COLLEGE LIBRARY PROVIDES OPEN ACCESS FACILITY THROUGH THE WEBSITE
Sree Narayana College Chathannur has a fully automated central library with more than 10000 books includes reference books, text books, treatises etc. The library has 3 sections- Circulation section, Reading area and Stack room.
Library offers access to INFLIBNET, N-LIST programme, which is a vast repository of online journals and e-books. The library provides access to 31 lakhs e-books and 6000 thousand ejournals through INFLIBNET N- LIST consortium.
The library functioning under the guidance of the library advisory committee. The committee consists of the principal as chairman, the librarian as secretary, selected faculty members of all departments and student representatives as members.
The library membership is open to all staff and students. Each student is given a library card through which the student to issue books. Books can be reserved in advance and the issuance is on a first come first serve basis. The books issued to students should be returned in 14 days. The students can utilize the library facilities throughout the year.
To provide well equipped and functional physical space to students and faculty for pursuing independent learning and discovery outside the class room are the most important visions of our college library.
The working time of the library is from 9.30 am to 4.30 pm IST on all days except Sundays
Behaviour in the library
- Strict silence shall be maintained in the library
- Use of mobile phones strictly prohibited in the library
- Bottles of ink, correction fluid, physically damaging substances, cameras etc are not permitted in the library.
- Smoking, consumption of drinks and food items are not allowed.
- On leaving the library all users are required to produce the books and other items taken from the library for inspection.
- Users must be conduct themselves properly in library
General rules followed in the library
Books will renew only if there is no reservation for it.
Books will physically produce before the counter for renewal
Reservation books must be collected within 7 days of the receipt of intimation, failing which the reservation is deemed to be cancelled.
Members are requested to place their belongings in the property counter at the entrance.
Members are required to bring their library ID cards before to enter the library and also produce the same to the library staff when asked for.
Library books and belongings except the book for return is not permitted to be brought inside the library, however laptops, notebooks and plain paper be permitted for taking notes and references.
The Library Staffs have the right to request a user to leave the premise if he/she is found to be violating any of the rules.
The library will not accept responsibility for the loss and misplace of books.
Books of reference illustrated and rare books, special books and collections shall not be lent out.
Un-catalogued and unnumbered books, current number of the periodicals etc. Shall not be issued to any student or member of the staff.
If any book is lost or damaged or mutilated the borrower shall be required to replace the book with fine
Borrowers are responsible for loss and damage of the book taken out on loan or consultation by them. They are strictly prohibited from marking or writing of remarks etc., tearing of the pages, pictures etc. And if found guilty will be dealt with seriously.
Before leaving the counter, borrower shall examine the book taken by him/her and point out any mutilation or defect etc. noted in the book and initialled by him, otherwise the borrower will be held responsible for any damage or mutilation observed at the time of return.
Any book can be recalled at any time by the Librarian even if the period of loan has not expired
Use of the computer terminals for the purpose like e-mailing, chatting and other personal services is not permitted.
Users should ensure that any copying of material done in library photocopier machine is carried out in compliance with current copyright act, and ensure that any material obtained is required solely for their own use for non-commercial research or private study and they will not supply a copy to another person.
All arrears of library fine due shall be paid by the students before they receive their hall tickets for examination at the termination of their academic course, or before they receive the transfer certificate if they leave before completion of the academic course. Only on production of the no due certificate from the Librarian, the hall ticket will be issued.
The Library Advisory Committee may amend the Library Rules and Regulations as and when required.
Important links to:
1 INFLIBNET – /INFLIBNET Centre Gandhinagar
2 National Digital Library – (https://ndl.iitkgp.ac.in or https://www.ndl.gov.in)
3 The Internet Archive – https://archive.org/
4 The Pune Library Network (PUNENET)(http://punenet.ernet.in)
5 The Calcutta Library Network (CALIBNET)(http://www.calibnet.org)
6 The Madras Library Network (MALIBNET)(http://www.angelfire.com/in/malibnet)
7 The Bombay Library Network (BONET)(http://www.alibnet.org)
8 The Mysore Library Network (MYLIBNET)(http://www.mylibnet.org.in)
