General Rules

• Users are expected to observe the following rules while using the library services. Any violation of these rules will incur appropriate disciplinary actions:
• Personal belongings such as handbags, briefcases, etc., are not allowed inside the library.
• Please check them in with the security outside the library entrance. The library disclaims any liability for loss or damage.
• Submit any book or object for inspection, when requested by the library staff.
• Do not write, underline or mark any book. Library books are carefully examined on return and the borrower will be held responsible for the damage.
• After reading, leave books on the table or on the book trolley. Please do not shelves the books.
• Complete silence should be observed except for brief and subdued talk with the library staff.
• Drinks and eatables are not allowed in the library.
• Keep your mobiles off within the library premises.
• Do not change configuration of computers or any other equipment in the library. RWU IT code of conduct must be observed while using IT applications.

Lending rules

• Books or other materials borrowed from the library shall be non-transferable and would be expected to be used by the borrower themselves, and should not be passed on to somebody else outside from the RWU.
• Normally the books shall be charged out at the Circulation Desk on presenting a valid library card and shall be returned to the Circulation Desk within due course of time.
• Signature on book cards must be in full and legible. Initials are not adequate because they are often misleading.
• Loan books may be renewed/re-issued to the same user provided other clientele does not require them.
• The books for renewal purpose must be presented at the circulation desk so that new date is recorded on the issuing card along with signatures.
• In exceptional circumstances, materials charged out to any user can be recalled to meet the emergent needs of another user. If recalled, the borrowed books must immediately be brought to the Circulation Desk.
• Reference materials, theses/dissertations and serial publications including magazines, and journals whether current or back-runs cannot checked out. They can be consulted within the library premises.
• While returning books to the Library, the borrower should personally satisfy herself/himself that her/his name has been struck off properly from the records.
• If any book is marked or damaged or mutilated by the borrower, she/he will have to replace it by a new one or will pay the double cost for replacement.
• RWU staff going on leave exceeding Two month’s duration should return all the library materials before they proceed.
• All books issued shall be shown to the receptionist at the entrance before leaving.
• Any material not returned or renewed within 60 days of the due date will be considered Lost.
• The use of Library shall be open to the members of the following categories after applying for the membership on the prescribed form, which is available from Library Circulation Desk as well as from RWU library homepage:
• University Teachers and Students Officers of the University other than teaching; Staffs of the University employed on Research Projects who deposited the Library security;
• Under-graduate student of the university;
• Full time post graduate students of the University; and
• All un-registered users are entitled to use library facility after the permission of competent authority.
• All registered users are entitled to borrow Books and other library materials from the library.
• Borrowing limit may be depending on the membership category. The borrowing limits for general books are:-

Borrowing Criteria for Faculty/Students/Admin