District Institute Of Education and Training (DIET), Aizawl, Government of Mizoram, India

2. Procedure for enrolment:

Members of all categories shall assign in the hereus app. and fill in all the required field to become members of the library. Members will be given Library Membership Cards for borrowing books.
Library card will be the pass book/ borrower card for borrowing books.
Temporary members and any other person who is recommended by the principal /Library committee shall become members only after registration formalities are completed.

3. Responsibility of borrower:

Borrowers must use their Identity card to borrow books and return them to the library in good condition. A member can only borrow books using his or her own library membership card. This means that library books cannot be issued without a library ID. This may apply to all faculty, staff and students.
Any library member who is found guilty of damaging or destroying library property, writing in the margin or on the print, or mutilating or defacing a book will have to replace the damaged books or property. The member will be required to replace the complete set or series if the book is part of a set or series and the volume cannot be purchased separately. These members may also be prevented from using the library in the future and penalized for their actions.
If a borrowed book is lost, the member who borrowed shall have to replace it by the same title of the latest edition.
In case replacement is not feasible, the case will be decided by the Library Committee.
Any member delaying the return of a book after the due date will be fined Rs.5/-per book per day.
If a member loses Library ID, it should be immediately reported to the Librarian. The Librarian may issue a duplicate ID on payment of required amount.
In the event of misuse or damage of the books borrowed by a member, the Librarian will have the powers to suspend the member, reporting each matter to the principal for appropriate actions.

4. Conditions regarding issue of Books:

Sl.No

Category of member

No. of

Volumes

Loan period

Re-issue/Renewal of books

General

Book

Course book

Text Book

Faculty

30 days

15days

Staff

Nil

15 days

10days

Students

7 days

7days

5.User Computer:

The Library provide three User Computers for its members. User can access to Hereus ERP, OPAC (Open Access Catalogue) and free internet for the research, information dissemination and training purpose only. Watching videos and playing games are prohibited.
The Library also provide member to access Open Educational Resources etc. through user computer .

6. Reference section :

Reference books, rare books, unbound periodical and any other expensive or otherwise precious materials will not be issued but will be kept apart in the reserved section/bookshelf of the library for on-the-spot use by the members. However, the Librarian may at his/her discretion, permit overnight issue of such materials to the teaching staff only. Failure to return such reading materials shall be dealt by the Librarian to recall any book from the borrower, if it is considered necessary in the interest of the Institution.
The Librarian shall have the power to refuse the issue of a book or to recall any book from a borrower as mention above.

7. Termination of membership:

Any member intending to terminate his/her membership shall return all the books borrowed against his/her card

8. General rules:

Always sign the visitor’s signature register, when you enter the Library.
Personal belonging such as Handbags , umbrella, files, shawls, over-coat/big jackets etc. should be left at the main entrance.
Smoking, chewing betel nuts, loud speaking and talking is not allowed inside the library.
Pet like dogs, cats etc. shall not be brought into the library.
Books, periodicals, Newspaper etc. taken by the members from book- shelf or from the original location may be left on the reading tables provided for this purpose.
Library books, equipment and any other documents including periodical publications (for eg:, magazine , journals, Newspapers) should not be take out without Librarian’s permission.

9.Reprographic section:

Photocopying of important paper works and training materials is only permitted for students only. Xeroxing personal concerns is not permitted. The Library committee decided the following photocopying fees.