ACHARYA GIRISH CHANDRA BOSE COLLEGE LIBRARY (Central Library: Jagadish Bhattacharyya Pathagarh)

Library Rules & Regulations in Brief:-
1. Library/Identity card is must for all library transactions. Library cards are non-transferable.
2. Members are allowed to use reading room for reading purposes on submission of their reading cards.
3. The members have open access to the library. So members have to keep their bags (excluding purse & mobile) in the baggage counter.
4. Users should ensure that when browsing through books they replace the item from where it was taken, according to the shelf arrangement. Feel free to seek staff assistance for replacing the books.
5. Users should avoid taking out several volumes of journals and books at any one moment
.6. The library reading area should be used only for reference and consultation of resource materials.
7. The Students may borrow books for 15 days and may renew the same for additional 15 days
8. Loss of library cards should be reported immediately to the college authority.
9. Users should fully cooperate with the library staff. In case of any need they should meet the Librarian.
10. Readers are liable to pay fine and / or punishment if they misuse / damage any books or journals.
11. Ex-Students and Visitors can also avail reading facility by taking special permission from the Principal of the college.
12. Users are requested to maintain silence in the library.
13. Usage of mobile phone in the library is strictly prohibited.
14. The library is a no-smoking zone.
15. Personal books are not allowed for reading in the library.
16. The Librarian may change any working days and hours, if necessary.
17.The persistent defaulters of various library rules will have their library services suspended.

Other Services of the Library
Library orientation : In order to familiarize our students with the library layout; we display a illustrating the arrangement of book shelves according to subject area. This helps the students in identifying their required materials easily and quickly. We also individually meet the students visiting the library and guiding them in selecting their requisite documents.
Reference Service : The library holds a good collection of reference books and text books on various subjects. A maximum of 3 (three) books are issued at a time to a student for reading purposes. We provide personal services to obtain the required information from various reference sources available in the library or to satisfy any other queries as requested.
Lending Service : The students may borrow 1 (one) book at a time for home use for a period of two weeks and can renew the same for another week.
Lending Service to the outgoing students : The students appearing at the Final  University Examination may borrow books for use at home through special library card system and keep the book till the completion of the examination. The students have to return the same within one week after the completion of the examination.
Borrowing privileges

• Syllabi of different subjects : In the present day, the syllabi of all subjects have been modified in recent times, in some cases substantially. To serve our readers in a better and fruitful way, we keep the syllabi of different subjects (as followed by our affiliating university).
• Question papers of previous Examinations : To acquaint the students with the demands made by university examinations, we keep the question papers of the affiliating university for the users’ study. The questions of previous examinations are very important for study and teaching.
• New arrivals : To inform the users about our new arrivals, we display the list of new additions along with the jacket of books (if available). Lists of books of renowned and important publishers are kept with us for consultation.
• Internet Service : We have internet connectivity in the library and we help the users to search various information sources available in the net. We are also entrusted with the job of making liaison (through e-mail) with other institutes and personnel on behalf of the college. We have the practice of preparing a list of web addresses of important institutes and organizations and bringing it to the notice of the users.
• Career Guidance section : It is our common experience that most of the students are of hardly aware of various academic courses, different competitive examinations or other information pertaining to their progression in life. To serve our students in a better way, we have planned to procure books, documents, question papers of various competitive examinations and preserve them separately for use in the libraryWe may also guide our students in selecting the appropriate course by experts in this area through counselling.

Departmental Library Facilities
To supplement the services provided by the Central Library, we have 08 Departmental libraries accessible to students and teachers alike. The students can take books from the departmental library also.