Rules and Regulations The KIS library is open to students and staff of KIS. The library department consists of three units, the High School library, the Middle School Library and the Elementary school library. When issued with an ID card, users undertake to abide by the rules and regulations of the Library ID cards At the beginning of each academic year, each member will be issued a bar-coded ID card by the Principal’s office. In order to borrow books, members need to bring their ID cards to the circulation desk in the library.  The library card is normally valid for one year. It should be treated as a valuable document and the holder is responsible for ensuring that it is not used by any unauthorized person. If the card is lost, stolen or otherwise misplaced, the Library must be notified at once so that its unauthorized use can be blocked. If a member loses his / her ID card, a duplicate ID card can be obtained from the Principal’s office. A sum of Rs 200 will be charged for the duplicate ID card. Charges For overdue books that are lent for two weeks and not returned on time, a fine of Rs 1 on each book per day will be charged and for the late return of any reference book/CD ROM issued for overnight reading, a fine of Rs 25 will be charged per day until the book is returned. If a member loses a book taken out on his / her library card, the current cost of the book + an additional Rs 200 (Rs 100 towards fine + Rs 100 towards replacement charges) will be charged. Library books Available books can be checked out from the library for a period of 14 days. This period may be extended for a further period of 14 days 3 times – if the books have not been reserved by others. To further extend the loan, the books must be taken to the library for renewal. The maximum number of books that can be checked out per student is 5 books at a time. The limit for staff members is 8 books at a time.  Reservation of books Books not available on the shelves can be reserved by asking the library staff to palce a hold on the book for you. If you want to borrow a book that is available in any of the 2 school libraries and require it to be sent over, please complete the same reservation form at the circulation desk. Books for overnight reading Each user can borrow one reference book for overnight reading. This is in addition to the borrowing limit fixed for the books in the lending section.   Books for overnight reading can be checked out during the last hour prior to the closing time of the library and they should be returned the very next day within half an hour after the opening of the library. Other media DVDs and VCRs Staff members may borrow from the DVD / VCR collection for a period of 2 days. Students are not, at this time, allowed to borrow DVD’s from the library. The Library’s DVDs are to be used in school equipment only. CD ROM databases  Library users may check out CD ROMs which the library receives along with the computer magazines like Digit, PC Quest etc, for a period of 24 hours. The limit is one CD ROM per member at any given time.  Periodicals  Periodicals are not lent out to members but  are for use inside the library premises only. However, old copies of magazines will be given to any departments that requests them for school purposes. Electronic media Users are obliged to respect the licensing terms. Printouts and downloads of articles from periodicals and other sources are allowed for personal, non-commercial, study or research purposes only.