Library

“Library is the heart of the educational institution,” said Dr.S.R.Ranganathan-father of library science in India. SCAS Library is the heart of the Saintgits College of Applied Sciences functioning as an information disseminating center catering to the needs of students, faculty and staff for academic excellence. SCAS library has specialized collection of academic & general books, peer-reviewed journals, magazines, e-resources and non-book materials. There is a collection of 7300+ volumes of books, 31 printed journals & magazines,11 newspapers and 100+ DVDs/CDs.SCAS Library is automated with SOUL-Integrated Library Management Software developed by INFLIBNET. SCAS Library has access to e-resources of NLIST (college component of e-Shodh Sindhu) & DELNET. SCAS library has DSpace-digital software for digital documents like previous year question papers, question banks, articles of faculty members, etc. SCAS Library exists to disseminate the right information to the right person at the right time.

External Institutional Memberships

• NLIST- National Library & Information Services Infrastructure for Scholarly Content
• DELNET-Developing Library Network
• NDLI-National Digital Library

Library Rules and Regulations:

1. Strict silence should be maintained in the library.
2. Registration should be done to become a library member before using the library resources.
3. No personal belongings are allowed inside the library.
4. Enter your name and sign in the gate register kept at the entrance counter before entering the library.
5. Textbooks, printed materials and issued books are not allowed to be taken inside the library.
6. Combined study and group discussions are not allowed within the Library.
7. Using cellular phones and audio instruments with or without speaker or headphone is strictly prohibited in the library premises. With the permission of the librarian, the users can be allowed pen drive for collecting data from the library computers.
8. Show books and other materials which are being taken out of the library to the staff at the entrance counter.
9. Library borrower cards (College ID Card) are not transferable. The borrower is responsible for the books borrowed on his/her card.
10. Refreshments of any kind should not be taken anywhere on the library premises.
11. When books are issued, students must enter the details of the book in the issue register kept in the issue section first, then only the books will be issued, when books are returned the process is the same. At the time of issue, students should check the pages of the issued books and if pages are found missing, they should report the same to the Librarian before leaving the counter. On returning the books, if pages are found missing, then the last borrower of the book shall be held accountable for the missing pages and shall accordingly be fined.
12. Students can reserve books at the circulation counter in case they are already issued. Books in demand may not be renewed.
13. The Librarian may recall any book from any member at any time and the member shall return the same immediately.
14. Reference materials (including Reference Books, Periodicals, Magazines, and News Papers) should not be taken outside the library
15. Students are required to handle books and reading material very carefully. Marking library books with pencil or ink, tearing the pages, or spoiling the same in any other way will be viewed very seriously. In such a case, the last reader will be held responsible unless he shows the Librarian at the time of issue that the book had been previously marked or damaged. In the event of damage of any kind, the last reader will be liable to compensate for damage. Books will have to be replaced.
16. The college leaving certificate or transfer certificate will be issued to the student only after he/ she has returned all the library books and cleared all library dues.
17. First-year students should get their library membership only after submitting a membership form.