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The lending of Resources Centre Materials

 

SKAC Resource Centre provides general access and a full range of loan services. These services include the issue of materials from the circulating collections, checking in returned materials, and shelving of reading materials. Circulation staff in the RC will also assist you in placing reservation and recall requests on items that are issued out and will help you in locating items in the stack area.

 

Circulation Policies:

 

The borrowing of reading materials facility is available to the faculty, researchers, students and staff of the Institute. The registration to use the Resource Centre facility and services is automatic for the faculty and staff on joining the Institute and for students on registration for the courses.

The rules are framed to facilitate and promote, rather than to constrain, the use of Resource Centre collection and services.

 

Borrowing Privileges

Faculty/Visiting Faculty/Academic staff

  1.        10 Books - for one semester

  2.         Due dates:  30th March, 31th October

  3.         2 Reference books- for 15 days

  4.        2 Bound volumes /single issues of journals - for 7 days

  5.        2 CD/VCD/DVD/Video etc.- for 5 days

Late Fee

Note: For faculty and Academic staff, any book issued between 1-30 November, and 1-30 April, of each semester, will be considered as issued for the next Semester.

 

•        Students

Research Scholars

                              Books - for one semester

                             Due dates: 15 Days'

                             1 Bound volume/Single issue of a journal for 5 days

UG Students

                             5 Books foLate Fee

General Books

                             Rs.2.00 per day (First-15 days)

                             Rs.5.00 per day (16th day and onwards)

 

General Rules (Circulation)

•        All issues & returns of Resource Centre materials are handled from the Circulation Desk during its working hours.

•        Borrowers are requested to make sure that the books are properly issued or returned.

•        Resource Centre users are requested to bring their Smart Card while coming to the Resource Centre.

•        The borrower is requested to check the books & other reading materials thoroughly for missing pages, chapters, any damages, markings etc. before borrowing.

•        No book in damaged conditions may be accepted by the borrower. Mutilated or spoiled books may have to be replaced by the borrower.

•        The borrowing facility can be restricted or suspended in case of misbehaviour or misuse of the Resource Centre facilities/materials.

•        Resource Centre materials will be issued/returned, only if the borrower shows the Smart Card at the Circulation Desk.

•        The Institute Smart ID Card used for borrowing RC materials is not transferable and must be produced whenever requested by RC staff.

•        Members are held responsible for all items issued in their name until they are returned by the respective members to the Resource Centre.

•        Latest issues of journals/magazines are not issued out.

•        Materials designated as Newspapers are not issued out. 

•        Faculty and staff going on long leave, with or without salary, deputation, study leave, or extraordinary leave will have to return all borrowed materials before leaving the institute.

•        No material from the Resource Centre should be taken out without proper issue/ recording. Any type of violation may lead to disciplinary action.

 

Issue & Return

 

 Monday - Saturday      9:00 am to 5:00 pm

•        Materials issued out from the Resource Centre are to be returned at the Circulation Desk during its working hours.

•        Materials issued out to be returned on or before the due date.

 

Reminders
  • Resource Centre will usually send reminders to members for the overdue items, but non-receipt of reminders is no reason for returning books late.
Late fee
  • Overdue/Fine are be charged to the members as per the details given in the Borrower Privileges Table.
  • Members who have overdue item(s) outstanding may not be permitted to borrow any materials until the overdue items have been returned and fines are paid.
  • If the fine amount exceeds Rs.50.00, the membership may be cancelled and no issues will be done.
Renewals
  • Resource Centre materials can be renewed if there are no reservations on them by other users
  • Same materials cannot be renewed more than once.
  • The borrower has to bring the material physically to the Resource Centre for renewal.
  • Journals, reference books, CDs etc, (other than books) will not be renewed.
  • No renewal will be entertained for Short Loan books
 
Recall
  • Resource Centre staff may recall a book at any time before its due date. The overdue charges may be increased for failure to return a book when it is due or recalled.
 
Reservation
  • Members can reserve only those materials, which are already issued at the Circulation Desk.
  • One reader can reserve a maximum of two books at any given time.
  • A book can have maximum of two reservations.
  • Reserved books will be put on hold at the Circulation desk for a maximum of three working days (inclusive of the day on which it is received/returned and the hold period can be reduced looking into the demand) from the date of return by the previous borrower. If the member who has reserved the book fails to pick up the same within this period the reservation stands cancelled.
  • The availability of reserved items will be informed through email.
 
Loss of / Damage to Resource Centre materials
  • Loss of book(s) must be reported immediately.
  • Overdue fine, if any will be charged till the loss of book(s) is reported.
  • If the original book is returned after reporting it lost, the fine will be calculated till the date of its return.
  • The borrower will have to replace the book, if lost/damaged with the latest edition within 45 days from reporting, along with overdue charges.
If the lost book is out of print and if the borrower is unable to replace it, he/she will have to pay the prevailing cost of the book, plus 30% processing fee.
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