SAIRAM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Formerly Shirdi Sai Engineering College, Anekal, Bengaluru

Types of information resources available in the library:

Library Services

Membership:
Library membership is compulsory for all users in order to use the library. Fill-in library membership application, attach 2 recent stamp size photos and submit to library for membership.

Duration of loan:
Library books are issued for a period of 15 days. However, librarian reserves the right to ask the borrower to return the library documents before due date during specific times. In such cases users must return the borrowed documents immediately.

Renewal of borrowed books:
Users shall renew the books after due date only if the book is not on demand by other users.

Reservation of library books:
If the required book(s) is under circulation, users can reserve the book in reservation register, mail will be sent to the user’s mail ID from library when the book is received back; then the user can borrow the book.

Overdue charges:
A penalty of Rs.1/-per day per book will be levied for books returned after the due date in order to get books in time and make them available for other users.

Loss of library Books:
In case any user lost the borrowed library Book(s); he/she should bring it to the notice of the librarian immediately in writing.

Care for library materials:
Library resources are costly and often rare in nature. They are for the benefit of not only present users but also for the future users. Therefore the users must take absolute care of the borrowed documents. The books should be returned intact.

The users should not:

• Wrote upon, damage, turn down the leaves, remove pages and mark upon any library materials.
• Before leaving the circulation counter the borrower should check whether the library materials lent to them is in good condition. In case of damage, they Should immediately bring it to the notice of the library staff at the counter. Otherwise they will be held responsible for replacement of the materials or Pay such compensation as fixed by the Librarian in event of any damages to the Library document.

Issue of library books for examination:
All students shall borrow and use library books as usual during odd semester examination. At the end of each academic year i.e. during even semester examination, those students who have no arrears (including previous semesters) shall use books as usual, where as students who have arrears have to return their all library borrowings and get no dues from library which is mandatory for getting their hall tickets.
Those students who need to use library books for their exams shall take three books (maximum) by depositing double the cost of the book(s), the same amount will be returned back upon returning of the borrowed books.

However reference service will be functioning always.