concerned agrees to abide by the rule and regulations of the library.
b.Deposit all personal belongings; such as bag, umbrella, file, private books(s), etc. at the property counter of the library.
c.Shall show the student’s Identity Card at the entrance of the library to examine everything while passes in to or goes out of the library.
1.MEMBERSHIP:
Membership of the college library for the purpose of enjoying facilities of reading & borrowing are open to:
•Faculty Members, Librarian, & TA: Faculty Members, Librarian, and Technical Assistant (TA) are allowed to borrow maximum 6 (six) books at a time for a period of 30 (thirty) days.
•Non-Teaching Staff: All non-teaching staffs of the college can borrow up to 3 (two) books at a time for a period of 30 (thirty) days.
•Students will be allowed to borrow 3(Three) books from the college library for a period of 15 days. Renewal/Reissue of the books is also allowed for maximum 2(two) times after formal issue, subject to no/low demand for the respective book.
2.RULES OF LENDING OF BOOKS:
a.The privilege of borrowing books from the library is restricted to the registered members only.
b.Each member will have an Identity Card cum Reader's Ticket according to the category to which he/she belongs to.
c.The Identity Card cum Reader's Ticket is not transferable.
d.Student members must come to the library personally and tender his/her Identity Card at the circulation counter at the time of transaction.
e.Membership of a student shall remain valid till he/she remains on the role of the University.
f.The librarian may recall any book from member at any time.
g.Loose issues of periodicals are not for issue except for faculty members for only one day.
h.The reference books and journals books are not to be issued outside of the library.
NB: ALL BOOKS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE LIBRARY AFTER THE END OF EVERY SEMESTER.
3.RENEWAL OF BOOKS ON LOAN:
The books lent out to a member may be renewed provided the book in question is not reserved by other users. If reserve is not assigned then in case of Reissue/Renewal of library book: any student can reissue or renew his/her home issued from library book for maximum 2 times with one month’s duration each provided the home issued book has not been on demand by other members of the library.
•NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE: All students/faculty members/staff of the Institutions are required to collect their library clearance certificate from library at the end of his/her study/service, by surrendering his/her library cards, document dues.
4.OVERDUE FINE
Students failing to return books within the permissible period are fined Rs.1 for each day’s delay and no book will further be issued to them without the principal’s permission
5.FOR HOME USED:
students may borrow two books at a time against the borrower’s card and retain it for a fortnight. Honors students are permitted to borrow three books at a time
6. RESERVATION OF BOOKS:
A member may get book(s) reserved for loan by recording in a separate register prescribed reservation page available at the Circulation Counter. If the member fails to collect the books(s) within 5 days from the date of intimation; the reservation may be forfeited and such book(s) may be issued to other members.
7. LOSS OR DAMAGE OF BORROWED BOOKS:
The person held responsible for loss/ damage of library book shall be liable to pay off the library by replacing with a new copy i.e. current edition of the book lost, damaged if the book is not available in the market, he/she must pay the library twice the price of the original book.
If the replacement is not done within 15 days, the defaulter will be charged as follows: -
(a) Present cost of the book, if the book is in print.
(b) Three times the cost of the book, if the book is out of print.
8. LOSS OF LIBRARY IDENTITY CARD CUM READER'S TICKET:
The loss of Library Identity Card should be reported immediately in writing
to the Librarian and a fine of Rs.50/ (RUPEES TWENTY) Only- will be charged for re-issue of a ticket.
Reading Room Service: The college library has a spacious reading room where users can read documents as well as newspapers. Ordinarily not more than 2(two) books at a time will be allowed to be retained for use in the reading room. Again, personal books or already home issued books cannot be used in the reading room.
9. General Rules:
(a)All kinds of personal belonging expect notebook are supposed to be kept in the property counter at the entrance.
(b)Silence is must inside the library. Conversation, talking, sleeping, smoking, loitering & tiffin taking are not allowed within the library premises.
(c)Mobile phone in vibration mode only is permissible.
(d)Member shall not smoke or spit in any part of the library.
(e)While browsing books, no book should be replaced by the user on the stack themselves.
(f)Books once picked out from the stack should be left in the reading table if not issued out.
(g)The physical condition of the book should be checked while out. Mutilation of pages if found is to be brought to the notice of the circulation in-charge. Otherwise, the borrower himself/herself shall be responsible for mutilation of the book if detected afterwards.
(h)Underlining, marking, folding of pages, etc. in the book is strictly prohibited.
(i)Upon any infringement of the library rules, members shall forfeit privileges of admission and membership of the library.
(j)The Provisional Dealing Clerk of Library reserves the right to suspend or delinquent membership of any member found misbehaving, abusing the library staff or behaving in an indecent manner.
(k)The reference books, rare books, periodicals, reports, and books of some special collections as well as career guidance books and books marked as “not to be lent out” are not to be issued outside of the library.
(l)The members caught tearing of pages/stealing books or otherwise mutilating books will be suspended forthwith from using library facilities and further disciplinary action will be initiated against him/her by this college.
10. Rules for Internet / E Resources Usage:
a) Privilege for use of internet is limited to academic projects / study related only.
b) The students are advised to use internet and other e-resources strictly for academic/educational purpose.
c) Following activities are not allowed / permitted while using internet:
•Email & Chatting (other than academic purposes)
•Use of social networking sites
•Playing games
•Watching movies and listening to music
•Installation/updating/deletion of softwares and other applications without permission.
•Any obscene and indecent website
•Use of any external devices without prior permission from library staff.
Downloading: Users can download files pertaining to their courses, semester’s question papers, freely available e- books & periodicals to external devises like CD/DVD’s and Pen drives only after due permission from library personnel. File size should not be more than 10MB.
NB: The Library Rules framed above are subject to change, may be altered and amended from time to time or new rules may be imposed by the college authority and that will be effective and binding to all concerned.