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LIBRARY MEMBERSHIP RULES
ADMISSION TO LIBRARY MEMBERSHIP
Postgraduate, M.Phil
and Ph.D. Research associates, teachers and students and Faculty members in the
disciplines of African Studies, Arabic, Buddhist Studies, English, Hindi,
History, Library and Information Science, Linguistics, Modern Indian Languages,
Persian, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Punjabi, Sanskrit, and Urdu
are eligible for the membership of the Library and M.I.L.
A schedule for the registration of eligible members is
notified to the concerned university Departments colleges and Faculty of Arts, ect. By the Library in the month of
July ever year.
Applications
for membership is to be made on the prescribed form obtainable form the
Membership Section of the Library on production of the Identity Card (not
applicable in the case of Faculty members and college teachers.
Duly filled
application forms are required to be recommended by Principal of the College of
the Head of the Departments of the
University, as the case be, No application is accepted with the
recommendation.
After the submission of a completed
application form, the applicants, by, showing their identity card can reveal
the Library Tickets form the membership.
Renewal of Final Year membership of Research membership is
done on the production of the renewed Identity Card as well as the receipt of
Library deposit for sum of Rs. 500/- and Library
Development fee of Rs. 200/- vide no. 200 dated
27-08-1996 under which annual dues have been paid by the members.
RIGHT OF THE ARTS LIBRARY AND SEMINAR
LIBRARY RESERVED
The
right of admission to the Arts Library and Seminar Library is reserved to the bonafide
registered members of the Library. The entry to the Library will be against the
Identity Cards to be shown at the entrance as well as for sitting in the
Reading Room. University will subject unauthorized entrants and trespassers to
penal action.
Personal
and private books, brief – cases and printed matter other then library books
should not be brought inside the Library. Arts Library and Seminar Library do
not accept any responsibility for the damage to personal property left on their
premises.
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MEMBERS
Library
tickets are not transferable as they are tokens of privilege which only the
member to whom they are issued to. Sub-lending of books is misuse of this
privilege and may lead to the withdrawal of membership.
Books
should not be kept beyond the date marked on the date slip pasted inside the
book.
Members
should keep the Library informed of any change of address, change of college,
change of subject ect. During the period of their membership.
Members
must satisfy themselves about the physical condition of the books before
borrowing them. They shell be held responsible for any damage noticed/ reported
later of at the time of returning. Members shell be
required to replace/to deposit the cost (along binding charges) of the book
reported lost of found damaged of defected by marking. Defaulters may be
suspended form the use of the Library by the Librarian In charge of Arts
Library pending the discharge if their liabilities.
BOOK ISSUE SYSTEM & OVERDUES CHARGES
On
each occasion the book is borrowed, a library ticked is be
given at the Issue Counter and the Identity Card shown. The library ticket
shall be restored to the member when the book is returned but the library
ticket may be retained by the library staff if any problem is detected at the
time of return of the book to be discharged when the case is settled.
An
overdue charge of Rs. 1 per volume per day is charged
for the books returned lated. This provision is for general books only. Overdue
charges shall be collected through the ‘Conscience Box’ method and no receipt
is issued for it.
CONDITIONS OF LOAN
Manuscripts
Reference books, rare books, Theses, Dissertations, Periodicals (loose issues
and bound volumes) and such other reading materials as marked ‘Not To be
Issued’ ‘ For Consultation Only’ shell not be issued out on lone except with the special permission of the Librarian
In – Charge, Arts Library.
Books
on lone with members can be recalled by the Librarian In-Charge Arts Library at
any time without assigning any reason thereof.
Loans of books is
not renewable the same very day.
LOSS OF LIBRARY BOOKS / LIBRARY TICKETS
Members
are responsible for the books borrowed ion their library tickets. Neither the
books nor the tickets be lent to anyone else.
Lose
of library books is immediately in prescribed form obtainable from the
Circulation Section Library.
Members
shall replace or deposit the cost (alongwith binding charges) of the book lost
or retuned in a damaged condition.
When
a library ticket is lost, the member shall deposit a library security of Rs. 500, which shall be refunded to him/her on the expiry
of the validity of the lost ticket. Duplicate ticket shall be issued on the
payment of Rs. 5/- per ticket. The member shall
however, continue to be responsible for any loss that library may suffer
through the loss/misuse of the lose ticket.
NO-DUES CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE
Library
tickets are the property of the library. Before taking the university
examination or terminating connection with the college or the university, ever
member has to return the library tickets and clear all dues, if any, and a no –
dues clearance certificate obtained.
No
college/institution/Department shall issue a discharge certificate to its
students/ teachers/ non-teaching staff who had been recommended by them for
library membership without obtaining a no – dues
clearance certificate form the Library.
The case of non members shall be settled by the College/Office/ Department Office locally after the verification of their records whether their membership form were recommended by them or not. Arts Library shall not issue any clearance certificate in respect of non-members.
OPEN ACCESS AND SHELF ARRANGMENT
The
members have the privilege of direct access to shelves in the stack halls. It
is impartment that the arrangement of books be maintained on the shelves for
the convenience of members themselves. While books can be freely taken out, on
no account should they be reshelved by the members because of the danger of
their misplacement.
Periodicals
(both bound and loose) will be available for consultation only within the
Periodicals Section against Identity Card/ Consultation Ticket/ Reader’s
Ticket.