Library Regulations

• Any student enrolled in the undergraduate course of GNLUS can take up to 2 (Two) books (loan section only) on loan at any given point in time for a period of 7 days. The loan period can be renewed for 7 days at the circulation counter or by using the kiosk before the expiration of the previous loan period. A fine of Rs. 5 per day per book is imposed for the failure to return the book after the expiry of the loan period

• Any student enrolled in the post-graduate course of GNLUS can take up to 4 (Four) books on loan at any given point in time for a period of 14 days. The loan period can be renewed for 14 days at the Circulation Counter or by using kiosk before the expiry of the previous loan period. A fine of Rs. 5 per day per book is imposed for the failure to return the book after the expiry of the loan period

• Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors and Research Staff of GNLUS can take 35 books on loan for a 120-day period

• Teaching Research Associates can take up to 6 Books for a period of 30 days

• Visiting Faculty can take up to 5 books on loan for a period of 7 days, with the prior permission of the registrar. The loan period can be renewed for 7 days at the Circulation Counter before the expiry of the previous loan period

1.1 Library Membership

• All faculty, staff, scholars and students of the University are entitled to become library members

• Membership is allowed only after submitting a duly filled-in and signed membership form, duly recommended by the concerned faculty, or an order of joining the institute. The members are supposed to be conversant with and agreeable to the Library rules

1.2 Special Provision for Moot Teams

• Participating in a moot shall collect the relevant form from the Circulation Counter of the library or else users can fill the online google form by just requesting the libraries email address, library@gnlus.ac.in and getting approval from the required authorities

• Upon receipt of the approval, the library shall create a Moot ID for the moot team, and they shall be entitled to take a notified number of books from the loan, reference and special reference sections

• This Moot ID shall be created for a limited time and shall lapse 15 (fifteen) days after the final rounds of the moot court competition

1.3 Checkout Policy

• The students, who are borrowing a book, shall produce the RFID-enabled student ID card at the Circulation Counter for checking out of the library

• The borrowers shall then hand over the book to the library staff at the counter or check the book out from the self-checkout kiosk or else they can use the book drop box

• No borrower is allowed to borrow a book on a Library ID which is not their own

1.4 Check-in Policy

• Borrowers shall return the book borrowed within the due dates

• The library shall send reminders and notices to the borrowers who have not returned their books before the due date

• Students can check their due dates and fine amounts on the Open Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) by logging into their accounts using their roll number

• The loss of a library ID card is nontransferable. In case anybody found violating this rule, he or she will be fined Rs 200/-

1.5 Lost / Damaged Books

• Borrowers who have taken books on loan are expected to return the book in good condition

• A book is considered damaged if the pages have been torn or ripped, there are markings and writings on the pages of the books, damage to the cover or spine of the, book

• If a book that has been borrowed is either lost or damaged, then the borrower is liable to replace the book within 30 (thirty) days. If a borrower is unable to replace the book, then the borrower is liable to pay up to twice the price of the book along with the fine, if any

1.6 Journals/Newspapers

• Journals and Newspapers which have been placed in the library are for the purpose of reference only, and no patron of the library can take them outside the library premises

1.7 Reshelving of Books

• Students are requested to not reshelve the books, journals, or reports by themselves and are requested to leave them on the reading table to enable the library staff to reshelve the same

• Shall have free access to the GNLUS Digital Library for one year from the date of convocation, pest which they shall pay an amount as notified by the Director for continued usage of the same

• Provided that the Library Committee may restrict the number of E-Resources available under this programme

• The library shall have Amazon Kindle Devices. which are available for usage by the undergraduate, post-graduate. The device can be borrowed from the Circulation Counter by submitting their Library ID card at the counter

• These devices shall come with an Amazon Kindle Unlimited Subscription

• The users of the devices shall use the same within the premises of the library and are not permitted to carry these devices outside the library premises

• These services shall be provided for free for persons with disabilities and for faculty.

• Scanned copies of a book, article, or case from materials that are physically available in the library can be requested

• The library shall maintain a form to take in suggestions and shall strive to revert to the patron as soon as possible

• The Library Staff and the IT Department of the University shall provide support to patrons on technical problems which they face

• The Library Committee, appointed by the Director, shall ideally have a healthy mixture of members from the Department of Law and the Department of Social Sciences background

• The Library Committee shall also have two full members representing the Academic Committee under the Student Council

• The Student Council shall nominate the members to the Director for inclusion into the same

• Provided that amongst these two students, one shall be from the Department of Law and the other shall be from the Department of Social sciences