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Library

ABOUT XISS LIBRARY

XISS Library has been named as "Fr. Michael Albert Windey SJ Memorial Library", in memory of the founder Director of XISS. The library accommodates a variety of resources in print and digital forms. In print, books are available in different areas of Human Resource, Marketing, Finance, and Rural Management. The entire collection is arranged according to a classification scheme, making it easy and time-saving to locate them. Along with the books, the library also subscribes to national and international Journals, magazines, and newspapers. In e-resources, we have subscribed to valuable databases like EBSCO Business Source Elite, EBSCO E-book Core Collection, and SAGE Business Case Studies with teaching notes, JSTOR (Online Archive Journals, SAGE Journals, etc. Other online platforms are Economic and Political Weekly, online magazines).

The library is fully automated with the Library Management System “KOHA”. Using the software all the routine work of the library is done effectively and efficiently and the computerized services offered to the users help them locate resources at their fingertips. Thus, knowledge resources, the latest digital facilities, and computers help the academic communities in their intellectual pursuits.

DR. K S SINGH TRIBAL RESOURCE CENTRE (DKSSTRC)

Fr. Michael Albert Windey SJ Memorial Library has a new extension named, “Dr. K S Singh Tribal Resource Centre” (DKSSTRC) for outside academicians, research scholars, and postgraduate students. This program is also open to alumni, former employees, and emeritus professors. The main purpose of this program is to promote research-based education, develop research and connect with the surrounding scholarly communities.

Dr. Kumar Suresh Singh (1933-2006), an Indian Administrative Service Officer, served as a commissioner of Chotanagpur (1978-80) and Director General of the Anthropological Survey of India. He is known principally for his oversight and editorship of the People of India Survey and for his studies of tribal history.

The Resource Centre covers the donated collection of Dr. Kumar Suresh Singh, approximately 3500 books, more than 400 manuscripts, and handwritten and typed notes of Dr. K.S. Singh on a range of topics including Birsa Munda, Tribal Movements, Tribal Society, etc. The Resource Centre is in the process of digitalizing the entire Centre for people to access from across the world.

LIBRARY POLICIES

MEMBERSHIP

Membership: Students, Faculty, and Staffs are library users.

External Membership: External users can get membership after fulfilling the defined criteria and final approval of the Director/Assistant Director.

External Membership Fees

1 Month Service Charges + 18% GST	3-Months Service Charges + 18% GST	6-Months Service Charges + 18% GST	1 year Service Charges + 18% GST

500.00 + 90.00 = RS 590.00	1500.00 + 270 = Rs 1,770.00	2500.00 + 450.00 = Rs 2,950.00	5000.00 + 900.00 = Rs 5,900.00

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

S.NO.	Patron Categories	Book details	Maximum Check Out
1	STUDENTS	02 GENERAL BOOKS for 10 DAYS 01 TEXTBOOK FOR 1 DAY 01 COMPENDIUM FOR 1 DAY	02 BOOKS
2	TEACHING STAFF	04 GENERAL BOOKS for 1 YEAR 01 TEXTBOOK FOR 1 DAY 01 COMPENDIUM FOR 1 DAY	04 BOOKS
3	NON-TEACHING STAFF	02 GENERAL BOOKS for 10 DAYS 01 TEXTBOOK FOR 1 DAY 01 COMPENDIUM FOR 1 DAY	02 BOOKS
4	GUEST FACULTY	02 GENERAL BOOKS for 1 MONTH 01 TEXTBOOK FOR 1 DAY 01 COMPENDIUM FOR 1 DAY	02 BOOKS

Library Timings

Monday to Friday: 9.00 am to 6.00 pm.

Saturday: 9.00 am to 1.00 pm.

Sundays and Holidays: Closed.

Arrangement: The library follows an open-access system. The resources are classified by Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme and Cataloging to Anglo America Cataloguing Rules.

Membership: Students, Faculty, and Staff are the users of the library.

External Membership: External users can get temporary membership with the prior permission of the Director/Assistant Director.

