TULJAPUR CAMPUS LIBRARY

Brief Profile	Library Hours
Collections and Services	Online Catalogue
Facilities and Information Services	Remote Login
Membership and Borrowing Privileges	Downloads: Forms
Library Team	General Guidelines
Contact Details	Library Advisory Committee

Brief Profile

TISS Tuljapur Campus Library (TTCL) supports and facilitates teaching, learning & research programs of the institute and acts as a catalyst in accomplishing institute’s mission to become one of the pioneer centers with the state of the art research and best quality education in the field of Rural Development.

Building excellent collection in the area of Social Sciences and Rural Development is the main object of the library. It houses print as well as electronic resources based on current needs of the users. The library has more than 30000 documents including project reports, thesis & dissertations & back volumes and over 1100 documentary films and e-books in the form of CD/DVDs. It subscribes to over 90 national & international journals & magazines (print) of repute in the field of Social Sciences and allied subjects.

The collection of the library is strengthened by enabling access to the prominent electronic journals (10,000+) and e-books (200+) in the field of Social Sciences and allied subjects to further the teaching, learning and research programmes of the institute. It provides seamless discovery and access to these scholarly resources, and assists faculty, students, and staff with professional support to find, evaluate, manage, and use information resources. Access to e-resources is made available to users through IP based & Remote Login based facility (http://library.tiss.edu/eresources.html). To provide wide publicity and access to the information produced by TTC community is made available on institutes D-space digital repository. The library is fully computerized with KOHA an integrated library management system and implemented RFID technology; users can access the resources of the library through Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) 24x7 from anywhere. Library Blog has been created to keep the users abreast of their subject area (http://tiss-library.blogspot.in/).

Tuljapur Campus Library Hours

During Academic Session:

Monday to Saturday : 9.30 a.m.–11.45 p.m.
Sundays: 10.00 a.m. –11.45 p.m.

During Vacation Period:

Monday to Saturday : 9.30 a.m. –05.45 p.m.
Closed on Sundays & Public Holidays

Library Membership and Borrowing Privileges

Library Membership:

All bonafide students, faculty, staff of TISS Tuljapur & Foreign students who are under Exchange Programmes are required to enroll as members of the Library (upon joining the Institute) by submitting a duly filled in library membership form available at the library circulation desk. This entitles the users to use the resources & services offered for the purpose of academic and research work. Institute Identity Card is a must for issue & return of learning resources.

Borrowing Privileges:

Alumni/Individuals/Institutional Membership

Library serves primarily TISS Tuljapur community, however, Alumni/Individuals/other Institutes or organizations can become library member and avail services and facilities for their professional and academic work. These members are required to produce proof of identification. Alumni/Individuals/Institutional members are allowed to access e-resources and Internet facility at the library, no remote login facility is extended.

- Library Membership Fee:

Day Membership Facility:

All outside users who are pursuing their academic/research study are allowed to use library facilities and services subject to the following conditions.

i)He/She must submit duly signed Day Membership form along with the following documents:

ii) Valid Address viz. Electricity Bill, Ration card, Driving License etc.

iii)Valid Identity proof viz. College Identity card, Employee card, Aadhar card,

Driving License, Voter card etc.

Day Membership Fee:

Tuljapur Campus Library Collections and Services:

Collection Development:

The library is striving hard to keep pace with the expansion of institutes academic programmes by strengthening the collection acquiring full range of core collection, both physical and digital. The Collection building has undergone a

metamorphosis, from print-only format; it has shifted to print-and-online and to online-only formats. Presently, the library provides access to over 10000 plus online journals. However, it is no longer possible for a research library to build its collection in vacuum, collaboration among institutions is essential. The library has established links particularly with TISS Mumbai, TISS Hyderabad & TISS Guwahati Libraries to provide wide access to prominent and classical resources of these libraries. The library collection comprising of books, bound volumes, journals (Print only, print +online) theses, reports, and other reading material as on 1 December 2022 stood as follows:

