College Library
Empowering Women Through Quality Legal Education
- The library functions from 9.30 am. To 5.00 pm. On all working days. It is closed on Saturdays and Sundays and other government holidays.
- All the present students of the Thulasi College of Law for Women, Vallanadu, Tuticorin District are entitled to use the library. Readers desirous of using the library have to write legibly in the gate register their names and class to which they belong and sign the register. Such signature shall be an acknowledgment, that the person agrees to conform to the rules of the library.
- Personal belongings like umbrellas, hats, bags, briefcase, mobile phone and etc., shall be left at the depository counter. Personal books or library books already borrowed or any printed materials should be left at the depository. Files are not allowed inside the library and if for some reason, they have to be taken inside; such file should be made available for inspection by the assistant at the counter while leaving the library.
- The library consists of following sections:
- Consulting section
- Journal section
- Lending Section
- E – Sources
- The borrowers shall promptly return the books, periodicals and law reports to the record clerk before they leave the room. Any lapse on the part of the student will result in forfeiture of library facility.
- Each student can borrow only one book at a time on each ticket.
- Books in the section may be borrowed for a period of 15 days and shall be returned on the date last marked on the due date slip on the front page of each book.
- A student against whom any fine or other charges are outstanding will not be permitted to borrow books from the library till all the arrears have been paid.
- Students are not permitted to borrow on other’s tickets.
- Students are prohibited from sub-lending the books
- Any marking, underlining, folding or tearing of pages from books is forbidden and missing of pages will entail payment to be determined at of cost of the book or its replacement with latest edition along with payment of fine the directions of the principal.
- The borrower, before leaving the counter, must satisfy himself as to whether the books lent out or in good condition. Any damage to the book should be immediately reported to the librarian, failing which the student to whom the book was issued will be held responsible for the replacement of the book by a good copy.
- If a book is lost the student shall be called upon to replace a book by a good copy or to pay five times the cost thereof or more as per the directions of the principal. Otherwise the transfer certificate will not be issued to the student.
- When a particular volume of a set of books is lost or damaged the student should replace the volume or pay the value of the whole set.
- The student shall be responsible for the borrowed tickets issued to them. Loss of tickets should be reported to the librarian. Duplicate tickets will be issued one month after the report on payment of fee as prescribed and the student shall be responsible for any loss or non return of books issued to them against their original or duplicate borrower’s tickets.
- The principal may at his discretion, withdraw the privilege of college library to any student who fails to return the book on time or fails to pay the fines imposed or misbehaves in the library.
- All library fines must be paid to the librarian before the end of the week during which the fines is notified. Library books will not be issued to those who owe fines.
- Periodicals in no case be removed from the reading room (consulting section).
- Students causing any damage to any periodical shall be required to make good the loss and be subjected to further disciplinary action.
- Strict silence and decorum should be observed in the library. Students shall not cause any nuisance to others by way of using mobile phone inside the library.
- All the library books borrowed from the lending section and on the library tickets shall be returned to the library on the last working day of the academic year or any other date notified by the Principal since the books will not be issued after the said date. If the books are not returned, over-due charges as prescribed per book per day will be levied after the last working day. If a student fails to return the books on or before the last working day, his failure will be treated as a case of misconduct and he will not be permitted to appear for University Examinations.
- The students shall pay along with their tuition fees the prescribed library caution deposit which will be refunded at the time of leaving the college after clearing library dues, if any.