Services

Library Services for in-house (SIOM) Users

1. Inter Library Loan (ILL):

   Library arranges to borrow Books that are not available in SIOM library on Inter Library Loan from other Symbiosis 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, registered students of SIOM and staff who are members of the SIOM library.

2. Referral Services:

   Library offers individualized service to assist students, faculty, researchers and staff in locating the required information i.e. book or magazine/journal location in the library

   Locate information in the library and elsewhere.

   Answer specific information questions.

   In case of any quires, mail can be sent at library@siom.in

3. New Additions of Books:

   Library brings out a monthly list of books added to the collection. This list is sent to the library users over the email.

4. Plagiarism Checking Service:

   Library offers Plagiarism Checking Service using a ‘Turnitin’ tool to its registered users. Turnitin is leading originality checking and plagiarism prevention web tool which allows researchers to compare their contents against the massive databases to ensure the work is original before submission. SIU Central Library has a paid license to this tool and given account to SIOM Library.

5. Document Delivery Service:

   SIOM library provides Document Delivery Service to its registered users. If the required articles or research papers which comes in the journals is available in the subscribed database then SIOM library send the full text to its users and if the required information access in full text is not available in subscribed database then SIOM library coordinates with its mother concern to provide its users with the requested materials.

Borrowing Service

Borrowing Rules

• Books which are labeled / stamped as reference books are not for borrowing.
• Library is authorized to declare/hold certain books as reference material according to the demand. The book may not be labeled as Reference material.
• Old loose issue of magazines only can be borrowed. New/Latest issues and back volumes are for reference only.
• Borrowing period for particular material can shrink according to the demand.

E-Resources: Avalible on all e-resources at SIU library portal link https://library.siu.edu.in/

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