Library Services

Borrow, Return Policy

Library is open access, user can get benefit to go through wide range of management books. Books are stacked as per subject wise so it is easy for user to identify books as per his / her requirement. User can use OPAC to search books on online catalogue and also library staff available to help. This policies and framed for streamlining the process of library materials.

Policy for Circulation

Library is open all the days, except institute notify holidays, Students, Faculty and Staff can borrow library materials from

Monday to Saturday - 10.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m. and

 

Sunday - 10.00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.

 

Except lunch time - 1.30 p.m. to 2.00 p.m. (Closed)

Library Membership

Students, Faculty and Staff who has RFID identity card is eligible to borrow library material from library. Who doesn’t have identity card like MDP Students, Visiting Faculty and Guest for them they should contact Librarian to complete their procedure for issuing of books.

Eligibility to borrow books

Student

  • No. of Books issue per Student: 10 Books (Only text books)

  • Newspapers, Periodicals, Question Papers, Project Reports

  • Duration of Books issue: 14 days

  • Not for home issue, can be refer in Library

Faculty

  • No. of Books issue per Faculty: 30 Books (Text books and Reference books)

  • Newspapers, Periodicals, Question Papers, Project Reports

Duration of Books issue: 3 Months

Old issue Can be borrowed for a week.

Staff

  • No. of Books issue per Staff: 5 Books (Text books and Reference books)

  • Newspapers, Periodicals, Question Papers, Project Reports

Duration of Books issue: 1 Months

Old issue Can be borrowed for a week.

Ph.D. Students

  • No. of Books issue per Ph.D Students: 3 Books (Only Text books)

  • Newspapers, Periodicals, Question Papers, Project Reports

Duration of Books issue: 1 Months

Not for home issue, can refer in Library

VISITING FACULTY

  • No. of Books issue per Visiting Faculty: 2 Books (Only Text books)

  • Newspapers, Periodicals, Question Papers, Project Reports

Duration of Books issue: 1 Months

Not for home issue, can refer in Library

Fine for late return of book

  • Students: Rs. 10 Per day after due day

  • Faculty: Nil

  • Staff: Nil

  • Ph.D Students: Rs.10 Per day after due day

  • Visiting Faculty: Nil

  • MDP Students: Rs. 10 Per Day day

Return of Library Books (circulation timing)

For return of Library books Students, Faculty and Staff should physically bring books in library. Library timings for books is as below. User

Regular Days

Monday to Saturday - 10.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m. and

Sunday - 10.00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.

Except lunch time - 1.30 p.m. to 2.00 p.m. (Closed)

During Exam Period

Monday to Saturday - 10.15 a.m. to 8.45 p.m. and

Sunday - 10.15 a.m. to 5.15 p.m.

Except lunch time - 1.30 p.m. to 2.00 p.m. (Closed)

Reminder to return & overdue of books.

Reminder mail send to borrower before due date & also mail send to borrower after due date who has not returned the overdue book.

Loss & Damage of Library Books.

If any library user loss or damage issued or unissued books or any library material, then he / she should replace the same material or book to Library.

Reserve Book Online

Library Books can be reserved, Member can only reserve the book in case of desired book is already issue to another borrower. Once the reserve book back into the library system will Send notification through an email to the reserved Member. When reserved book returned, that book will be keep at issue counter for next two days to the member who has reserved the book.

Renew Book Online

Book can not be renew if that book is reserved by another borrower. There are two methods of library books renewal.

Online Renewal

In this method borrower can reissue books by login at library portal and renew the books, he has to use his svv net id and password for the same.

http://opac.somaiya.edu/

then click on Somaiya Vidyavihar Online Library Search - then click on My Account

In this method borrower cannot reissue book if that book is overdue.

Physically bringing books in Library.

If any borrower is not able to renew the books online, then the student has to bring the books in library physically for renewal within circulation time.