Library Rules
✦ NIPA LIBRARY REGULATIONS ✦
01
Membership
- All NIPA registered students who have paid the minimum approved tuition fees are eligible to become patrons upon registering with the library.
- All NIPA full time members of staff are eligible to access the library. However, they can only borrow materials from the library upon registering with the library.
- Part time members of staff are not eligible to borrow materials from the library but can do so through their Head of Department and colleagues.
- Members of the public are eligible to become patrons of the library upon meeting the stipulated conditions, payment of the prescribed membership fees and subsequent registration with the library.
- Existing internal patrons (students) and external patrons of the library are only eligible to access the library with valid paid up membership.
02
General Rules
- When entering the library and borrowing library materials, a patron shall produce their NIPA identity card.
- Where applicable, a patron shall use his/her NIPA identity card to borrow a book from the Short Loan section or Open shelf.
- Short Loan Short Loan section — Loan period: 3 hours during the day, and overnight from 15:30 to 10:00 the next day. Weekend borrowing: 15:30 Friday to 10:00 Monday. Overdue: K2.00 per hour or part thereof.
- Open Shelf Open shelf collection — Loan period: 3 weeks. Overdue: K2.00 per day.
- It is the responsibility of the patron to take care of any library material borrowed. Quickly report any loss or damage of library material to the Librarian.
- Strictly no eating or drinking in the library to avoid introduction of cockroaches and other insects which may destroy books.
- Patrons are not allowed to take calls in the main reading spaces but can do so from the Phone Zone areas within the library.
- Patrons are not allowed to spend more than 30 minutes in the Library Lounge to give chance to others.