Stthomas College

LIBRARY SERVICES, RULES & REGULATIONS

Library Services

  • Lending Services 
  • Reference and Referral Services
  • Current Awareness Services
  • User Education
  •  Newspaper Services
  •  OPAC/WEB OPAC & ANDROID APP
  • Online Access to E-Resources
  •  Digital Library
  • Reprographic Services

Rules and Regulations

  1.  Silence to be maintained.
  2.  No group discussion is permitted in the library.
  3.  No personal belongings are allowed inside the library. It has to be kept at the property counter.
  4. Textbooks, printed materials, and issued books are not allowed to be taken inside the library.
  5. Use of mobile phones is strictly prohibited in the library.
  6.  ID cards and uniforms are a must to enter the library.
  7. Enter your name and sign in the register kept at the entrance before entering the library.
  8. No books or other materials of the library are not allowed to taken out without permission of the librarian.
  9.  The librarian reserves the right to call back any borrowed book at any time.
  10. Refreshments of any kind shall not be taken anywhere on the library premises.
  11. Admission to the Library is free. Students are allowed to enter the library during lunch breaks, short breaks, and after class hours in the evening. Students will be allowed in the library during class hours only with the permission of the concerned teacher, with their authorized/valid identity card.
  12. Books will be issued on the production of identity cards. Students are instructed to check the books while borrowing as they will be responsible for any damage or mutilation at the time of return.
  13. Books will be issued to the students for 14 days. It can be renewed for another 14 days before the due date if the books are not reserved by other users. A fine of Rs.1per day per book will be charged beyond the due date till the book is returned to the library. The due date is stamped on the book slip and pasted on the front page of the books.
  14. Students are required to handle the books very carefully- marking with pencil,writing or highlighting, tearing the pages, or mutilating the same in any other way will be viewed very seriously. In such case, the reader shall be held responsible unless these are brought to the notice of the library staff at the time of issue.
  15. All the books are barcoded. Library transactions are done through an automated system using a barcode. So due care should be given to keep the barcode tags intact. An amount of Rs.50/- per tag will be charged if the tags are found damaged, spoiled, removed, or unreadable.
  16. The reference section has encyclopedias, dictionaries, textbooks, etc. which are only available for reference. Users are free to use these resources.
  17. Journal section contains subject related journals, general magazines, and newsletters. The latest issues are displayed on the display rack and other previous issues are arranged in the drawer.
  18. Library users shall not make any damage or deface any items of the library.