Circulation Policies

Borrow / Issue:

The student is eligible for issuing any book from the Library except the reference material, Audio Visuals, Journals and Magazine as this is meant only for consulting in the Library premises.
The eligibility for the users is as follows.

Members	Resources	Eligible Qty	Duration (Days)	Renewals/Extension
Students	Books	4	14	2 times
	Journals & Magazine	-	Reference	Reference
	Audio-Visual	-
Faculties & Staff	Books	7	15	2 times
	Journals & Magazine	3	7	2 times
	Audio-Visual	2	7	2 times

Renewal of Borrowed Library Material:

The User can also extend their loan period by renewing their borrowed material. This can be done either online or in person. The maximum limit of the extension/renewal is 2 times i.e. the material can be renewed for next 2 cycles only. After that the user has to return the book to the Library.

Reservation of Library Material:

Reservation can be made only when the book is already on loan. The availability of the reserved item will be informed through your Corporate E-mail and book can be collected within 24 hours otherwise the reservation status will be cancelled and the book will be issued to other eligible candidate.

Returning the Borrowed Material:

Books should be returned on or before the due date mentioned in the due date slip on the last of book. Please note that this due date will differ if one has renewed it online. So, In case of the online renewal of the book the due date can be checked on your account on the OPAC. The reminder would be send to the user accordingly
Any borrower failing to return the borrowed material after due date is liable to pay the fine.

Fine:

Books/Journals	1 Dhs /Day
Text Books	2 Dhs/ Day
Recalled Items	2 Dhs/ Day

Material Lost / Damaged by the User:

In event of any loss or damaged to the library property, the lost property should be replaced with a new one by the responsible student. Such lost will have to bear/share the replacement cost wholly/partly as the case may be.