Facilities & Services:

Circulation of Information Resources: All resources of the library are available for consultation to users. The users are allowed to use and take library resources for home reading. Reading materials which are marked as reference are to be consulted in the library.
Document Delivery Services (DDS)

Library arranges to get photocopies of articles from journals, conference proceedings and sources that are not available in its collection from other libraries. This service is provided for academic and research purpose to the faculty, research scholars, students and staff, who are members of the library. Members are requested to send a formal request to the library with complete bibliographic details of documents required or members may send request through e-mail at library.tuljapur@tiss.edu.

Inter Library Loan (ILL) Facility

Library arranges to borrow documents that are not available in its collection, on Inter Library Loan from other libraries. This is done on an Institution-to-Institution basis. Such materials will have to be handled with utmost care and returned to the library well on time. This service is provided for academic and research purpose to the faculty, research scholars, students and staff who are members of the library. Members are requested to send a formal request to the library with complete bibliographic details of documents required in a separate ILL form available in the library or members may send request through e-mail at library.tuljapur@tiss.edu.

Photocopy Facility

The Photocopy service is provided to the members of the library. Photocopying full document is against copy right act and library does not entertain it. Members are strictly prohibited of photocopying more than 20% of the document. Photocopy facility is located at the entrance of the library.

Wi-Fi Facility

The entire library is Wi-Fi enabled; members can use their laptops to access electronic resources subscribed by the library

Current Awareness Service

Periodically library circulates list of new books added to its collection through group e-mail. It also displays these books on new arrival stand installed in reference section and will be displayed for a week. These books can be reserved when they are on display and will be issued only after a week of display.

Institutional Repository (IR):

The Institutional Repository provides access to the wealth of information produced by TTC community. It acts as a catalyst in preserving & promoting the information & knowledge among TTC community for its growth & development. IR resources include faculty & students publications, thesis & dissertation, project reports, newspaper clippings, annual reports etc.

Library Blog (http://www.tiss-library.blogspot.com)

The library blog updates the users with current and latest developments that take place in

societal and professional front.

Copyright & Fair Use

Library subscribes to Turnitin - originality checking and plagiarism prevention software. The authenticity and originality of students/researchers work such as assignments, dissertations & thesis are verified.

Resource Finder – WebOPAC

The resources of the library have been computerized with professional library management software-KOHA. Library resources can be accessed online 24x7 within the Campus and/or outside the campus. Four computers are installed exclusively in the Library to browse the library resources. Members can search the resources by author, title, subject, key words etc.

Theme based Book Display

To create awareness among the users about its own collection library displays collection based on the themes on important occasions/days of the year.

Circulation of Library Resources (Books & other reading materials):

During Academic Session:

09.30 am to 10.00pm (Monday to Saturday)

10.30 am to 5:30 pm (Sunday)

During Vacation Period:

09.30 am to 5.00 pm (Monday to Saturday)

No issue & return transactions on Sundays & Public Holidays.

Resources borrowed from the library shall be returned on or before the due date during library working hours.

Renewals

If there are no reservations, library resources can be renewed by the user’s maximum two times. The resources issued other than books will not be renewed.

Recall

Library may recall a book/s at any time before it’s due date. It is mandatory to return the book/s when it is recalled. The overdue charges may be increased for failure to return a book, when it is due or recalled.

Reservation

Members can reserve only those materials, which are already issued at the Circulation Desk. One reader can reserve maximum two books at any given time. Intimation of availability of reserved items will be sent through e-mail. Reserved books will be put on hold at the Circulation Desk for maximum two working days from the date of return by previous borrower. If a member who has reserved the book fails to pick up the same within this period, the reservation stands cancelled.

