Rules and Regulations

• Library Card
  • Access to the NMIMS Libraries is restricted to staff and students of NMIMS who are in possession of a current valid identification card issued by NMIMS.
  • In case of loss of Identity Card or Reference Ticket, the library will make a duplicate one available on filling up of a prescribed form and payment of a prescribed fee (currently Rs.25).
  • The expiry of membership is stamped on the library identity card. For renewal, please surrender the old card and pay the requisite membership fee along with an application in prescribed form.
  • Members must carry their Identity cards to gain entry and use the library and must produce it when required to do so by an authorised person. The card must be used only by the member to whom it is issued.
• Bags, etc. with the exception of laptops are not allowed in the library. The same must be deposited at the luggage counter. For reasons of security, bags and other personal possessions should not be left unattended. The library will not be responsible in case of damage to or theft of personal property
• Silence is required in study areas. Loud conversation, standing in groups, discussions, etc., is forbidden. The use of mobile phones in the library is prohibited. Failure to comply with these requirements may result in a fine/or exclusion from the library.
• Smoking, consumption of food and drink (with the exception of bottled water) and the use of personal audio equipment are not permitted in the library.
• Photography, filming, videotaping and audio taping in the library are not allowed without the prior permission of the librarian.
• Books or other material taken from the stacks should not be re-shelved by the readers but should be left on the trolley or table. Please remember that a book misplaced is a book lost.
• Mains-operated personal equipment should not be used without the prior permission of the librarian.
• Members should keep in mind copyright issues while copying any material borrowed from the library.
• Data retrieved from the library’s electronic resources may not be used for purposes other than teaching, research, personal educational development, administration and management of NMIMS and development work associated with any of the aforementioned. Use of the data is not permitted for consultancy or services leading to commercial exploitation of the data, or for work of significant benefit to the employer of students on industrial placement or part-time courses. Users must also comply with the specific requirements of individual data providers. Passwords must never be revealed to others.
• The removal of any material from the library must be properly authorised and recorded. Damage to, or unauthorised removal of material constitutes a serious offence and may lead to a fine or to disciplinary action.
• Access to libraries and/or borrowing rights may also be withdrawn temporarily if fees/ charges in other parts of the NMIMS are outstanding.
• The award of an NMIMS qualification may be deferred until all books have been returned and outstanding fines/charges are paid.

Faculty
On appointment as full time faculty or administrative staff, he/she automatically becomes a member of the library. Visiting faculty will be issued Identity Card on application in the prescribed form. The card will remain in force till the period of his/her teaching.

Reference books, Journals/Magazines and Audio/Video material are strictly to be used /viewed in the library only.