ST.XAVIER’S COLLEGE LIBRARY

College Library Rules

1. All members of the staff and students are members of the college library.

2. All users must bring their College Identity card when they visit library.

3. All users must read their identity card in the e-gate facility during their entry and exit to the library.

4. The library will be open from 9.30 to 4.30 on all working days.

5. One notebook/sheets of paper may be taken inside the library for note taking. No printed materials are allowed inside the library.

6. Personal belongings may be kept in the property shelf kept outside the library.

7. A silent/calm atmosphere should be maintained within the library and its premises.

8. Our library is an open access library. Books in Lending Section can be borrowed by the user after circulation counter procedures.

9. Library is providing OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue) facility through which users can search their needed books by themselves.

10. Reference books and periodicals cannot be borrowed .However, back volumes of magazines, journals or reference books (in special circumstances) may be granted for overnight issue. But the user should return it in the next working day morning itself. Failing this may cause cancellation of library membership.

11. Users should maintain the library documents in good condition without scribbling, dampening etc.; failing which may cause replacement of the same book or fine payment as per government rules.

12. A user have to examine the condition of the book thoroughly if there is any damage before borrowing the book from the library and notify the defect to the staff in the circulation counter. Otherwise user will be responsible for the damage of the book .

13. Damaged books will not be issued.

14. A UG student can borrow 3 books maximum at a time and a PG student can borrow 5 .Teachers can borrow 10 books at a time. Non teaching staff can also take 3 at a time.

15. The period of loan is 14 days for students and 30 days for teachers. The date of return will be marked on the date label inside the book. A Failure to return on the recorded date will have to pay a fine of Rs.1 per day. However if there is any government orders to relax fine amount in the library for a particular period, it will be applicable in our library also.

16. The fine accumulated will be collected when the time of issuing Transfer Certificate/Leaving Certificate/No Dues Certificate from the College.

17. Though a library book is issued to any borrower category, College Librarian has the discretion to recall the book at any time. College Librarian can also cut down the loan period of a high demand book.

18. If a book is lost or missing the user has to report it to the College Librarian immediately and the user has to replace the same book or pay the fine by a stipulated time decided by the Principal. If one volume/issue in a set of books/journals is lost by a user, he/she has to replace the whole set. If the user can replace the same copy of same edition, it will be accepted. As per the government rules the fine will be as follows:

Books published after 1980 = 3 times the cost of the book

Books published in between 1950 – 1980 = 6 times the cost of the book

Books published before 1950 = 10 times the cost of the book

Rare books = as decided by the Principal according to its relevance