COLLEGE LIBRARY

1. Before entering the library, the library user must scan his or her identity card on the scanner machine for online attendance.
2. Users are not allowed to bring their bags, personal belongings, personal books, or any other printed materials inside the library. These must be kept at the property counter while entering the library.
3. Only the notebooks, notepads, and the writing materials are allowed in the reading room section of the library.
4. The library staff is not responsible for the loss of any kind of personal belongings.
5. The library members should satisfy themselves about the physical condition of the books the students wish to borrow before getting them issued. Any damage found in the books taken out for reading or borrowing should be brought to the notice of the staff on duty before being issued, otherwise the reader will be held responsible for any damage or mutilation noticed at the time of return of the books.
6. The library card holder must be physically present while borrowing books. Books will be issued only to the person whose name is mentioned in the card.
7. Periodicals (journals, magazines, and newspapers), rare books, and reference books will not be issued.
8. Readers are required to maintain the order of the books on the shelves.
9. Marking, underlining, tearing of pages, dog-earing, etc. of library material is absolutely forbidden.
10. Books on loan should be handled with all care to enable their continued use to the maximum extent possible.
11. The loss of any borrowed book must be reported immediately to the librarian.
12. If a library book is lost or if it is discovered to be unfit for use while being returned to the library, the user is required to replace the book, or if replacement is not possible, a triple of the cost price must be paid.

• The members should strictly maintain silence in the library to avoid disturbing others.
• If a user is found guilty of engaging in any kind of unfair activity in the text book section, reference section, or reading room, necessary action will be taken against him/her.
• Usage of cell phones or other electronic gadgets is not allowed. If the readers wish to keep with them while in the library, they must be turned off.
• Use of tobacco products, smoking, eating and drinking are not allowed in the library and the library premises
• Disturbing arrangement of books on stacks or shelves, misplacing books, and misusing the library is a punishable offence.
• The librarian may recall any book from any member at any time, and the member must immediately return the book.
• Library cards are not transferable. The member is responsible for the books borrowed on his/her card.
• In case of loss of any library card, it should be reported immediately to the librarian in writing. After checking and depositing the requisite fee, the duplicate library card will be issued.

The central library of Digboi College has been using SOUL 2.0 integrated library management software since 2019. The library performs administrative, cataloging and circulation modules through the library management software. The central library provides an OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue) facility for the user community.

The central library has implemented an institutional repository in the year 2019. The institutional repository has covered 208 records, including question papers, college magazines, photos, theses, and administrative documents.