OPENING HOURS

Wednesdays & Fridays 9:00AM to 05:00PM

The library is closed on Saturdays & Sundays and during all public holidays.

DISCIPLINE

• All users must observe total silence in the library and its environs at all times
• Use of mobile phones is strictly prohibited in the library
• Users are not allowed to leave their baggage overnight in the library. The library shall not take any responsibility for loss of personal property
• All users are required to show all items to the security officer before leaving the library
• Anyone caught marking, defacing or mutilating books or any other library material will be expected to pay for the material with the most current edition of the same
• Good order must be observed in the library at all times, for example placing of feet on the furniture, eating and drinking, smoking or sleeping etc. will not be allowed
• Group discussions are only allowed in the discussion area and the noise must be kept to a minimum and should not disturb any other user in the library
• Use of sound equipments like radios, walkmans, etc. is strictly prohibited in the library and its environs
• Seats in the library may not be reserved
• Users are not allowed to reshelf books after removing them from the shelf. Leave the books on the table near the shelves
• No library equipment may be moved, modified or tampered with without permission from the librarian

BORROWING PROCEDURE

No books or materials shall be borrowed at this stage

The following materials can only be used within the library

Reference books

Newspapers

Journals and magazines

DAMAGE/ LOSS OF LIBRARY MATERIALS

Any user who causes damage to or loss of any library materials or other library property will be charged for replacement costs. Marking of books and other library materials will be regarded as damage.

SUSPENSION FROM THE USE OF THE LIBRARY

The library committee shall have the power to suspend or exclude from use of the library any user who disregards the library rules and regulations

The library staff have the right to ask members to leave the library if they are behaving inappropriately or causing disturbance to other users

Admission: The following people are allowed to use the library:

All registered students and faculty members of University

Researchers and visiting scholars

Known members of the community and those with a genuine need have limited access to the library

NB: These rules and regulations are subject to review by CSPS from time to time

30th September 2024