Library Automation

The SOUL software is used for Library Automation.SOUL Software which is an integrated multi-user management system that supports all in-house operations of the library. Bibliographic records of books available in the library can be accessed through the SOUL OPAC.

Library Automation Facilities

• Barcode based circulation system.
• Reservation of documents which are issued.
• Reminders for overdue documents are sent through Email.
• Users can rely on the Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) for checking the location and availability of books.
• WEBOPAC URL - http://lib.saintgits.org/soulwebopac/

Bar-coding System

• Bar-coding System 
  •  All the books are bar-coded in the library & barcode laser scanners are used in the circulation counter for book transaction.
• Circulation Information
  •     Library provides Smart card for the circulation of documents.
• Period of Loan
  • Period of loan for a book will be 14days for B.Tech & MCA Students , 30days for M.Tech Students and one semester for staff.
  • Period of loan can be renewed twice after the 1st the period of loan.
  • The request of renewal should be received in the library on or before the due date of return. Renewal will not be granted if the book is under reservation.
  • The Librarian has the right to cut short the loan period if a book is of special demand.
  • The Librarian has the right to recall any book on loan and cancel any reservation at any time.
  • Reference Books and Periodicals are not issued.

 Reservation of a Document

• Members can reserve the documents by filling up the reservation slip, for the documents which are issued.
• Members can also put the reservation slip for the new books which are displayed for a week.
• The reserved books are displayed for a week and it is also notified to the members through email and if the books are not issued by the concerned user within a week then it will be issued to the next person who reserves for the same book.
• The member should reserve the document personally.Reservation slips are to be given at the circulation counter only.

Network Connections

Internet connection through Fiber optic.

Membership

All students, faculty members and employees of the institute are eligible for the membership of the library.Members are eligible for borrowing book from the Library as follows:

Library Services

• E-Access Service
• CD-Rom Search Service
• Digital Library Service
• Media Resource Service
• Photocopying Service
• Circulation Service
• Reference Service

Library Working Hours[Monday - Saturday]

• Working Hours - 7.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m.
• Transaction Hours - 8.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.

Reprographic Section

Library is providing the latest reprographic facility to students to disseminate material quickly and cost effectively aiding better learning on campus.

Open access system is followed in the Library.

• Strict and absolute silence shall be observed in the Library.

• Cell Phone to be switched off inside the Library.

• Bags/Handbags should be kept at the personal belonging desk.

• Members are requested to keep their belongings at the entrance of the Library. However they are advised not to leave cell phones, purse, money, credit card and other valuables in the handbag outside the library. These items are liable to be lost.

• Library users are strictly prohibited from taking the borrowed and stamped books again inside the library.

• If the due date falls on a holiday for the Library, the next working day will be taken as the due date.

• Books will be issued to the members only on producing the Membership card.

• If any book is lost or damaged beyond repair, the person responsible shall replace it with a new copy or pay double the cost of the recent price and handling charges or as may be decided by the librarian.

• Membership Cards are not transferable. Books will not be issued to students on the Membership Card of staff members.

• Any kind of marking, underlining, clipping of books is absolutely forbidden. Readers shall be held responsible for any damage done to the book belonging to the Library and shall be required to replace such book or pay the value thereof.

• Absence from the college will not be allowed as an excuse for the delay in the return of books.

• Under special circumstances, the Librarian may refuse the issue of books or recall the books already issued from any member without assigning any reason thereof.

• The following conditions are to be followed for the renewal of books.
  [i]The book has to be produced in the Library for renewal.
  [ii] More than one renewal will not be allowed.

• The borrower will be responsible for any loss or non-return of any books issued against his / her original or duplicate Library Member ID Card.

• Reference books, Newspapers, Magazines, Journals should not be taken out.

• New books received will be on display for a week.

• 'No Dues Certificate' will be issued only after returning the borrowed books and ID card and also paying any dues outstanding against him/her.

• Loss of ID card should be reported to the Librarian immediately. Duplicate ID card will be issued on payment of Rs.50/- . Members shall be responsible for any loss which the library may suffer due to the loss or misuse of their ID Card. Members found using the ID Card which are declared as lost will be charged a sum of Rs. 100/- as penalty.

• Members are requested not to replace any document taken out of the racks as there is a chance of misplacing the same. Document after use may be left on the tables.

• Members should register their presence in the register kept at the entrance.

• Upon any infringement of the library rules, members shall forfeit the privileges of admission and membership of the library.

• Appropriate disciplinary action will be taken against any member found violating the rules, misbehaving, abusing the library staff or behaving in an indecent manner.

• All the dues must be cleared before the respective University Examination.

The entire current journals received in the Central Library are displayed in specially designed Steel Display Racks in Reading Hall and also back volumes arrange under broad subjects kept in first floor.

Prints as well as e-journals are subscribed by the Central Library on the recommendations received from the academic departments

1. IEEE - http://www.ieeexplore.ieee.org
2. ASCE - https://ascelibrary.org/journals
3. ASME - http://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/journals.aspx
4. McGraw Hill - http://accessengineeringlibrary.com
5. Springer - http://link.springer.com/
6. ASTM DL - http://enterprise.astm.org
7. J Gate - http://jgateplus.com
8. Elsevier - http://www.sciencedirect.com/
9. EBSCO - http://search.ebscohost.com/

Systematic Downloading of e-Resources is strictly Prohibited

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