Facilities

Library

LIBRARY RULES

OPENING HOURS: Monday – Friday: 9:30AM to 3:00PM

* The library is closed on Sundays and all public holidays.

DISCIPLINE

  1. All users are required to submit their College IDs to the Library Assistant upon entrance to the library.
  2. All users must observe total silence in the library and its environs at all times.
  3. Use of mobile phones is strictly prohibited in the library.
  4. All bags, cases, folders, etc. must be left in the rack placed in the library.
  5. Users are not allowed to leave their baggage overnight in the library. The library shall not take any responsibility for loss of personal property or books already signed out to a user.
  6. All users are required to show all items to the Library Assistant before leaving the library.
  7. No student is allowed to enter the circulation area without the consent of the library staff.
  8. Anyone caught marking, defacing or mutilating books or any other library material will be expected to pay for the material with the most current edition of the same.
  9. Use of sound equipments like radios, cell phones, etc. is strictly prohibited in the library and its environs.
  10. Users are not allowed to reshelf the books after removing them from the shelf. Leave the books on the table or with the Assistant near the door.
  11. No library equipment may be moved, modified or tampered without permission from the Library Committee.

BORROWING PROCEDURE

  1. A user must be a registered student in the current term to be able to use the library services.
  2. Library materials may not be removed from the library unless the library staff has properly issued them out.
  3. Students are allowed to borrow a maximum of two (2) books for a period of six (6) days.
  4. All borrowed materials must be returned on or before the due date.
  5. Students are not allowed to borrow books on behalf of others or transfer borrowed materials to other students.
  6. Students with overdue materials and overdue fines will not be allowed to use the library services.
  7. All reserve materials must be returned at the specified time.
  8. The following materials can only be used within the library:
    • Reference books
    • Newspapers
    • Journals and Magazines
    • Question Bank
  9. Lending out of books from the library will be stopped one (1) week prior to the commencement of the End-Semester Examination.
  10. Likewise, all borrowed books must be returned to the library one (1) week prior to the commencement of the End-Semester Examination. Failure to do so will result in the non-issuance of the End-Semester Admit Card.

DAMAGE/LOSS OF LIBRARY MATERIALS

  1. All users will be held responsible for any damage or loss of library materials in their possession and will be required to meet the cost of replacement and processing.
  2. Users must ensure that the books they borrow are in good condition to avoid being held responsible for any damages noted while returning the books.
  3. Lost books must be reported to the Librarian immediately and replaced or paid for within 15 days.
  4. Lost library books that are recovered, must be handed to the Librarian as they remain the property of the College library.

OVERDUE CHARGES/FINE (Faculty inclusive)

  1. General Collection Books  Rs. 5/- per day
  2. Books not returned at the end of the term Rs. 200/- per book

EXCLUSION FROM THE USE OF THE LIBRARY

  1. The Library Committee shall have the power to suspend or exclude from use of the library any user who disregards the library rules.
  2. The library staffs have the right to ask students to leave the library if they are behaving inappropriately or causing disturbance to other users.

Borrowing :

  • All registered students and faculty have borrowing privileges in the library. Other people may use the library but do not have borrowing privileges.

Loan Periods :

The length of time that books may be borrowed are as follows :

  • Students : Two (2) books for six (6) days; renewable once.
  • Faculty : Three (3) books for fourteen (14) days; renewable.

NB: These rules are subject to review by the Library Committee from time to time.