The AIMS library is guided by an advisory committee that oversees policy formulation, collections development, services, and facilities to ensure the needs of the academic community are met.

Role & Responsibility: The LAC makes recommendations concerning library needs and coordinates effectively between students, faculty members, and library staff.

Committee Quorum

1. Book Issue Timing: 10:00 AM till 4:45 PM.
2. E-Library Timing: 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM.
3. ID Card: Carrying your student/faculty ID card is compulsory in the library.
4. Attendance: Enter your name in the Library attendance register and scan your ID for Digital attendance record.
5. Borrowing Limits: A maximum of three books will be issued at a time for a duration of two weeks.
6. Late Returns: Return books on or before the due date, else a fine of Rs. 5/- per day will be charged against each book.
7. Reference Materials: Certain documents are intended to be used only inside library premises. These include reference books, rare books, current & bound periodicals, and CDs/DVDs.
8. Quiet Environment: No loud conversation or group discussions are allowed inside the library.
9. Equipment: Laptops or computers used in the library must have their own power and cable connectors.
10. Food & Drinks: No food or drink of any kind is allowed in the library premises.
11. Card Transfer: Borrowing materials without a valid membership/identity number is prohibited. No one will be permitted to use another member’s ID to borrow materials.
12. Shelving: Do not reshelve books or periodicals. Leave them properly on the tables after use.
13. PCs Usage: Do not attempt to install any unauthorized software or programs on the E-Library PCs.
14. Mobile Phones: Keep your mobile phones strictly in silent mode in the Library.
15. Personal Belongings: Please take your personal belongings with you when exiting. The library is not responsible for any items left behind.

Library Membership

Access control identity cards are issued to all library members. Members must present their ID cards at the time of issue/return. If a card is lost or damaged, a fee of Rs. 150/- is charged to issue a duplicate. Library cards are strictly non-transferable.

Procedure for Issuing Student ID Card

• Bring your Admission receipt and two passport-sized photographs.
• Fill out the Membership Form and submit it at the library counter.
• Confirm that you have read and accepted the Library Rules.
• Collect the ID card from the library on the specified date (no additional fees required).

ID Card Procedure for Faculty & Staff

On appointment as full-time faculty or administrative staff, he/she automatically becomes a member. Visiting faculty will be issued one Library Card on application in the prescribed form, which remains active for their teaching duration.

Circulation of Materials

The library follows an Open Access System. Members may check out books or journals during working hours and sign them out at the library counter. Students can check out up to 3 books and 1 bound journal at any time for two weeks. Faculty members can check out up to 15 books for the entire semester period (six months).

Special Facilities

• Book Bank Facility: Students can borrow syllabus books for the whole semester by depositing a refundable security deposit.
• E-Library: The library provides 22 network-connected computers for accessing online journals, databases, and OPAC. PC usage is restricted to academic work.
• Photocopying: In-library photocopy services are available for official academic work.
• Interlibrary Loan: Request materials not owned by AIMS from other libraries across the Azam Campus through institutional MOUs. British Library membership cards are also available via the librarian.

Print Collection

Periodicals

Current International Journals

National Journals

Magazines

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