3. Library Rules And Regulations

Students and staff of ITM University are eligible to access and use the library by following library rules and regulations but to checkout library resources one will need to become a library member. Alumni Students and staff will be welcome to use the library. Visitors from different academic institution are also welcomed to use the library with prior permission from the competitive authority.

A. General Rules

• Every Student must possess his/her University Identity Card while making use of the Library facility and produce the same to the Library Staff on entering the Library
• Noise, disturbance or unruly behavior is forbidden in any part of the library.
• Use of Mobile phones in the Library is strictly prohibited.
• Personal books, files, and articles will not allow inside the Library restricted area.
• The students are requested to take care of their belongings. Library will not take responsibility for any kind of loss of personal belongings.
• Loud conversation and similar objectionable practices are not allowed in or around the Library.
• Reprographic Services (Scanning, Xerox & Printout) will be available in library
• Each library will put a suggestion box outside the library.

B. Rules Related To Reading Section/ Reference

• Reading section will provides only reading facilities of books, Journals, Magazines and Newspaper etc.to the users within the library.
• Users should work quietly and be considerate to others using the Reading Room
• Damaging book (e.g. Tearing, page missing, and loss of binding and wet Book etc.) or theft of library collections is an offence and those responsible will be prosecuted.
• . Only water bottle is allowed on the reading table.
• The readers are liable for punishment with fine if they either misbehave or damage the books or any other property of the library.
• Submit your Identity card is compulsory for getting books from the library stack area for reading.
• Library books can’t be borrowed on behalf of another person in any circumstances.
• If any faculty/staff member goes on long vacation, he/she will go only after returning the issued books.

C. Books –borrowing Policy

The below table depicts laws indicate the borrowing of books for students and faculty:

E. Circulation Rules

• Identity cards and library books are Nontransferable
• Students should deposit the books back to the library if demanded by Library authority.
• Books with same title will not be issued together.
• Open access for all faculty and students into library.
• Reference books, periodicals/journals, compact disk are not issued on home lending.
• Book should be returned on or before the due date
• . If books are damaged by users, rendering it unusable, the users will be charged the full replacement price of the item.
• All borrowed materials should be returned at the circulation desk inside the library
• When ITM University faculty, staff, or students need materials that are not available in the university library, the user could send a request to the librarian for their demand by emails
• To ensure the efficient functioning of the library, it is important to keep library materials in their proper places. Users are requested to leave all items they have removed from the shelves on the reading tables and not to replace them on the shelves
• Borrower should bring the books physically to the library for renewal.
• The book will be reissued if it is not in demand. Period of extension of books will be allowed one time only.
• All users before the end term exam has to submit all the library issued books back to the library.
• Fine will be charged for loss of books for the replacement of the same. Fine charged will be the printed price of the book or replacement of the same book.
• Beverages, smoking are strictly prohibited in the library premises.
• All cases of the infringement of above-mentioned rules will be reported to the Librarian.
• Users/ Readers belonging should be kept on the rack/property counter.
• Every student must follow the library rules strictly.

F. Visitors

• Visitor or guest member from other academic or research institute are allowed to use the library with the prior permission from the Librarian. Guest member is required to produce proof of identification
• Borrowing facility is not available to visitors.

G. Lost/ Damaged Library Documents

• Loss of Library Cards and books should be reported to the Librarian immediately in writing.
• For lost or damaged book (e.g. Torn, missing page, loss of binding and wet book etc.), Students and faculty has to pay two times the cost of the book along with overdue and other charges as applicable.
• If any specific book is lost which is a part of multi volume set by student and faculty in that case cost of complete set of volume of books will be recovered from the person from that time when it is issued.

H. Inter Library Loans

ITM University is a part of the consortium, called DELNET. Where the facility of inter library book loan can be availed by the students & Faculty if the specific book is not in the university library collection. (On demand)

3.1 University Librarian: Role And Responsibility

The University Librarian shall be the head of the Library Management Structure. He shall:

• Supervise and guide the library staffs.
• Oversee the functioning of the individual school librarians who shall work under his direct superintendence and control.
• Interact regularly with Deans and HoDs to identify their teaching and learning resources as required.
• Disseminate information to student & Faculty regarding availability of online databases, Books and Journals
• Prepare the budget for the Library as per received form respective department and place for consideration in Library committee and further for account approval.
• Interact with the publishers for conducting book –exhibitions in the beginning of academic year, as also to plan book acquisition.
• Conduct orientation programs for the first year students and newly inducted faculty members
• Monitors the usage of the digital library, footfalls in the library and report to the Deans, heads & IQAC from time to time.
• Protect copyright and other intellectual property rights of the University publications, patents, and research papers.

3.2 Constitution Of The University Library Committee

The University Librarian shall be the head of the Library Management Structure. He shall:

3.4 Digital Library

The University has set up a Digital Library with multimedia computers with high speed internet connection. Students can access e- resources such as DELNET, NDL, Web of Science, AIR, SCC (Supreme Court Cases) and able to access videos of MOOCs and

NPTEL. Additionally, the library users can check the web OPAC, and check millions of open access resources. They will be able to take the printouts of the articles that they needed from the subscribed online databases are mentioned on the Library webpage. Provision of scan books chapters can also be availed by student on demand only.

3.5 Library Timing

Library timing, enclosed as- Annexure-3