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What is the timetable of IUB library? How can a user contact a member of library officials?
Who can use the library facilities? How can I search the online catalogue of IUB Library?
How can I become a member of this library? What is the floor chart of the library according to subjects?
How long my membership is valid? What newspaper does the library have?
How can I activate my membership? What types of Audio-Video Cassette, DVD or CD-ROM’s I can use in the library?
Who are the responsible officials for membership? What is E-journal?
What is the timing for membership? Who can search Internet at library?
How many resources a user can borrow at a time? Where are the current journals kept?
How long a user can retain resources? Where are the back issues of newspapers kept?
How many times a user can renew a material? Where can I find catalogues or brochures of foreign Universities?
What is overdue charges or fines? Where can I get internship/project bound?
How can a student get remission of overdue charges? Where can I get LFE (Live in Field Experience) report?
What can a user do if he/she lost a book? Which floor accommodates in-house data searching facilities for the users?
What are the lending or borrowing procedures of resource materials? Which floor accommodates Audio-video section?
   

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How.....

How can I become a member of this library?
For a new student of IUB, he/she has to show his Money Receipt of admission or
Identity Card to concern officials at library. After proving himself as a valid student of IUB he/she has to submit a prescribed Membership Form along with one copy of passport sized recent photograph. After entering the details of the student in library database a student can be treated as a member of the IUB Library.

For a faculty or official of IUB, he/she has to show his appointment letter to concern officials at library. After proving himself as a valid employee of IUB he/she has to submit a prescribed Membership Form along with one copy of passport sized recent photograph. In addition, the library official will contact Accounts and Finance Department to verify his/her Employee ID. After entering the details of the faculty or official in library database he/she can be treated as a member of the IUB Library.

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How long my membership is valid?
For a student, his/her membership is valid up to two days before the deadline of each semester.

How can I activate my membership?
To activate membership he/she has to show his Money Receipt of admission or
Identity Card to concern officials at library. Then the concerned official verify and update his/her details from the library database. After updating his/her details the membership will be activated for current semester.

How many resources a user can borrow at a time?
An undergraduate student himself/herself may borrow 03 general materials, faculty members can borrow 15 books and officials may borrow 05 library materials.

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How long a user can retain resources?
An undergraduate student himself/herself may retain for 10 days and may be renewed for further loan periods after producing those at the counter personally. Faculty members can retain for 45 days and officials may retain library materials for 30 days.

How many times a user can renew a material?
Same book twice in consecutive way after producing it personally to library officials.

How can a student get remission of overdue charges?
If a student has any valid cause to delay for returning materials, he has to proof the evidence i.e. medical certificate for any seriously ill students etc. Here a student has to apply to the
head of the library for remission.

How can a user contact a member of library officials?
A user can contact with a member of library officials through phone or mail. Here is a list of IUB Library officials.

How can an undergraduate student use the facilities of MBA Library?
With the special permission from IUB Library Head an undergraduate student can use the limited facilities of MBA Library.

How can I search the online catalogue of IUB Library?
Anybody can search IUB Library online catalogue through its user friendly pull down option which is in IUB Library home page. These options are linked to its location. Just click any of the databases to search. Alternatively you can search through this page.  

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What.....

What is the timetable of IUB Library?
A user can find here the
  Timetable for Dhaka Campus and
 
Timetable for Chittagong

What is the timing for membership?
The timing for membership is 9.00 am - 1.00 pm and 2.00 pm - 4.30 pm.

What are the lending or borrowing procedures of resource materials?
A user can get his answer here
for lending or borrowing procedures.

What is the floor chart of the library according to subjects?
IUB Library materials shelved at different floors according to subject. A user can find a
flow chart to get his books on required subject.

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What is overdue charges or fines?
If a student fails to return the Library materials on time he/she will have to pay fine. The fine is for general collection Tk. 10/= per day and for reserved collection Tk.10/= per hour. Overdue fine should be calculated from the date/time mentioned on the due slip of the material.

What can a user do if he/she lost a book?
If a user lost a book he/she has to replace that item. If he/she failed to replace then he/she has to pay the double cost of the item.

What daily newspaper does the library have?
Newspapers are The Daily Ittefaq, The Daily Prothom Alo, The Daily Sangbad, The Daily Bhorer Kagoj, The Daily Janakantha, The Daily Yugantor, The Daily Samakal, The Daily Observer, The Daily Star, The New Nation, The Independent, The Financial Express, The News Today, and The International Herald Tribune.

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What types of Audio-Video Cassette, DVD or CD-ROM’s I can use in the library?
IUB Library has a good collection of Audio-Video Cassette, DVD and CD-ROM. A user can use its all types of CDs.

What is E-journal?
Any journal that is available over the Internet can be called an 'electronic journal' or 'ejournal'. Some ejournals are freely available; others have charging mechanisms of different types. Some are issued by established publishers; others are produced from an individual academic's office. For established journal titles, the numbers with electronic versions are growing rapidly. Most of the large journal publishers, particularly in the science and business area already produce electronic versions and there are now several thousand ejournal titles in existence. Some electronic journals can be accessed from some limited PC of IUB. Access may depend on the payment of an institutional subscription.

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Who.....

Who are the responsible officials for membership?
For faculty and officials membership contact Ms. Khurshid Jahan and for students membership contact Mr. Mohammad Humayun Kabir.

Who can use the library facilities?
IUB faculty, official, student and alumni who has valid membership of IUB Library can use IUB Library.

Who can search Internet at library?
Any
faculty or any student who has valid User Name and Logon ID can search Internet at library.

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Where.....

Where are the current journals kept?
Current journals are kept on 2nd floor of the library.

Where are the back issues of newspapers kept?
Back issues (1 year) of newspapers are kept on 3rd floor of the library.

Where can I find catalogues or brochures of foreign Universities?
Catalogues or brochures of foreign Universities are kept on 1st floor of the library.

Where can I get internship/project bound?
A user can get internship/project bound at 2nd floor of the library.

Where can I get LFE (Live in Field Experience) report?
A user can get LFE (Live in Field Experience) report at respective seminar library.

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Which.....

Which floor accommodates in-house data searching facilities for the users?
A user can get the facilities of in-house data searching from all the floor of IUB library.

Which floor accommodates Audio-video section?
At present 2nd floor accommodates Audio-video section.

      


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