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ଜାତୀୟ ବିଜ୍ଞାନ ଶିକ୍ଷା ଏବଂ ଗବେଷଣା ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ
राष्ट्रीय विज्ञान शिक्षा एवंअनुसंधान संस्थान
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Rules and Regulations

General Rules

  1. Strict silence, decorum and discipline must be maintained in the library. Use of cell-phones is also not allowed.
  2. Smoking, eating, sleeping and talking loudly are strictly prohibited in the library.
  3. Documents taken out of the shelves must be left on the table. Replacing the books on shelves is not encouraged as it may get misplaced. Misplaced book is like a lost book.
  4. A non-member can use the library material on the premises with the permission of the Librarian.
  5. Readers should not mark, underline, dog-ear, write, tear pages or otherwise damage the library documents.
  6. Newspapers, magazines and journals must be read only in the library on specific tables and should not be taken to any other reading areas.
  7. No library material can be taken out of the library without permission. Unauthorized removal of anything belonging to the library will be treated as theft and dealt accordingly.
  8. Anyone who violates the rules and regulations of the library would be liable to lose the privilege of library membership and may be debarred from using the library facilities.
  9. Suggestions on all aspects of library services are welcome.

Library Membership

  1. All faculty, staff, scholars and students of the institute are entitled to become library members.
  2. Membership is allowed only after submitting a duly filled in and signed membership form, duly recommended by the concerned HoD or office order of joining in the institute. The members are supposed to be conversant with and agreeable to the Library rules.

Issue/Return Rules

SI. No. Member's Category # of Books Issuing Period Fine per day
1 Faculty/Sr.Scientific Staff 20 30 days 5.00
2 Research Scholar/Ph.D 06 30 days 5.00
3 Integrated Ph.D 06 30 days 5.00
4 Integrated MSc. 05 15 days 5.00
5 MSc. (2 Years / 3 Years) 05 15 days 5.00
6 Technical Staff 03 15 days 5.00
7 Administrative Staff 02 15 days 5.00

Fine for late return books/journals

A fine of 5 (five) rupees per day per book will be charged to the defaulting members. The collected fine will be deposited in the accounts section, and the member will receive a proper receipt. Membership to the newcomers will be given at the request and recommendation of the competent authority, such as office order, etc. User(s) has to return all issued books when he/ she is out of station for more than fifteen days.

Renewal of books

Users can also renew the books again after the completion of the charging period, subject to not being requested from some other user.

Overnight issue

Book/Lose issue journal may be issued overnight to library members. This is only from the Reference section after 8.00 pm - 9.00 pm. The next day before 10.00 AM, the borrowed materials should be returned in that section only; if there is any delay by the member, then the respective member may not be allowed to borrow overnight further. There is only one number of documents members can borrow at a time. There is a fine of Rs.5 for delay of returning a book per day.

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P.O. Jatni, Khurda 752050, Odisha, India
Phone: 0674-2494171
Email us at:  libniser@niser.ac.in

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