Rules and regulations

Following are some general rules related to library membership:

1. The following categories are entitled to get membership of MUC Women’s College Library:
• The existing students of the college.
• The existing staff members of the college
• The members of the Governing Body
• The ex-students of the college having prior permission of the authority with certain restrictions
• The retired staff-members of the college having prior permission of the authority with certain restrictions

The member needs to apply for library membership in a given format and submit the same with requisite documents. The library will issue the membership after verification the information provided by the applicant.

1. The library card is not transferrable.
2. The library card should be renewed after each year’s new enrollment.
3. If any member loses his/her library card, he/she needs to lodge a General Diary in the local police station the copy of which must be submitted to the library to get a duplicate library card.
4. Whenever a student passes out or a staff member retires from the college his/her membership automatically terminates.
5. All members need to surrender their library cards after termination of their memberships.

Following are some general rules related to book issue and return:

1. All the existing students and staff members of the college are entitled to borrow books for reading outside the library for a certain period.
2. Reference and confined copies should not be issued to any member as home-issue. These are meant for reading only within the library premises.
3. Current periodicals and bound volumes are also meant for reading only within the library premises.
4. Before filling up the University examination forms, all students must return the books borrowed and get library clearance.
5. Before leaving the college for retirement or any other purpose all staff members should return the books borrowed by them
6. If any borrower loses any library book, he/she has to replace that with a new copy of the same book (same title and author) of the latest edition if available in the market or compensate monetarily as per rule.
7. In case of non-return of books by any member who has left the college due to any reason, he/she may be communicated over phone, otherwise through written intimation for immediate return of the same.
8. The library stack is fully open access for the staff members and the students also

In order to maintain discipline and proper reading environment in the library reading room, the users need to abide by the following general rules:

1. All the users must record their entry and exit in the ‘Visit record’.
2. The users must carry their Reference library cards.
3. They should take proper seats and not to stay in the standing position.
4. They must maintain silence.
5. Mobile phones should be switched off or kept in the silent mode.
6. The users can stay in the reading room only for reading purpose.
7. No food is allowed in the library reading room.
8. No pet is allowed in the library reading room
9. Cleanliness should be maintained within the reading room.
10. All books borrowed for reading purpose must be returned to the library before leaving the reading room.

The users must seek help of the library staff in case of any problem faced by them. They should cooperate with the library staff to help them provide the best of the service.