CENTRAL LIBRARY

ABOUT THE LIBRARY

The Library in Techno International Batanagar is a very rich library having more than 1150 titles and 17 thousand books. It is located at the first floor of the main building and has an area of 409.35 sq. meters. The Library has a comfortable and peaceful reading room where many students can sit and study at a time. It also has a separate area that faculty members use while browsing through books. A good number of technical and informative journals and magazines are displayed in Journal section.

The Library is well equipped with modern facilities and resources in the forms of online databases, books, journals, reports, etc. and is fully compliant with all AICTE requirements. The Library has been using LSEase,which is one of leading integrated library management systems, with all the modules for automated library operations.

• CIRCULATION SERVICES

i. Membership Registration

ii. Checkout, Check-in, Renewal of books

iii. Library fine collection

iv. Overdue alert service/ due date go through mail

v. Issue of no dues / clearance certificate

vi. Lost book recovery

vii. Issue of Duplicate Library Membership Identity Card with fine

viii. Help desk

• LIBRARY TIMING

The Library is kept open on all week days during college hours, except the Institute holidays.

Other Services:

New Membership Registration: 10.30 a.m. to 2.00 p.m.

Fine Collection, Clearance Certificate, Replacement of Lost Book -2.30 p.m. to 5.00p.m.

Distribution of Library Membership Identity Card, Duplicate Library Membership Identity Card- 3.30 p.m.-5.00 pm.

• LIBRARY MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO

a. Students of TIB

b. Faculty/ Employees of TIB

• MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION
  
  

New user has to collect the membership form available at Library/Security Counter and submit it along with a stamp size photograph, duly forwarded by HODs

• BORROWING LIBRARY DOCUMENTS
  
  

Only Registered Members can borrow books,

The Central Library TIB has introduced the intranet search facility of library document.

Other rules related to borrowing of books

i. Users must check the Accession Number(s) and due date of the book(s) issued by them before leaving the Circulation counters to avoid confusion in future. Any discrepancy will not be considered afterwards.

ii. Library Membership Identity Cards and borrowed books are not transferable and hence should not be lent to others.

iii. Users are liable for the damage and loss of books, if any

iv. If the damaged book belongs to a set, then the user is responsible for the entire set.

v. Users should check the physical condition of a book while borrowing the same.

vi. During power/system failures, the circulation counter services will be suspended.

vii. While going out of the Library, users should ensure that they do not carry book(s) that are duly not issued on their name(s), failing which disciplinary action will be taken against them.

viii. Every user is requested to check the status of book(s) outstanding against his/her name soon after a transaction is over at the counter. Discrepancy if any should be brought to the notice of the counter person immediately. Any complaint thereafter is not likely to be entertained.

• RENEWAL OF BOOKS
  For renewal, a user has to bring books to the Circulation Counter. If a borrowed book is not on demand, then a user (except faculty) may renew the book for consecutively two times only. The Library has the right to recall a book if the same is required by another user.
• OVERDUE CHARGES & FINES FOR LOST CARDS/ BOOKS
  
  

A borrowed book should be returned within the due date; otherwise fine will be imposed as overdue charge. All late charges must be paid by the end of an academic session; otherwise issue facility has to be withdrawn.

In loss of library identity card, a duplicate card may be issued on the basis of application supported with an FIR lodged in Local Police station along with the fine of Rs. 100/- for the same.
If a user loses library book, he/she needs to inform the Librarian at the earliest and the user must replace the lost book by a new book as per the library regulation within a stipulated period.

When there is demand for a borrowed book, the same must be returned within seven days from the date of issue of book otherwise recall notice will be issued from library.

All outstanding dues in form of delay fine or lost book must be cleared within the current academic year failing which membership will be treated as delinquency.

• NO DUES/ CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE:
  No dues / Clearance Certificate are issued provided all the outstanding dues in respect of borrowed book(s) and delay fine, if any, are cleared. Library Identity Card must be submitted along with prescribed Institute No-Dues application.

Staff members and Faculty members are also supposed to return Library Identity Cards before issuance of No-Dues Certificates.

• TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP
  
  

1. An outgoing member should return the Library Identity Card and should also return all the documents outstanding against his/her name, along with the late fine, if any.

2. If any member is found misusing / mutilating / stealing/ cutting pages from a book, disciplinary action will be initiated against him/her, besides withdrawing the library facilities.

3. Improper use of library facilities specially in reading room by a member will lead to the suspension or termination of his/her membership.

• PHOTOCOPYING SERVICE
  
  

Institute photocopy service provides the photocopying service in the ground floor. Also there is a reprographic section in library. Photocopying of the entire book/journal is not permitted. Users are responsible for complying with the Copyright Act.

• PROPERTY COUNTER
  The Property Counter is located near the Library Gate.
• CHECKPOINT

There is a security checkpoint at the entrance of library. It is usually manned by Institute Security personnel. Visitors and Library users are requested to keep their belongings if any in appropriate place under observation of security and register their name in the register.

• SUGGESTION BOX
  
  

A suggestion box is placed at the reception area. Users are requested to drop their suggestions in the Box. The Library Management attaches great significance to these suggestions for providing improved Library services.

• CCTV 

  To ensure proper surveillance of various potential locations of the Library, it is under constant surveillance under Institute CCTV system, which covers all reading areas and also the Security Check point and Property Counter.