Borrowing privileges/conditions:
Number of books to be issued to the members is mentioned below:

• In case of emergency, an issued book can be recalled from the user.
• Books must be returned on or before the due date failing which, the borrowers have to pay the overdue charges.
• Repeated failure to return the book/s on time may lead to denial of borrowing facility.
• Before borrowing a book, members should make sure that, the book is in sound condition.
• The borrower is fully responsible for the book/s borrowed in his/her account.
• Absence and illness are not acceptable excuses for exemption from paying overdue charges. Only Institute’s holidays are left out of the reckoning. If the due date falls on a holiday, the book may be returned on the next working day, beyond which overdue charges will be levied.
• Inspite of repeated reminders, if the book is not returned, the borrowing facility may be withdrawn and at the last resort the rules of the loss of document may be applied, construed that the book is lost and may not return to the NKC.

Restricted issue

Reference material, loose issues of periodicals and CD-ROMs/DVDs are not to be issued.

Renew

A member can renew a document only once, provided there is no reservation for that particular document. Renewals over the telephone, oral instructions, or written communication are not entertained.

Reservation

Books on loan or on display at the new arrivals shelf can be reserved by filling the reservation slip available at the issue counter or through online. Reservation for more than one book will be made on priority. Reserved books are kept separately at the Issue counter for one day for each member. The reservation lapses automatically after that, the next person on the list gets priority for issuing the book.

Overdue

To ensure the availability of NKC material to users, the latter will have to pay the overdue charges, if they fail to return the NKC documents on or before the due date. The overdue charge is Rs. 5.00 per day per document for all members except Faculty and Staff.

Reminder

Reminders may be issued for return of books on the expiry of due date

LOSS OF DOCUMENTS

The borrower shall be responsible for loss or damages caused to the NKC material borrowed and must be immediately reported to the Librarian in writing. The user will be required to replace the same or latest edition of the document or pay double the price of such document besides overdue charges. If the document forms a part of a series, the borrower will be charged for the replacement of the entire set.

The price of the lost document once made, will not be refunded at any cost.