GENERAL

1. The RC follows an open access system.
2. Books or other materials taken from the stacks should not be reshelved by the readers but should be left on the tables reserved for this purpose. Please remember that a book misplaced is a book lost.
3. While entering the library, readers should leave their personal belongings, such as bags, brief-cases, personal books, and parcels near the counter reserved for this purpose. However, they can carry loose papers and note books.
4. Readers leaving the library should allow the library/security staff to examine their personal belongings.
   Readers should maintain peace in the library and should not disturb other users in any way.
5. Smoking is strictly prohibited.
6. Readers should not deface, mark, cut, mutilate or damage library material in any way. If anyone is found doing so, he will be charged the full replacement cost of the material.
7. The faculty and people from other organisations from local management schools and other academic institutions would be provided reading (referencing and consultation) facilities against the membership only.
8. Library's photocopying and database search services are fee based.
9. Library's computing facilities and database access is meant only for Faculty, Students and Research staff.
10. Using computers for emails is prohibited.

BORROWING ENTITLEMENT

1. Borrowing privileges are given only to the Faculty, Visiting Faculty, Research and Administrative Staff, Students, Industries and Alumni stationed in Ahmedabad.
2. Books can be borrowed only against tickets by RC to the borrowers/members.
3. The ticket/s is/are non-transferable and their loss should be immediately reported to the library. Although the library will take all possible care against the misuse of the tickets/booklets, it is the holder of the ticket/s who is responsible for any loss to the library due to the misuse of his/her ticket/s A fee of Rs.250/- will be charged for issuing a duplicate ticket/booklet.
4. "Reference or Rare" books and unbound issues of journals, periodicals and corporation reports, Audio-visual material, Diploma projects, Craft Document reports will not be issued out of the library to anybody except the faculty.
5. Books recommended by the faculty will be issued for a week and after being returned will be placed on display along with other display books.

ISSUE AND RETURN

1. The borrower may return or renew the book on or before the due date. For renewing, presentation of the material along with the ticket is necessary. Renewal is not permitted if a demand is pending for the material.
2. The library can recall material after two weeks of issue. Materials to be replaced on reserve can be recalled any time.
3. If a book is not returned to the library when due, the borrower will be fined Re.5/- per day for (first two days) and afterwards Rs20/- per day per volume. For books available for overnight borrowing only, the overdue fine will be Rs.5/- per hour. Overdue fines can be paid in cash at the counter. The library can refuse to issue books to a borrower having overdue books.
4. If the borrower leaves Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar and is not expected to return before the due date for returning borrowed material, he should return or renew such material before leaving the city.
5. A borrower going on leave with or without salary, deputation, study leave, or extra-ordinary leave will have to return all borrowed material before leaving Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar.
6. Loss of borrowed material must be immediately reported in writing. The replacement charge for lost material will also include where applicable, the overdue fine.

INTER-LIBRARY LOANS

Inter-Library Loan functions on an institution-to-institution basis. The reference department arranges to borrow library materials for academic and research purposes from other library. The understanding between the participating institutions and the norms are that such material lent out to the library should be used or referred to on the borrowing library's premises only.

PHOTOCOPY FROM OTHER LIBRARIES

Library arranges for photocopies of papers/articles, chapters from books on payment basis. The rates of photocopy will be the rates applicable in the library for sending the photocopy.

Borrowing Entitlement

PENTALTY
Penalty for loss of Book(s)

In case of a book borrowed by a member, including a student, he/she will either replace the same title (same or latest edition) or pay three times the cost of the book with overdue fines
Penalty for Pilferage
If any member is caught carrying any unissued material out of RC, he/she will pay a fine of Rs.1000.00 at the circulation counter. A student will be debarred from entering to the RC for a semester. Any other member will be debarred for six months.

TIME SCHEDULE
Timings for Reference

Circulation counter will be closed before 30 minutes of closing hour.
Users must leave the RC five minutes before closing time to ensure proper checking and locking of the department.

Registration/Withdrawal of membership
9:30 am - 1:00 pm & 1:30 pm - 5:00pm on weekdays only

Payment of membership fees
10:00 am - 1:30 pm on weekdays only

The Resource Centre will be closed on Government of India holidays and any other notified day(s).