The Library provides general access to collection and a full range of loan services. These services include issue of materials from the circulating collections, checking in returned materials, and shelving of reading materials. The staff at the Information Desk will also assist you in placing reservation and recall requests on items that are issued out and will help you in locating items in the stack area and deal with related matters.
Borrowing of reading materials facility is available to the faculty, researchers, students and staff of the Institute. The registration to use the library facility and services is automatic for the faculty and staff on joining the Institute and for students on registration for the academic programs. The rules are framed to facilitate and promote, rather than to constrain, the use of library collection and services.
Library offers its services to the following three broad categories of users viz, Internal, External and Alumni. The faculty members, students and staff are primary users of the library, they do not have to pay any fee to enroll and use the services. On joining the Institute, their membership is enrolled by default. Alumni and Family members have to express their interest in using the library services by filling in a membership form and then enroll for membership. The borrowing privileges for all these categories of members are given below. For more details write to librarycirculation@iitgn.ac.in or librarian@iitgn.ac.in. Institute Identity Card is a must for issue & return of reading materials.
To facilitate institutional linkages & interactions for mutual benefit, Library has recently opened up its membership organizations and individuals by offering limited access to resources and services against a nominal fee. For more details visit here.
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Note: User Name is your Institute Email Id/Roll No./Employee Id and Password is 12345 by default. You may change your password immediately after login.)
If you have questions, please contact the Library Information Desk or email to: librarycirculation@iitgn.ac.in
Library staff may recall a book at any time before it’s due date. It is mandatory to return the book(s) when it is recalled. The overdue charges may be increased for failure to return a book, when it is due or recalled.
The Library reading materials may be returned to the library using self-check-out and check-in system or at Information Desk. The borrower is responsible for not returning the issued items from their account.
Members can reserve only those materials, which are already issued at the Circulation Desk. One reader can reserve maximum two books at any given time. A book can have maximum two reservations. Reserved books will be put on hold at the Circulation Desk for maximum two working days (inclusive of the day on which it is received/returned) from the date of return by previous borrower. If a member who has reserved the book fails to pick up the same within this period, the reservation stands cancelled. Availability of reserved items will be informed through email.
Library will usually send reminders to members for the overdue items, but non-receipt of reminders is no reason for returning books late.
Overdue/Fine are charged to the members as per the details given in the Borrower Privileges table. The issue facility shall be suspended, if the net accumulated late fee exceeds Rs. 250/-. User account will be activated again, once the late fee is paid, and the books are returned.
Loss of book(s) must be reported immediately. Overdue fine, if any will be charged till the loss of book(s) is reported. If the original book is returned after reporting it lost, the fine will be calculated till the date of its return. Borrower will have to replace the book, if lost/damaged with latest edition within 45 days from reporting, along with overdue charges. If the lost book is out of print, and if the borrower is unable to replace it, he/she will have to pay the prevailing cost of the book, plus 30% processing fee.
Course Reserve (CR) Collection consists of textbooks and other reading materials recommended by the respective faculty members for different courses for each semester and are kept at the Circulation Desk. Documents in the Course Reserve Collection can be used only in the Library against Identity Card. This collection will be issued for two hours at a time.
Copies of text and reference books recommended by faculty for different courses which are likely to be in heavy demand during the semester are identified and designated as Short Loan (SL) Books. They are shelved along with other books with a green label as Short Loan Collection. These are issued to the students for a period of only 3 days and may not be renewable (if there is demand by another user). Like the Course Reserve Collection, most materials in the Short Loan Collection change from semester to semester.
Student members, except those completing their final semester program, can borrow books during the vacation period as per the entitlement. Vacation issue (only books) will begin two days before the Winter/Summer Vacation and due date for these books will be two days from the day when semester begins.
Members are allowed to bring in their personal books and other reading materials inside the Library. These items should bear the respective members name and ID Number. Members will have to produce these items at the Circulation Desk/Property Counter every time while entering in, and leaving the Library.
Members can bring in Library books already issued on their name for reference purpose. These will have to be produced at the Circulation Desk for verification of dates etc. every time while entering in and leaving of the Library. If such an item is found overdue, members will have to return the same to the Library immediately.
