Geeta Israni Library

The college library is known as Geeta Israni Library.

It is located at the first floor of college building. The library is fully computerized by the E- Granthalay Software . Through Library website of E – Granthalay users can locate the books Author wise / Subject wise / Title wise . To achieve the accuracy and speed up the transactions the software supports Barcode Technology.

The library has huge collection of books which consists of Encyclopedieas , Indian Pharmacopiea , Dictionaries ,European Pharmacopiea , British Pharmacopiea , Merck Index, Martindale , Books of Marcel Dekker Series as well as open learning Series. Library subscribes National Journals of various Subjects like Pharmaceutics , Pharmacology , Pharmacognosy , Pharmaceutical Chemistry . Library having collection of E – Books and CD’s for users and also softcopy of Question Papers of last years and Model Answer paper’s. We have collection of Theses from our M.Pharm Students. It includes specialized subjects like Pharmaceutics , Pharmacology , Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Quality Assurance .

Library also provides Book Bank facility to B.Pharm sudents and Students from First Year to Final Year take advantage of this facility

We have collection of some Marathi Books and other magazines for staff and students

The Library is a member of University Department of Chemical Technology (UDCT), through which our PG and Staff members can refer their library and access Online Databases, Full text Journals, Full text Books etc.

All our students have been registered under National Digital Library.

DISCIPLINE

 All users must observe total silence in the library at all times
 All users are required to show their college IDs to the Library staff and make the entry in user register.
 Use of mobile phones is strictly prohibited in the library. If anybody found using mobile he/she will be charged Rs. 100/-
 All bags, cases, folders etc. must be left in the luggage area outside the library.
 Users are not allowed to leave their baggage overnight in the library. The library shall not take any responsibility for loss of personal property or books already signed out to a user
 No student is allowed to enter the circulation area without the consent of the library staff
 Anyone caught marking, defacing books or any other library material will be expected to pay for the material with the most current edition of the same.
 Good order must be observed in the library at all times for example placing of feet on the furniture, eating and drinking, smoking, sleeping etc. will not be allowed
 Use of sound equipments like radios, walkmans, cell phones etc. is strictly prohibited in the library
 All M.Pharm students should make the entry in the register before using the computer. In case if anybody found without entry he/she will not be allowed for next one week to use the computer.
 Students can take two books for reference. They shave to make entry in reference register before leaving the counter

BORROWING PROCEDURE

 Borrowing period is strictly between 9:00 am to 4:30 pm
 A user must be a registered student in the current term to be able to use the library services
 All students must present their college ID before borrowing any library materials
 Library materials may not be removed from the library unless the library staff has properly issued them out
 Students are allowed to borrow a maximum of two books for a period of one week
 All borrowed materials must be returned on or before the due date
 Students are not allowed to borrow books on behalf of others or transfer borrowed materials to other students
 Students with overdue materials and overdue fines will not be allowed to use the library services
 All reserve materials must be returned at the specified time

DAMAGE/ LOSS OF LIBRARY MATERIALS

 All users will be held responsible for any damage or loss of library materials in their possession and will be required to meet the cost of replacement and processing
 Users must ensure that the books they borrow are in good condition to avoid being held responsible for any damages noted while returning the books
 Lost books must be reported to the librarian immediately and replaced or paid for within 30 days
 Lost library books that are recovered, must be handed to the librarian as they remain the property of the college library

EXCLUSION FROM THE USE OF THE LIBRARY

 The library committee shall have the power to suspend or exclude from use of the library any user who disregards the library rules and regulations
 The library staff have the right to ask students to leave the library if they are behaving inappropriately or causing disturbance to other users

OVERDUE CHARGES/ FINES

Library fines: Fines of Rs . 5/- per volume per day are charged for the late return of books with a regular one week loan . For reference books taken for zerox if not returned on the same day the fine is Rs. 50/- per day per volume.
For Not For Issue Book taken for zerox if not returned on the same day the fine is Rs 100/- per day per volume.

Damage and loss of library materials: Any user who causes damage or loss of any library materials or other library property will be charged for replacement costs. Marking of books and other library materials will be regarded as damage.