Circulation Rules for NFLIC
1. In order to avail the facilities and services of the
National Forest Library one has to be its member.The Following categories of
membership are available :
a. Internal Members: All forest officers, scientists, faculty, student,
research scholars and other official of ICFRE, FRI and FRI Demand University
constitute internal members of the National Forest Library.
b. Associate Members: Officers, facility, trainee officers of IGNFA, SFS
College and FSI make up the associate members.
c. Special membership
2.
Entitlement for no. of
Books to be Issued:
a. Internal Members:
i. Scientists
/DCF and above: 6
ii. Research
Officers, Research Asst.: 6
iii. Research
scholar (JRF, SRF, Research/Project associate, Field/project assistant, Library
fellow): 5
iv. Student
of Deemed University: 4
v. Technical
staff: 2
vi. Other
staff: 2
b. Associate Members:
i. Officers, Faculty of IGNFA,
SFS College & FSI: 5
ii. IFS and SFS Probationers:
4
c. Special Members:
Up to 4 books on a life time non-refundable deposit of Rs. 5000/- and Rs
5000/- refundable security money.
d.
Academic/Research Institutions (Inter Library Loan):
Up to 2 books at a time can be
issued to the institutes outside ICFRE setup on Inter-Library Loan for a period
of one month provided that the borrowing institute also reciprocates the facility
to ICFRE. However, this limit of 2 books will not be applicable to the ICFRE
institutes.
For becoming a member of the
National Forest Library one has to apply on prescribed application form. The
member will be issued library passbook, which is strictly non transferable.
3.
Books can be borrowed in the
manner prescribed for home use for a specified period from the Circulation
Department during the working hours of the Department and must be returned on
or before the date marked on the ‘Date Slip’ of the book.
4.
The following types of
material shall not be issued for home reading:
a. Reference works
b. Uncatalogued material
c. Latest issues of journals.
d. Maps and topographical
sheets.
e. Theses/dissertations.
f. Rare and out of print
documents.
g. Abstracting/indexing
bibliographical periodicals.
h. CD-ROMs
i. Any other material which in
the option of the Chief Librarian, is not desirable to be issued on loan for
its safety and security.
5. Period of Loan:
S. No
|
Membership
|
Entitlement for No. of books
|
Period
|
i
|
a. Research
Assistants/Research
Officers and above
b. Scientist/ DCF
and above
|
6
6
|
1 Month
|
ii
|
Technical and other staff
|
2
|
15 days
|
iii
|
a. Research scholar
(JRF, SRF, Research/Project associate, Field/project assistant, Library
fellow).
b. Students of FRI
University
|
5
4
|
15 Days
|
iv
|
a Officers,
Faculty of IGNFA, SFS College and FSI
b. IFS and SFS
probationers
|
5
4
|
1 Month
|
v
|
Special members
|
4
|
1 month
|
vi
|
Inter Library Loan
|
2
|
1 Month
|
b. Temporary membership
S. No
|
Membership
|
Entitlement for No. of books
|
Period
|
i
|
Consultants engaged by ICFRE head quarters and
FRI
|
4
|
15 days
|
6. Overdue Charges:
Overdue charges on book not returned on due date, shall
be payable by the borrowers at the following rates:
- Delay up to 1 week : Rs. 2/-
- Delay up to 2 week : Rs. 5/-
- Delay up to 3 week : Rs. 10/-
- Delay up to 30 days : Rs. 20/-
If a member delays returning of a book beyond 30 days his
membership shall be liable to be cancelled, besides payment of overdue charge
as determined by the Chief Librarian.
7. Waiver of Overdue Charges :
In very special cases viz. When the borrower falls sick,
deputed on an urgent notice by the higher authorities to leave the
headquarters, overdue charges can be exempted/reduced by the Chief Librarian.
8. Loss of Library Passbook:
In the event of loss of the library passbook the user shall
immediately report in writing to the Chief Librarian. Duplicate passbook may be
issued to the borrower, after through checking in the library records, on
payment of Rs. 200/-. If any book is found issued on the lost passbook it shall
be the responsibility of the borrower in whose name on the book was issued. To
return the book or pay its cost etc, as fixed by Chief Librarian.
9. Loss/Damage of Borrowed Books:
a. Borrower shall immediately report of the Chief
Librarian in the event of loss of book(s) borrowed, which will be suitably
dealt with before further book(s) is are issued.
b. It shall be the responsibility of the borrower to keep
the document clean and in good condition while in their custody. If an issued
document is damaged, disfigured, market in by pencil or pen, mutilated of cost,
while in the custody of a borrower shall have to pay damages or compensation in
term of money.
c. If one volume of a set is issued and is lost while in
custody of a borrower, he/she may be liable to replace of complete set. If one
issue of a periodical volume is damaged or lost he may be liable to replace the
complete volume.
d. The damages or compensation may be equal to one or
more of the following amount to be decided by the Chief Librarian:
i. Present cost of the cost of the book at which it was
purchased by the library, which ever is higher.
ii. Postage at the rate of Rs. 20/- per volume.
iii. In case of bound volumes, binding cost of the rate
of Rs. 50/- per volume.
iv. Overdue charges, if the book id overdue also.
10. Reservation of books:
Borrower may get book reserved for them if the book has been
issued to someone else at that time. They will be required to fill in a
reservation from with relevant information. When the book is returned it will
be reserved for the desirous reader for a maximum or period which will be
specified on the intimation which will be displayed on the notice board of the
National Forest Library.
11. Cancellation of
Membership:
To a member desiring cancellation of library memberships,
“No Dues Certificate” shall be issued by the library only when all dues are cleared
by the borrower. He/she shall also be required to return the “library passbook”
issued to him/her failing which he/she shall have to pay Rs. 200/-
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