Membership
Students :
- Registered Internal Undergraduate Students.
Staff :
- Members of the Permanent Academic Staff.
- Members of the Administrative Staff
- Members of the Academic Support Staff
- Members of the Permanent Non Academic Staff
Visiting staff members are not eligible to use the lending facilities. They can be allowed to refer Information resources within the library if they produce a letter of guarantee from the confirmed staff member.
Outdoor researchers may obtain reference privileges by getting permission in writing for the Director /Senior Assistant Librarian.
In Addition
Those who obtain approval in writing from the Director of the institute are also entitled to use the library.
Membership Registration
Students
Students are enrolled at the beginning of a new academic year, subject to the receipt of confirmed details of such students by the Academic and student affairs branch of the institute.
Staff
Staff members are registered by submitting the duly completed application form with the staff identity card.
Issuing of Library Tickets
Academic Staff
Members of permanent academic staff are issued five library tickets , two for lending and there for reference. Books are given for the time period of three months.
Undergraduate Students
Three lending ticketsand one reference ticket, totaling four ticketsare issued, for each undergraduate student. Lending books are given only for two weeks. Reference books are loaned for overnight reading and weekend use.
Two lending ticketsare issued for each undergraduate student .
Postgraduate Students
One lending ticketand two reference ticketsare issued to each postgraduate student. Lending books are valid only for two weeks. Reference books are loaned for overnight reading and weekend use.
Non Academic Staff
Only two lending ticketsare issued. Validity period of lending books are only for two weeks.
Issuing of Library Tickets to Readers
| Reference | Lending | |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduates | 01 | 03 |
| Post-Graduates | 02 | 01 |
| Academic Staff | 03 | 02 |
| Non Academic Staff | - | 02 |
Renewal of Library Tickets
Renewing of library membership and issuing / re validating of library tickets for senior students take place after the receipt of relevant information from the Academic and Student Affairs Branch of the institute.
By the end of every academic year all the library tickets have to be handed over to the counter together with the student Identification card.