Rules and Regulations
A library card will be given to students and staff members as part of the BMRGC registration procedure from Library. The card will normally cover the duration of the course .
No person is eligible to borrow book from the library on someone’s behalf.
It is to protect you against false issuing of documents against your account (which is a possibility).
Old students of BMRGC, old staff, alumni can refer the books in the library but are not allowed to borrow the same. Only after taking Special Permission from Principal BMRGC.
Visitors are allowed to just see the library provided they get permission from the Principal BMRGC. They can just view the books but reference and borrowing is not allowed.
Students of BMRGC, staff members are allowed to use library facilities.
Users can recommend a book to be purchased by the library through their department heads and personal request is not accepted. But if the book is requested by many people and if the book is really useful then library may consider it .
If the borrowed book is lost then immediately you should give a letter to the Librarian stating the cause(Immediately report to the Circulation Desk, for loss of Book in prescribed format and replace a new copy within 7 days .). If the book is available then you should replace the same otherwise you have to pay for the same as per the rule.
There is a help desk for queries regarding finding a book or a journal. OPAC gives the accession number of the book or the journal and if you are not able to locate the book, please contact the help desk for the same.
Monday to Saturday 9.00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m, the Library is closed on all Sundays and government holidays.
Not all the books are issued to members . Books that are inscribed REFERENCE are not allowed to be borrowed. These books meant for reference are to be read in the library itself and are not allowed to be carried outside.
1.You should take the book you wish to borrow, together with your library card, to the Issue Desk.
2. The book will be issued to you and the date it is due for return will be stamped on the date slip inside.
There is a limit to the number of books you can borrow at any one time and that depend on whether you are a student or a staff. Books that are reserved are not permitted to be borrowed.
Circulation Desk timings are 9.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.
You Can Search the Library Catalogue Using OPAC (online access to library books and journals ) . Here user can search for any book on a particular subject or of a particular author or the combination of these two.
To know how to use OPAC take help from Library Web Site Page. Searching in OPAC is possible either titlewise, authorwise or a combination of both & other heads also...
All Users who want to renew Books, users Should bring Books physically to the library circulation counter. Books that have not been requested by another borrower can be renewed at the Circulation Desk.
Books and other Library Material may be presented at the Circulation Desk during the circulation hours.
Users , if they don't return books in time should pay fine to library and no consideration shall be made. The details of the fine is as follows
No of days after due date
Fine to be paid
General Books Rs 1.00
Textbooks Rs 2.00
Reference Books Rs 5.00
A number of journals and databases are available to Library members. Check the list of electronic journals (including 'Archives') available on the library's homepage