LIBRARY ORIENTATION

LIBRARY TOUR

WELCOME TO THE PRINCIPAL T. M. ADVANI MEMORIAL LIBRARY (JAIHIND LIBRARY)

LIBRARY TIMINGS
THE LIBRARY IS OPEN FROM 9.00 A.M TO 5.00 P.M. FROM MONDAYS TO SATURDAYS DURING EXAMS THE LIBRARY IS OPEN FROM 8.00 A.M TO 8.00 P.M. FROM MONDAYS TO SATURDAYS AND 10.00 A.M. TO 5.00 P.M. ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.

LIBRARY MEMBERSHIP
ALL LIBRARY MEMBERS WILL RECEIVE MEMBERSHIP CARDS AFTER COMPLETING THE RELEVANT APPLICATION FORM. LIBRARY MEMBERS GET TWO MEMBERSHIP CARDS, LENDING SECTION CARD AND REFERENCE SECTION CARD. NO MEMBERSHIP FEES WILL BE CHARGED.

LIBRARY PLUS FACILITY

THIS SERVICE IS OPTIONAL. AGAINST LIBRARY PLUS CARD ONE BOOK OR A CD-ROM WHICH IS RECEIVED ALONGWITH A BOOK OR MAGAZINE WILL BE ISSUED. FEES CHARGED FOR THIS FACILITY ARE : DEPOSITE RS. 200/-; ANNUAL FEES: RS.150/ CONTACT REFERENCE SECTION FOR THE MEMBERSHIP.

DUPLICATE IDENTITY CARD

LOSS OF LIBRARY IDENTITY CARD SHOULD BE REPORTED IMMEDIATELY TO THE LIBRARIAN. A DUPLICATE IDENTITY CARD IS ISSUED ON PAYMENT OF RS. 10/ DUPLICATE CARDS ARE ISSUED ONLY ON MONDAYS FROM 10.30 A.M. TO 12.30 P.M. LIBRARY MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO BRING A PHOTOGRAPH IF THEIR LIBRARY IDENTITY CARD IS

LOST. COLLEGE IDENTITY CARD IS MUST.

LENDING / CIRCULATION SECTION

ITS OPEN SHELF SYSTEM PROVIDES A USER-FRIENDLY APPROACH. PROPER GUIDELINES ARE PROVIDED TO LOCATE A BOOK. THIS SECTION IS UNDER VIDEO SURVILLANCE

 SECTION IS OPEN FROM 9.30 A.M. TO 3.30 P.M. AND CLOSE FOR LUNCH FROM 1.00 P.M. TO 1.30 P.M. NO ENTRY IS PERMISSIBLE WITHOUT THE LIBRARY MEMBERSHIP CARD IN THIS SECTION.

THINGS TO REMEMBER WHILE USING LENDING SECTION

WRITE YOUR NAME IN THE REGISTER KEPT AT THE PROPERTY COUNTER THAT HELPS US TO MAINTAIN STATISTICS. DO NOT FORGET TO COLLECT A FINE RECEIPT AFTER PAYING FINE AT THE COUNTER. DO NOT KEEP BOOK ON THE SHELF AFTER USE. KEEP IT ON THE TABLE OR TROLLEY KEPT IN A ROW. ALWAYS SEE CLASSIFICATION NUMBER OF THE BOOK USING CALALOGUE AND THEN LOCATE THE BOOK IN THE CUPBOARD. TO LOCATE BOOKS EASILY FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES PROVIDED ON THECUPBOARDS.

ARRANGEMENT OF THE BOOKS ON THE SHELVE

BOOKS ARE CLASSIFIED AS PER DDC CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM. BOOKS ARE ARRANGED BY CLASSIFICATION NUMBER AND ALPHABETICAL BY THE FIRST THREE LETTERS OF THE SURNAME OF THE AUTHOR. E.G. 954.024/SID

PENALTIES FOR DEFAULTERS

THE FINE FOR OVERDUE BOOKS: CIRCULATION SECTION 1 TO 7 DAYS ---- RS. 2/- PER DAY 8 DAYS ONWARDS ---- RS.5/- PER DAY REFERENCE SECTION RS. 5/- PER DAY

REFERENCE SECTION
LARGE COLLECTION OF ENCYCLOPEDIAS, DICTIONARIES, ATLASES, YEARBOOKS ETC. AVAILABLE IN THIS SECTION.

