Library

Membership

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Membership is by default extended to

1. Faculty (Full time) and staff of Symbiosis School of Biological Sciences
2. M.Sc. students of Symbiosis School of Biological Sciences

Rules for the Members

1. Students, Faculty and Staff of SSBS avail the facility by producing the Identity card of the SSBS. I-card is the only mandatory criteria to avail SSBS library membership.
2. Members should adhere to the dress code of the institute.
3. Reading Hall Members should carry their own material for study.
4. Library will terminate the member in case of misbehaviour / violation of rules.

Services

• Open Access System
• CAS (Current Awareness Service) & SDI (Selective Dissemination of Information)
• Inter library loan
• Digital Library facility
• Internet / Multimedia
• Bar – Code based Issue / Return facility
• Online Public Access Catalogue facility(OPAC)
• Online E-journal facility
• SMS Alert facility for student and staff
• Plagiarism Checking Service:

  Library offers Plagiarism Checking Service using a ‘Turnitin’ tool to its registered users. Turnitin is leading originality checking and plagiarism prevention web tool which allows researchers to compare their contents against the massive databases to ensure the work is original before submission. SIU Central Library has a paid license to this tool and given account to SSBS Library. At the moment library is checking Plagiarism for students’ assignment and dissertation as well as for faculties for their research articles on prior base intimation.

Borrowing Service

Borrowing Rules

• Library is authorized to declare/hold certain books as reference material according to the demand. The book may not be labelled as Reference material.
• Old loose issue of magazines only can be borrowed. New/Latest issues and back volumes are for reference only.
• Borrowing period for particular material can shrink according to the demand.

Web OPAC

Web OPAC link: http://symbiosis-koha.informindia.co.in/

Web OPAC is an Online Public Access Catalogue which allows library users avail the services of the library using Internet. Every library member gets the access of Web OPAC where he/she can check his/her circulation history, recommend new book titles to the library, create own reading list of favourite books etc.

E-Resources

Library members can get the access of all e-resources on library portal. To access these e-resources you should have the login credentials for it. Every year newly admitted student’s registration is done according to their course duration by the librarian. Once the registration is completed members get the access of all e-resources.

Link to Access All Subscribed E-resources (Click Here)

1. Nature Journal
2. EBSCO
3. Scopus
4. Web of Science and End Note
5. Research Tool: Question Pro
6. Research Tool: Turnitin
7. Sage Research Methods (SRM Core)
8. Pearson e-books
9. Jstor 
10. Elsevier: Science direct – Management
11. Emerald Management E-Journal
12. Frost & Sullivan 
13. Videeya
14. DELNET
15. McGraw Hill Education India eBooks
16. 16.South Asia Archive

Library Advisory Committee (LAC)

Library Consists of the following members:

Library Feedback

Feedback form only for SSBS Users. SSBS students can give their feedback with their logins.

Purchase Suggestions

Students and faculty members can recommend the library resources through the

WEBOPAC:-http://symbiosis-koha.informindia.co.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-suggestions.pl

or

SSBS users can send their Purchases recommendations on rahul.deokate@ssbs.edu.in

Library Staff

Mr. Rahul S. Deokate

Designation: Assistant Library In-charge

Qualification: M.A, M.Lib.I.Sc., NET/SET PGDLAN

Experience : 8 years

Contact No.: 020-61936422

Email ID: rahul.deokate@ssbs.edu.in

Contact Us

SSBS, Library
Symbiosis School of Biological Sciences, Gram- Lavale,
Taluka- Mulshi, Dist - Pune 412115,
Phone No.: 020-61936422
Email Id : rahul.deokate@ssbs.edu.in

Useful Links

National Digital Library (NDL)

Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) under its National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT) has initiated the National Digital Library of India (NDL India) pilot project to develop a framework of virtual repository of learning resources with a single-window search facility. NDL India is designed to hold content of any language and provides interface support for leading Indian languages. It is being arranged to provide support for all academic levels including researchers and life-long learners, all disciplines, all popular form of access devices and differently-abled learners. It is being developed to help students to prepare for entrance and competitive examination, to enable people to learn and prepare from best practices from all over the world and to facilitate researchers to perform inter-linked exploration from multiple sources.

Swayam

SWAYAM is a programme initiated by Government of India and designed to achieve the three cardinal principles of Education Policy viz., access, equity and quality. The objective of this effort is to take the best teaching learning resources to all, including the most disadvantaged. SWAYAM seeks to bridge the digital divide for students who have hitherto remained untouched by the digital revolution and have not been able to join the mainstream of the knowledge economy.

Shodhganga

The Shodhganga@INFLIBNET is set-up using an open source digital repository software called DSpace developed by MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) in partnership between Hewlett- Packard (HP). The DSpace uses internationally recognized protocols and interoperability standards. Shodhganga provides a platform for research scholars to deposit their Ph.D. theses and make it available to the entire scholarly community in open access. The repository has the ability to capture, index, store, disseminate and preserve ETDs (Electronic Theses and Dissertations) submitted by the researchers.

FAQs

FAQs of the Library

1. Who can access the library Services?

Students, Faculty, Visiting Faculty, Adjunct Faculty and Staff of Symbiosis School of Biological Sciences can access the SSBS library services. Also other institute’s users of Symbiosis can refer the books of SSBS Library in the Library Premises only. Identity card is mandatory to enter SSBS Library.

Outside users who belong with other colleges’ apart from Symbiosis are allowed to refer the books inside the library premises. These users are requested to bring an official letter duly sign by their Librarian/Head of the Department/Guide/Principal and identity card of their college is mandatory to avail SSBS services.

1. Can I bring the personal book in the library?You can carry own books to the library by making necessary entries in daily log register.
2. How many books a member get issued?

Following are the details of books to each category of member

1. What are the issue return timings in the library?

1. What are the overdue charges against late return of the book?

Over dues, as laid down hereunder, shall be charged from the students if they fail to return the book(s) on or before the deadline as indicated on the Due-Date-Slip in the book:

Fine will be charged including all Sundays and Holidays.

Rs.5.00 per book per day shall be charged

1. I have lost the library Book, What I require to do?

First you should immediately report to the circulation desk at the library. In case a book/magazine/Journal is lost; the borrower has to replace the same with the latest Edition/Version of the material. If the copy is out of print then the user has to pay the cost of the material along with the overdue amount of fine within 15 days from the reporting. Please download the form from the website and submit it duly filled to the Assistant Library In-charge.

1. Where can I make a suggestion to the library?
   “Suggestion Box” placed at the entrance of the library where you can drop-in your valuable suggestion(s). You can also email the suggestions at rahul.deokate@ssbs.edu.in 
2.  How can I recommend a book for purchase in the Library?

Students can give their recommendations through the Web OPAC. Login with your PRN fill the form and submit it.

1. How can I access the E-Recourses?

As it is mentioned on the web site under the E-Resources. You can access these databases through the login credentials of SIU Central library Gateway Portal which is been issued to all the registered students of SSBS. Those who don’t know the credentials can contact to the library. Only Symbiosis students and faculty can access these databases through their own login credentials.