Library

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Library Rules

The BIMTECH Library is primarily meant for the regular faculties, visiting faculties, research scholars, students, and administrative staff of the institute. These rules are framed to help and promote rather than constrain the use of library materials and services.

1.The library restricts the types of personal belongings patrons may bring. Items that may not be brought inside the library include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Personal newspapers, books/checked-out books.
• Briefcases and cases for other equipment (laptop computers)
• Containers (including paper bags, boxes, backpacks, shopping bags, etc.)
• Food and drinks
• Handbags or purses larger than 9.5″ x 6.25″
• Luggage
• Musical instruments and their cases
• Outerwear (such as raincoats and overcoats)
• Umbrellas
• Scissors or other cutting implement
• Pets

At the owner’s risk, personal belongings should be kept outside the library or at the property counter.

No valuable items, viz., money, passbooks, and mobile phones, should be kept in your bag while keeping them on the property counter.

Mobile phones should be switched off or kept in silent mode inside the library. Mobile use is restricted in reading areas.

Photography is allowed with the prior permission of the librarian; however, flash photography is prohibited in all areas.

As in any other public situation, users in the library must exercise care to safeguard their personal property. Valuable property, particularly laptops, and mobile phones, should never be left unattended in the reading area or elsewhere in the library. The library is not responsible for the loss of personal property brought into the library.

Using Library Resources:

• Only take resources out of the library that you have borrowed. Remember to return or renew them on time to avoid fines.
• Treat library property with respect. You will be charged for lost, stolen, or damaged items.
• Remember, the library’s online services are for academic use only and must not be used for any commercial purpose.
• The greatest possible care must be taken to prevent damage to items from the library’s collections. Make no marks on items from the library’s collections. Do not rest objects or take notes on top of library materials. You must preserve the existing order and arrangement of unbound materials and report any disarrangement to the library staff on duty.
• No rare material may be photocopied without the permission of the librarian. Fragile material may not be photocopied.

Library Circulation

Circulation hours: The circulation (issue/return) service will be available from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on all working days.

• Information of new arrivals of books will be shared through e-mail under the subject Current Awareness Service, “CAS” and the books will be displayed on a separate shelf for a week. These books will be subsequently available for circulation.
• For re-issuing, it is necessary to present the book at the counter as it is not automatic. If there is a demand for the book, the request for re-issue may be turned down by the librarian.
• During the examinations, books and publications issued for a period of ten days will not be re-issued even if there is no demand for the said books.
• If a book is not returned in the stipulated time the member will be charged a penalty of Rs. 5 per day per volume. In the case of a reference book, the penalty will be Rs. 5 per hour, per volume. The fine should be paid at the library counter and a valid receipt should be obtained by the student.
• If a member loses a book against his/her account, the penalty will be as follows:
  1. He/she will have to replace the lost book. Or
  2. He/she will have to pay the cost of the book and a fine of 25% of the book value.
  3. If the relevant book is not easily available in the market, then the loser would pay double the current cost of the book.
• Borrower shall be responsible for the safe return of the books to the library. Borrowers must satisfy themselves about the physical condition of the books before borrowing, otherwise they shall be held responsible for the damage noticed at the time of returning.
• Renewal of Borrowed Books: Users can renew the books they’ve borrowed if another user has not put the same books on hold. Books can only be renewed by bringing them to the library circulation counter. Theses, dissertations, are not lent out of the library.

Stealing or damaging the property of library or misbehaving with library staff shall be considered an act of indiscipline, which will call for strict disciplinary action.

Group study and discussions are not allowed in the library. Silence should be maintained in the library.

As in any other public situation, users in the library must exercise care to safeguard their personal property. Valuable property, particularly laptops, and mobile phones, should never be left unattended in the reading area or elsewhere in the library. The library is not responsible for the loss of personal property brought into the library.

Visitors are not permitted in the library without the permission of the librarian.

Personal/issued books and magazines, files, boxes and such other items are prohibited inside the library and the same are to be kept at the property counter.

All students are advised to get their material possessions checked by the person sitting at the entry gate.

Eatables, drinks and use of mobile phones are strictly prohibited inside the library.

Using Library Resources:

• Only take resources out of the library that you have borrowed. Remember to return or renew them on time to avoid fines.
• Treat library property with respect. You will be charged for lost, stolen, or damaged items.
• Remember, the library’s online services are for academic use only and must not be used for any commercial purpose.
• The greatest possible care must be taken to prevent damage to items from the library’s collections. Make no marks on items from the library’s collections. Do not rest objects or take notes on top of library materials. You must preserve the existing order and arrangement of unbound materials and report any disarrangement to the library staff on duty.
• In all cases, adherence to the copyright law is the responsibility of the reader. This applies to both published and unpublished material.

Books Recommendations

The library procures textbooks and reference books at the request of the BIMTECH faculty. Students desiring to suggest new books for the library may please give their suggestions to their concerned department faculty. Faculty desiring to suggest new books for the library may please fill out the online recommendation form after logging into their OPAC account or download and fill out the respective form attached herewith and submit it to the librarian for further action.

A form for recommendations for the purchase of books is attached herewith.

Please include for each item the title, author or editor, date or edition, and publisher. These details can be typed in or copied from a document, email, or website (you may prefer to copy from publisher websites or Amazon books for the items you’re recommending). If you have a long list of recommendations, please email it as an attachment to [email protected].

* Purchase limits for Faculty Members Rs. 2000.00 above, with Director consent needed.

Library Timings

Library Timings: Library remains open on all seven days except holidays as specified in the academic calendar of BIMTECH throughout the year. During the preparation and examination period, library services are extended up to 9:00 pm on weekends.

Eligibility: The BIMTECH library is primarily meant for the faculty, full- time students of all the courses, administrative staff, visiting faculty and research scholars. Non-BIMTECHians can be permitted to consult the library for reading purpose only with the permission of the Director.

Library Membership Procedure: Each student member will have to summit one passport size photograph at the library security check counter while Faculty and external members have to fill a membership form and have to submit two passport size photographs.

Circulation Rules:

• The borrowing facility is given only to the members of the library. Circulation will be done only through the circulation counter, after the member produces his/her Identity Card to the person at the counter.
• Students will not be allowed to take the periodicals, newspapers outside the library.
• Students can get photocopies of the required article from the Reprography Centre.
• The duration of borrowing for members will be as follows: -

Advisory Committee

The library is advised by a committee of experts in different disciplines. Faculty members of various disciplines are the members of the library committee, with one senior member as convener. The director of the institute is the chairman of the committee. The head of the library generally acts as the member-secretary of the committee. The functions of the committee are to assist and advise the Head of Library in the formulation of library policies, the purchase of library materials, the improvement of library and information services, and operational matters.

The library provides each member of the committee with an orientation to collection development policies and procedures. The advisory committee also reviews and assists in revising the allocation of collection development funds to best meet the needs of all disciplines. The committee meets regularly to advise the library on a wide range of other collection development issues.

The Library Committee advises the Director on the following matters:

• Provide an effective forum for the working faculties to communicate their suggestions for the provision of effective library and information services. Evolve collection development policies and procedures, including journal subscriptions.
• Formulate the rules concerned with circulation policies.
• Advice on budget proposals, manpower development, etc.
• Recommend the write-off of lost documents, obsolete and old books, etc
• Advise on the development of infrastructural facilities, including space, furniture, reprographic, and computer facilities.
• Long term development planning.
• Library budget in respect of books, periodicals, manpower, furniture, and other equipment required for the library from time to time.
• General library rules and regulations.
• Subscribe to electronic databases

Team Members

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