Library Services

Circulation Policy:

Loss of Books by Patrons

• If a book is lost/damaged/mutilated beyond usable condition, then the book has to be replaced with latest edition with intimation to Librarian;
• If the book is out of print, He/ She should pay two times of the cost of the book

No Due Certificate

• No Dues clearance will be issued by the LRC on the same document issued by Admin Office after thorough verification from the library software. Member should clear all dues if any in full upon completion of program;
• Faculty members can obtain No Due Certificate in view of resignation/ relieving, only after clearing dues.

LRC Services:

Web OPAC

Online Public Access catalogue (OPAC) is a tool for finding information on available resources. It can be accessed on intranet and internet to search all the bibliographic records available through a web-based search interface. It provides information on the book whether is issued or on shelf, number of copies available, due date for the borrowed books, new arrivals etc.

Orientation / Training Programs

LRC conducts user education/orientation programs not only in the beginning of every academic year but also as when the user approaches.

Circulation Service

• Check-in, Check-out; Renewals
• Auto email reminders to the patrons of overdue items;
• Assisting the patrons for accessing OPAC
• The renewal must be made on or before the due date;
• Books can be renewed in-person or by sending email request
• The LRC users can reserve a book only if its status is borrowed as per the policy

Reference Service

Identified reference books, journals, thesis, bound volumes of journals, project reports and dissertations shall be referred only inside the LRC premises. However, overnight access to the above mentioned reference items shall be provided to the faculty members.

Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI) and Current Awareness Services

Providing Document / Database/Research articles, sharing lists of newly arrived resources through the e-mails

Access to Digital Library Resources

Subscribed e-books and e-journals, magazines, cases, teaching notes and a database supporting teaching, learning and research needs can be accessed directly from the links shared or through the website.

Online Learning

The LRC assists the users to access the online learning platforms like NPTEL, SWAYAM, MOOC, Coursera and LinkedIn.

Collaborative Learning

Offers collaborative learning with the faculty members to promote the LRC resources related to their courses while promoting the existing resources.

Institutional Membership

To fulfill the ever-growing information needs of our students and faculty, the LRC has subscribed Institutional membership with Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) and DELNET for the benefit of users.

Inter Library Loan

LRC provides ILL services from the institutional membership and within JAIN (Deemed-to-be University) network of based on the request and availability of requested items.

Scanning Services

In line with our commitment to environmental sustainability and the promotion of green initiatives, LRC has revised its previous reprography policy to eco-friendly alternatives like scan or pdf or capturing images of the articles/data/book chapters under fair use provision.

Institutional Repository

The LRC has set up an archive of some of the articles, digital contents, open access enabled digital book chapters, e-books, previous years’ question papers, newspaper articles etc which can be accessed by students and faculty members on demand.

National Digital Library

JAIN (Deemed-to-be University) is now a registered member of National Digital Library (NDL), an initiative of MHRD, Government of India. NDL provides support for all academic levels, including researchers and lifelong learners, all disciplines. It is being developed to help students to prepare for their entrance and competitive examination and to facilitate researchers to perform interlinked exploration from multiple sources.

Research Support Services

The LRC provides a variety of services and resources to aid academics and authors in publishing and presenting their work such as remote access to online resources, reference management tools, literature review, eexploring alternate publishing models including Open Access journals etc.

Plagiarism Check Service:

JAIN (Deemed-to-be University) has subscribed ‘Turnitin’ plagiarism checking tool. Faculty members and research assistants can send their research papers, cases, book chapters for similarity report from the link on the college website.