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1. LIBRARY ORIENTATION
LIBRARY TOUR

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

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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

8. • 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.

9. 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.

10. 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

11. 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

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

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

14. 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.

15. SERVICES

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. 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.

19. 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.

20. 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.

21. 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.

22. 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.