Instructions Regarding the Issue and Return of Books

1. Membership and use of the SIM Library and Information Centre are open to Staff and Students of Santhigiri Institute of Management only.
2. Without an Identity Card, no student will be allowed to enter the library.
3. Students should produce their ID cards for all transactions in the library.
4. The OPAC facility is available for searching the resources in the library.
5. Members are advised to return/renew the books on or before the due date marked on the book.
6. All documents are to be returned on or before the due date mentioned, failing which a penalty of Rs 5/- will be collected as an overdue charge per day.
7. Books may be renewed twice by the expiry of the due date, provided there is no reservation for the same.
8. Absence from the College on working days will not be accepted as an excuse for not returning the books in time.
9. If the date of return of a book falls on a weekend or a short holiday, the book must be returned on the next working day.
10. The librarian may recall the items issued at any time, even before the due date, in exceptional cases.
11. Borrowed books are non-transferable, and the borrower shall remain responsible for the material issued for him/her until the material is returned.
12. Users shall make sure that books issued to him/her do not have any damage before leaving the issue counter. Any damage or loss of issued books will be compensated with an appropriate fine.
13. All users must settle the overdue, if any, at the end of each semester.
14. Reference books, Journals, Current Magazines, and Newspapers are only for reference within the library and are not to be taken outside the library.
15. The borrower shall be responsible for the books issued to him. The loss of a book should be reported to the librarian as early as possible. The borrower is liable to pay the default fine on the book.
16. A ‘No Dues Certificate’ by each student is to be obtained from the librarian while withdrawing from the college.

User’s Co-operation Is Solicited in the Following Matters

1. Silence is to be strictly observed.
2. Use of mobile phones is strictly prohibited inside the library.
3. Personal belongings, files, folders, personal copies of books, notebooks, etc., are to be kept outside in the property counter/rack.
4. The use of food and beverages in the library is strictly prohibited.
5. Users are requested to avoid talking or discussing anything that will disturb other readers. Reading halls are meant for individual study only.
6. The library staff on duty has the right to request a user to leave the premises if he/she is found to be violating any of the library rules.
7. Chairs and tables should not be moved from their position.
8. Books and bound volumes should be handled with great care. Please avoid keeping the volumes open on the table or putting them with their faces down, or inserting notebooks or pencils in between the pages, and closing them. Pages must not be folded to serve as bookmarks.
9. Mutilation and disfiguring of pages of library materials by ink or pencil marks are prohibited.
10. Defects found in the books and bound volumes taken out for reading or borrowing should be brought immediately to the notice of the librarian.
11. Books loaned should be protected from RAIN, DUST, INSECTS, etc.
12. Users of the library shall obey the instructions of the library staff, and complaints against them, if any, shall be made to the Director – there shall not be any arguments with the staff.
13. Please handle documents with great care as they are costly and valuable, particularly loose issues of periodicals. Please do not mutilate documents.
14. All books and, if required, the contents of all briefcases, etc., which are being taken out of the library, are subject to inspection at the checkpoint. Please co-operate.
15. Personal papers and non-library materials should not be left unattended on tables.
16. On violation of Library Rules or misconduct of any reader, the library authorities can withdraw the library facilities from that particular individual.

For Lost or Damaged Books

Books are to be handled carefully. If any book is damaged or lost while in possession, it should either be replaced or its current cost paid, with a due fine, within 15 days.

If replacement is not done within 15 days, the defaulter will be charged 2 times the cost of the book if the book is in print, or 3 times if the book is out of print.