Library Membership Form will be issued in the library between the library working hours.
Submit the membership form to the Librarian along with 2 stamp size photographs and photocopy of fee receipt.
The newly joined faculty shall get the library cards on showing their appointment orders.
LIBRARY RULES
Right to Entry: RUAS students, teachers, and other staff members of the University are eligible to walk in into the library.
ID card is compulsory to enter the library.
An entry register/computer is placed at the entrance, kindly sign OR swipe in it [your id card] when you enter the library.
Personal belongings like Notebook/Pen/Laptops are allowed in the Library and the rest shall be deposited at the counter.
Seats in open reading areas of the Library may not be reserved.
CONDITIONS
Members should return all the borrowed library resources before proceeding with any kind of long leave.
Absence and illness are not acceptable excuses for exemption from paying an overdue charges.
If the due date falls on a holiday, the library material may be returned on the next working day without any overdue charges.
Members should not write on or disfigure the issued library resources in any way.
If the book/material belonging to a set is lost, the borrower will be charged for replacing the entire set amount.
GENERAL LIBRARY RULES
All the students/scholars and outsiders entering the Library shall deposit their bags and other belongings at the entrance. Only notebooks and the library books to be returned will be allowed inside. Do not to leave any valuables at the Check Point. Library is not responsible for any loss of personal belongings. All files, books and notebooks must be presented to the Library Assistant at the checkpoint for inspection while leaving the Library. Library does not permit any exception in the observance of this rule.
Identity Card is compulsory for getting access to the library.
Books removed from the shelves by students, if not required for reference, should be kept on the book trolley or on table nearest to them. Please do not try to shelve them yourself. Please remember that a book misplaced is a book lost.
The newspaper(s) should be folded properly after reading and kept back in the designated place.
Readers should not deface, mark, cut, mutilate or damage library resources in any way. If anyone is found doing so, he will be charged the full replacement cost of the resource. Books Borrowed should be protected from RAIN, DUST, INSECT, etc.
Claim for Reference Shelf books should be made entry in the Register maintained at the counter.
Reference books are issued to students for overnight during the examination time only.
Those students who do not return the books, issued for overnight use, in time, will not be issued any book for a period of 15 days.
All the students who want to return the books issued on their names are advised to wait until the books are shown as cancelled against their names.
Students are advised not to issue books to others on their names.
Conversation and discussion disturbs library ambience. Therefore, all are requested to maintain silence.
All users are requested to keep their mobiles switched off or in silent mode in the Library.
Beverages and Eatables are not allowed inside the library.
No visitor or guest is permitted to use the Library without prior permission
Library reserves the right to call back any issued book/item at any time.
Feedback and suggestion sheet/book is available at the circulation desk for your use.
LENDING OF LIBRARY RESOURCES
All the users are entitled to borrow the library resources as specified in the above table.
Further, Two books will be issued additionally for the SC & ST candidates under the "Book Bank" facility over the period of fifteen [15] days.
ID card is mandatory for the issue of library resources.
If there is no reservation for the issued material, the same can be renewed one more time for 15 days.
However, current issues of periodicals, newspapers and reference books will not be allowed for circulation.
The circulation/renewals will be done at the library counter according to the working hours of the library.
Library maintains the closed access service of its resources, users are requested to approach the library staff members to access the same.
Make sure that the resources are properly issued before you leave the circulation counter.
Members should satisfy themselves with the physical condition of the book/other material they wish to borrow before getting them issued.
Resources should not be kept beyond the due date marked on the due date slip.
The reference items have to be returned the very next day to the library, failing which a fine of Rs-100/- per day per item will be imposed.
OVER DUES CHARGES
If the issued library materials are not returned on or before the due date, the borrower has to pay an overdue charge of Rs-2/- per day per book for the first 15 days and Rs-5/- per day per book for subsequent days.
Overdue charges should be settled before the end of each semester/year if any.
In the event of non-payment, students are unable to borrow any of the material from the library.
REMINDERS
Librarian may send reminders for the overdue books.
LOSS OF BOOKS /DAMAGE
Report to the Librarian immediately.
Replacement with overdue charges should be done within a month from the date of issue.
If not, the present cost of the item will have to be deposited in the library, or as may be decided by the Librarian.
Payment to be made through Library/Accounts department and obtain a receipt from the concerned department and produce on demand.
CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE
Return all the issued library resources to get a No-dues certificate from the Librarian.
Students are required to bring their Identity Card to get the clearance certificate from the library.
Students who do not appear for the exam or those who failed in the exam should also return the library resources and get their clearance certificate.