Central Library

Rajendra University (erst while Rajendra College) Library started functioning w.e.f. 03rd July 1944. The University library covers an area of 5600 square feet, out of which fourteen hundred square feet have been provided for students reading room, 1120 square feet for teachers reading inside the library and 3080 sq. feet for stacking of the library books.

The University library is a growing entity, It plays a pivotal role in education. Since inception of the library, it has rendered its valuable service to the students, staff, and researchers for last seventy-seven years. Its growth and progress reasonably presuppose a brighter and mightier future waiting for it.

The University library is the hub of intellectual activities of the students, teachers, and the staff. At present the library contains around 55,000 numbers of well-chosen books. The library subscribes a good number of Periodical considering the students need from 12th level to PG level.

Office In-charge of Library:

Samit Kumar Pradhan, Asst. Professor

Membership

• A student on the rolls of the College automatically becomes a member of the College Library. When a student’s name is struck off the rolls of the College, he/she ceases to be a member.
• Members of the teaching staff and all other employees of the College are also members of the Library.

General Rules

• Books taken out of the Library must be returned to the Librarian and on no account be transferred to any other person.
• No marginal or other notes or marking shall be made in Library books. Any person losing or seriously damaging a volume shall have to pay 3 times its value or replace it with a similar volume. When it belongs to set series, unless he replaces it he shall pay three times the value of the set.
• The following list shows the maximum number of books that can be issued to various classes of members.
  • Member of Teaching Staff: 10 each
  • Laboratory Assistant and Librarian: 03 each
  • All Class III officers other than (b) above: 03 each
  • Students of M.Phil : 05 each
  • Students of Post Graduate Classes: 05 each
  • Students of Degree classes (Honours): 03 each
  • Class IV employees: 01 each
• Students and other members of the library except members of the staff can retain books borrowed by them for a period of 15 days unless it is requisitioned by members of the staff in the event of which it should be returned immediately on receipt of requisition without fail.
• The Librarian may demand the production of Identity Cards from a student at the time of his borrowing books from the Library.
• Members of the staff may retain books borrowed by them for a period of one month at a time.
• Encyclopedias, dictionaries, maps and rare books cannot be taken out of the Library without obtaining specific permission from the Principal in writing.
• Notwithstanding these provisions the Principal reserves the right to stop the issue of certain books to students.
• A student who wants to take books from the Library should present his/her card along with a list of books he/she wishes to borrow, in order of preference to the Librarian during working hours of the Library. The book or books may be collected the day after the deposit of requisition. He/she should always present his/her card whenever he/she wants to borrow, re-issue or return books.
• If a student loses his/her card, another card will be issued to him/her on application and on payment of Rs. 20.00.

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