PERIODICALS/NEWSPAPERS/ TEXTBOOKS JOURNALS, NEWSPAPERS, QUESTION PAPERS, CD ROMS, SYLLABUS, CAREER BOOKS, PROSPECTUS OF THE DIFFERENT COURSES CAN BE OBTAIN FROM THIS SECTION.

AIRCONDITIONED READING HALL

ONLY LIBRARY MEMBERS ARE ALLOWED TO SEAT IN THE READING ROOM. THIS SECTION IS OPEN FROM 9.00 A.M. TO 5.00 P.M. AND DURING EXAMS IT IS OPEN FROM 8.00A.M TO 8.00 P.M.

SERVICES

INTERNET
LIBRARY OFFERS HALF AN HOUR SLOT AT A NOMINAL CHARGE OF RS.10/-. CONTACT REFERENCE DESK TO GET INTERNET COUPONS. A PRINT OUT IS ALSO PROVIDED FOR A FEE. LIBRARY IDENTITY CARD IS MUST TO AVAIL THIS FACILITY.

MULTIMEDIA
THIS FACILITY IS OFFERED FREE OF COST TO THE LIBRARY MEMBERS CONTACT REFERENCE SECTION TO ACCESS THIS FACILITY SELECT THE MULTIMEDIA CD-ROM TITLES FROM THE LIST AVAILABLE AT THE REFERNCE DESK.

ONLINE CATALOGUE SEARCH

LIBRARY MEMBERS CAN SEARCH A BOOK USING COMPUTER SEARCH VIA DIFFERENT ACCESS POINTS LIKE AUTHOR, TITLE, KEYWORD OR PUBLISHER. TWO FILES ARE KEPT AT THE DESK TO HELP STUDENTS TO KNOW HOW TO SEARCH. SEARCH ICON IS PROVIDED ON COMPUTERS KEPT FOR THE ONLINE CATALOGUE TO ACESS THE INFORMATION ON THE COMPUTER ABOUT COMPUTER SEARCH.

NEW ARRIVALS
NEW ARRIVALS ARE DISPLAYED, IN A SPECIAL NEW ARRIVALS SHOWCASE, OUTSIDE THE LIBRARY AND IN THE CIRCULATION SECTION, TO BRING THE NEW BOOK TO THE NOTICE OF THE LIBRARY MEMBERS.

REFFERAL SERVICES
INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP LIBRARY HAS INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP OF THE INDIAN MERCHANTS CHAMBER AND STUDENTS CAN AVAIL THIS FACILITY. STUDENTS CAN REFER THE BOOKS OF INDIAN MERCHANTS CHAMBER IN ADDITION TO OUR LIBRARY COLLECTION. TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO USE MAJOR LIBRARIES LIKE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY: STUDENTS ARE DIRECTED TO THE OTHER LIBRARIES FOR MORE INFORMATION IN ADDITION TO OUR COLLECTION MOSTLY FOR THEIR PROJECT WORK.

GENERAL INFORMATION

TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP
THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE LIBRARY IS CANCELLED IMMEDIATELY IF A PERSON IS FOUND WILLFULLY VIOLATING THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE LIBRARY. FACILITY OF ISSUING BOOKS FOR HOME READING CAN BE SUSPENDED IF A BORROWER IS IN THE HABIT OF RETAINING BOOKS OVERTIME.

CONTD.

SWITCH OFF THE CELL BEFORE ENTERING IN THE LIBRARY. DEFAULTERS WILL BE CHARGED FOR NOT DOING SO. GRIEVANCE THE LIBRARY HAS A SUGGESTION REGISTER KEPT AT THE REFERENCE DESK. THE SUGGESTIONS ARE ATTENDED IMMEDIATELY AND THE FEEDBACK IS WRITTEN ON THE REMARKS SECTION.