Loss of / Damage to Library Materials

The Loss of book/s must be reported immediately. Members shall take note that overdue fine, if any will be charged till the loss of book/s is reported. If the original book is returned after reporting it lost, the fine will be calculated till the date of its return. If the book is lost/damaged borrower will have to replace the book with same edition or with latest edition within 30 days from reporting, along with overdue charges or the borrower will be charged triple the cost of the book if it is not replaced. Borrower must pay double the price of the book, if the lost book is out of print/out of stock. A fine of Rs.100/- will be charged for the loss of Compendium/Files etc.

Reserve Shelf Collection

Reserve Shelf consists of books which are in high demand. These are non-renewable books and issued to the faculty and students for a period of only 2 days.

Issue of books in Vacation

Except the students who are in final semester of their program, remaining library members can borrow books during the vacation period as per the normal rules.

Late Fee (applies to all categories of users except Faculty Members):

Overdue charges are levied on the members for the items returned after due date. The borrowing facility shall be suspended, if the net accumulated late fee exceeds Rs. 300/-. Borrower account will be activated, only once the late fee is paid, and the books are returned.

General Books

Rs.1.00 per day (First-7 days)
Rs.2.00 per day (8th day and onwards)
Reserve Shelf Books
Rs. 5.00 per day (First-7 days)
Rs. 10.00 per day (8th day and onwards)
General Guidelines:

The Library is a space for common study and research, members are requested to maintain peace and observe dignified silence within the Library premises.

Users are requested to bring their institute ID card, while coming to the Library. It is must for borrowing Library materials and is not transferable
All members are requested to keep their personal belongings at the Property Counter at their own risk. Library is not responsible for loss or damage
Members are requested to handle the learning resources with utmost care. Mutilation, writing, scribbling, marking, cutting pages will be viewed seriously and could result in library privileges being withdrawn
Documents marked as “Reference Copy” are to be consulted within the library premises only
Learning resources issued from the library are to be returned at the Circulation counter only during its working hours on or before due date
Members are held responsible for all items issued on their name, until they are returned to the Library
Members are requested to check the books & other reading materials thoroughly for missing pages, chapters, any damages, markings etc. before borrowing
No books in damaged conditions will be accepted from the members. Mutilated or spoiled books may have to be replaced with new copy by the borrower
The borrowing facility can be restricted or suspended in case of misbehavior or misuse of Library facilities/materials
Faculty and staff going on long leave, with or without salary, deputation, study leave, or extraordinary leave will have to return all borrowed materials before leaving the institute
Please do not re-shelve the books leave them on the table library staff will arrange them
Members are not allowed to study in the stack room area
No material from the Library should be taken out without proper issue. Any type of violation may lead to a disciplinary action
Alumni/Individuals/Institutional members are allowed to use the library facilities and services only with the permission of the Librarian
Please keep mobile phone in silent mode. The audible use of mobile phone is not permitted in the Library premises
Do not attempt to access, distribute or display material which is offensive, obscene, defamatory etc. If a member is found guilty of the same such behavior will be viewed seriously and this may invite penalty and disciplinary action
Use of personal stereos, music sets and walkmans are not permitted in Library
Smoking, eatables and drinks are not allowed in the Library premises

Library Advisory Committee

Purpose:

The Library Advisory Committee (LAC) plays an advisory role in building and strengthening the collection of the library in tune with teaching, learning and research programmes of the institute.

Objective:

To provide a platform to discuss and deliberate users needs and issues
To advise the library on policy matters with respect to its resources, services & facilities
To act as catalyst between the library and its user community
To facilitate smooth functioning of library
To advise and support library in implementing cutting edge technology

Responsibilities:

Represent the views of the stakeholders about library resources and services
Develop and formulate the policies for library and to ensure the best possible support is provided
Suggest need based collection and promote institute’s intellectual knowledge for wider publicity
Ensure financial accountability and responsibility in the provision of library collection
Propose technological up-gradation for better library services
Share insights on such issues which are affecting library
Promote the library to internal and external users
Report higher authorities on vital matters