Rules and Regulations

Proper silence and library decorum must be observed in the library.
Personal belongings such as bags (personal + laptop), shawls, and umbrellas are not allowed inside the library. These things and an ID card should be kept in the baggage section.
Only writing materials, loose notes, and laptops (without laptop bags) will be allowed inside the library and must be offered for inspection by the person sitting at the entrance Counter.
Users have to make entries of incoming and outgoing time in the library register while visiting the library.
Issued books, as well as personal books, cannot be brought inside the library for reading purposes.
After reading the books, users are requested to keep the books in their proper place or on the table.
Outsiders are not allowed in the library without the explicit permission of the Director/Assistant Director.
The way in which a student uses the library and uses the library rules will be taken into consideration while evaluating his or her performance.
Periodicals like Journals, Magazines, and Newspapers will not be issued to students. Students can use the periodicals in the library only.
Every student will be allowed to borrow two books at a time, which should be returned within 10 days for general books and textbooks and the compendium is for overnight. Reference books and periodicals are not issued.
Overdue charges will be applicable in case of delay in return and will be collected as per library rules. The current charges are General books: Rs 15/- per day Textbooks /compendium: Rs 25/- per day Note: Sundays and holidays are included in the fine calculation.
Circulation of any library book within a certain group or between two person is not permitted.
Books are re-issued to the same student but only after an interval of 3 days provided if there is no demand for the same book from other students.
If the borrowed book is misplaced, one must replace the book with a due fine. If the book is not available in the market, then the student will deposit the price of the book with a fine.
Books have to be handled carefully. Marking in the book is not allowed.
Before borrowing books, check the condition of the books. If there is any damage, then bring it to the notice of the counter assistant otherwise he/she will be responsible for the damage books at the time of return.
Computers in the digital library section are meant for browsing subscribed e-resources only. Use of these computers for social networking or entertainment are forbidden.
Do not remove the Wi-Fi connector, keyboard, mouse, and any electrical connection from the computers.
Consumption of any type of Food and drinks is strictly prohibited in the library.
No dues Certificate will be issued only when all the documents borrowed are returned to the library.

LIBRARY SERVICES AND FACILITIES

Circulation Services
Web OPAC
Internet Services
Reprographic Services
News Clipping Services
User Orientation Services
New Arrival Service
Audio Visual Service
Digital Library Service
Book Exhibition
Reference Service

DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF THE LIBRARY

General Section
Textbooks Section
Reference Section
Magazines Section
Journals Section
Circulation section
Baggage section
Acquisition section
Cataloguing section
Bound volume section
Newspaper section
Reprographic section

LIBRARY RESOURCES

No. of Journal Print: 40 (National)
No. of Journal Online: 3,746 (3,630 International + 116 National)
No. of Magazine Print: 20 (04 International + 16 National)
No. of Magazine Online: 251 (08 National + 243 International)
No. of Newspapers: 13
Total no. of e-Books: 20,686 (Ebsco) + 10,186 (Jstor)
Total no. of Books (Volumes): 39,903
Total no. of Books (Titles): 13,748
Sage Business Cases: 5,385
Bound Volumes: 3,327
Total No. of C.Ds: 174
Library Management Software: KOHA
No. of Multimedia Desktop.: 10 + 5 =15
No. of Multimedia Desktop for the digital library: 10
Reading room seating capacity: 150
No. of electronic databases: 5 (Sage Business Cases, EBSCO Business Source Elite, EBSCO eBooks Core Collection, Sage e-Journals Platform, JSTOR Online Archive Journal).
Digital Library Membership: NDLI (National Digital Library of India).
Club: XISS NDLI CLUB (for learning-oriented activity)

Details of the Online Resources available in the library

Sl. no.	Product	Purpose	URL
1.	EBSCO (Business Source Elite)	Online Journals + Magazines Access	https://search.ebscohost.com/
2.	EBSCO (Ebooks business core collection.)	Online E-books Access	https://search.ebscohost.com/
3.	SAGE Business Cases	Online Business Cases	Sk.sagepub.com/cases
4.	SAGE Journals	Online Journals	http://journals.sagepub.com
5.	Economic and political weekly (EPW)	Online Journal	http://www.epw.in
6.	Labour Law Reporter Online Library	Online Journal	info@labourlawreporter.com
7.	JSTOR	Online Archival journal	https://www.jstor.org/
8.	National Digital Library	National Repositories of Digital Library	https://ndl.iitkgp.ac.in or https//ndl.iitkgp.gov.in
9.	Insurance Times	Online + print magazine	https://www.bimabazaar.com/amember/member
10.	Down to earth	Online + Print magazine	www.downtoearth.org.in