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Services
Borrow, Return Policy
- Library is open access, user can get benefit to go through wide range of 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
During regular term & During Examination Period
- Monday to Saturday : 7.00 am to 6:00 pm
- Sunday : Holiday
Identity card is mandatory for everyone to enter in Library.
Only current Students, Faculty and Staff can issue books from Library.
Loss & Damage Of Library Books
The users should replace the damaged and lost books issued from library.
Eligibility To Borrow Books
Students
No. of Books issue: 2 books (Except Reference books)
Newspapers, Periodicals, Question Papers, Project Reports : 1 Day
Duration of Books issue: 7 days
Can be renewed online for 30 days provided there is no reservation
Faculty & Staff
No. of Books issue per Faculty: 20 Books (Except Reference books)
Newspapers, Periodicals, Question Papers, Project Reports - Old issue Can be borrowed for a week.
Duration of Books issue: 365 days
Can be renewed online for 120 days provided there is no reservation
Interlibrary Loan
Global Common Circulation
Inter library loan facility is provided to all colleges in the campus. All the libraries on campus follow the uniform rules for this purpose. This facility is specially provided for the book not available in our library but possibly available in other libraries on campus.
- Inter library loan (ILL) scheme will be a co-operative service among institutions within Vidyavihar Campus.
- Students/faculty can use this facility for education/ research only.
- Users of this facility should follow rules and regulations set by the institutional library.
- Rules and regulations set by ILL scheme should be strictly followed.
Online Book reservation facility
- Staff Members and Students can reserve the book through Somaiya Vidyavihar Web OPAC which is not available in the library (issued to other members). Search the required book; if not available click the ‘Reserve’ button. System will notify the students through email, to return the book on or before the due date as it is reserved by some other students.
- Once the reserved book is back into the library, system will send notification through an email to the students who reserve the book. Book will be kept reserved for one day. Books which are reserved by student cannot be renewed by self renewal system.
Self renewal of home issued books
- Students can renew books themselves through online, provided the book is not in demand/reserved before due date.
- Every student can login into the Somaiya Vidyavihar Home Page Web OPAC through the integrated ID SVV Net ID and Password which is already sent on their mobile and also on their email.
- Undergraduate students can renew the same book only once while postgraduate students can renew it twice.