Policy
- Students ID cards stand as library card for borrowing library resources.
- Members may borrow library resources for a maximum of three days and resources may be renewed.
- Library resources are issued only to the members in person without any exception. The members are solely and fully responsible for safe keeping of the resources borrowed and their return on time.
- Library resources are checked out by the designated library officer and need to be returned at the circulation desk during the working hours only.
- A student may borrow 3 books at a time for a maximum of 7 days. A Faculty may borrow 5 (Five) books at a time for the whole semester. The Faculty/student member may borrow reference books, reserved books, journals and periodicals to make photocopy from outside for a period of one hours only depositing valid ID Card at the circulation desk
All borrowed items must be returned to the library before the end of each Semester. The material is inspected when borrowed and returned. Incase damage is noted , the user is fined by the library accordingly. Date due slips are placed in all library materials borrowed.
Clearance:All Students must get their library clearnce to sit for the semester final exam.
Restrictions for Checking out Library Materials:- The borrower reached the maximum number of items allowed.
- The borrower reached the renewal limit for an item.
- The borrower has overdue item.
- The borrower ID card has expired.
- The borrowers owe money to AIUB.
- The borrower violates any of the conditions in the Library Circulation Policies.
- When materials are due to be returned.
- Return materials to the check in point on or before the due date.
- Renew materials on or before the due date.
- Return recalled materials to the check in point immediately.
- Exercise care in handling all library materials
- Report damage to materials prior to check-out.
- Be accountable for all activity that takes place on your library account.
- Pay any applicable fines or fees for lost, damaged, or overdue library materials.
- Notify Circulation if your ID card is lost or stolen
Charges are assessed for lost or damaged materials to encourage library users to take proper care of AIUB library property. Please report all lost or damaged library materials as soon as possible. Once an item is declared lost or damaged, fines stop accruing . The Faculty/ student can replace a lost book with an exact copy of the borrowed item, or the library user will be charged the original replacement cost of the item.
Overdue Charge:All library users who borrow library materials are responsible for knowing the library fine policies. Fines are calculated after the expiry of the due date which is automatically generated by UMS-Library system and borrower can see his/her borrowing history at AIUB portal. Tk.10.00 only per day is charged for each item. Tk.50.00 only per calendar day fine is calculated after the expiry of the due date for reference books, reserved books, journals and periodicals.
Services
Clearance for Faculty/Student:
All students must get their library clearance to sit for the Semester final exam.
Notice:
Notices for overdue materials are sent as a reminder to all faculty members and officer
before the end of each Semester.
Obligatory:
Before leaving American International University Bangladesh, the student/ faculty members
and officers is required to have a clearance from the library.
- The Daily Star
- Prothom Alo
- BD News-24
- The Guardin
- Herald Tribune
- The NY Times
- metaglossary.com
- ibiblio.org
- healthlibrary.com
- ams.org (math books online)
- historical.library.cornell.edu (Math)
- grande.nal.usda.gov/wqic (water & Agricultural)
- en.wikipedia.org (Wikipedia)
- strategian.com
- highwire.stanford.edu
- arxiv.org (Archive for Physics ,Math)
- emagazine.com
- nordiast.com
- physnet.eprints.org (Physics)
- pubmedcentral.nih.gov (science journal literature)
- computerworld.com
- doaj.org (Open journal)
- pubs.acs.org (American chemical society)
- fis.utoronto.ca (lib sc. electronic journal)
- webpages.uidaho.edu (lib sc. electronic journal)