Library

About

Library of Symbiosis School of Biological Sciences (SSBS) (formerly School of Biomedical sciences) came into existence with the establishment of SSBS in 2011. SSBS Library situated in Symbiosis Institute of Technology (SIT) premises. It plays a very vital role in provision of learning resources for academics and research. It is one of the liveliest places on the campus providing a comfortable and friendly environment that enables learning and advancement of knowledge, and promotes discovery and scholarship. The collection of books, journals, e-journals, reports and other reading resources are adequate for not only domain specific resources but for also general resources. Books and other resources are regularly augmented and online access to all premier journals as well as full-text & bibliographic databases available in the field of Biotechnology are provided to faculty, staff and students. The library uses KOHA, the web centric library management software. It offers a range of services including reference and consultation, membership, circulation, document delivery, resource sharing, information alert, bibliographic and digital library services to the library members.

The main objective of the library is to support the educational & research programmes of the Institute by providing physical & intellectual access to information, consistent with the present & the anticipated educational & research functions of the institute.

Print Collection

Sr No.	Name of the Collection
1	Books	1201
2	Journals	07
3	Newspapers	04

Non-Print Collection

Sr No.	Name of the Collection
1	CD/DVD	19

Days	Library	Reading Hall	Issue -Return
Monday to Friday	9.00 am to 8.00 pm	9.00 am to 8.00 pm	9.00 am to 4.30 pm
Saturday	9.00 am to 5.00 pm	9.00 am to 5.00 pm	9.00 am to 4.30 pm

Members shall observe silence in the Reading Hall.
Maximum of 3 books will be issued for one month at once and renew for one month.
Renewal of the books is mandatory on or before due date. Failure to renew / return of the books will imply a fine of Rs. 5 per day.
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.
Borrowers are advised to make use of bookmarks to mark their reading and return the book in a good condition.
Member shall not write upon, damage or mark any book / resources belonging to the library.
Library staff has the authority to deny you the usage of library premises &/or resources in case he/she finds your behaviour not appropriate in the library.
Member shall not smoke, or spit in any part of the library.
In case a member wish to bring his/her personal reading resources to the library premises; he/she has to inform the library staff and seek permission for the same.
Member leaving the library should stop at the exit so that the material borrowed or taken out by them can be checked by the person on counter.
Identity Card is mandatory for getting access to the library premises even for the in-house students.
Books removed from the shelves by students, if not required for reference, should be kept on the book trolley or on table nearest to them. Please do not try to shelve them by yourself. Please remember that a book misplaced is a book lost.
The newspaper(s) are available on the newspaper stand for reading. Do not cut any news or part of the paper.
Readers should not deface, mark, cut, mutilate or damage library resources in any way. If anyone is found doing so, he will be charged the full replacement cost of the resource. It is responsibility of the user that the books borrowed should be protected from RAIN, DUST, INSECT, etc.
Students are advised to issue books on their own cards only. Disciplinary action shall be taken if the staff finds the subscription rights being misused.
All users are requested to keep their mobiles switched off or in silent mode when they are in the Library. The staff has the right to confiscate if the mobile rings in the library premises or found someone using the same in the library premises.
Beverages and Eatables are not allowed inside the Library.
No photography allowed inside the library premises without prior permission of the Librarian.
Library reserves the right to call back any issued book/item at any time.
Students are advised to come to the Library in decent dressing. In case the library staff finds the attire not appropriate he/she may be asked to leave the library premises.
The Librarian reserves the right to suspend the membership of any member found misbehaving, abusing the library staff or behaving in an indecentmanner.

Membership

For Membership

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Membership is by default extended to

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

Rules for the Members

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.
Members should adhere to the dress code of the institute.
Reading Hall Members should carry their own material for study.
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

Category	Borrowing Facility
	Books	Periodicals	Days
Students	3	1	30
Full Time Faculty	8	1	30
Other Symbiosis Faculty	2	2	30
SIU PhD Scholars	3	1	30

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

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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)

Nature Journal
EBSCO
Scopus
Web of Science and End Note
Research Tool: Question Pro
Research Tool: Turnitin
Sage Research Methods (SRM Core)
Pearson e-books
Jstor
Elsevier: Science direct – Management
Emerald Management E-Journal
Frost & Sullivan
Videeya
DELNET
McGraw Hill Education India eBooks
16.South Asia Archive

Library Committee

Library Consists of the following members:

Sr. No	Members	Designation	Position On the Commitee
1	Dr. Anuradha Vaidya	Director	Chairperson
2	Dr. Sangeeta Paliwal	University Librarian	Library Advisor
3	Dr. Neetu Mishra	Associate Professor	Faculty Library In-charge
4	Dr. Sunil Saroj	Associate Professor	Member
5	Dr. Rashmi Tupe	Associate Professor	Member
6	Dr. Satyajeet Khare	Assistant Professor	Member
7	Mr. Anup Thakur	Sr. Office Superintendent	Member
8	Ms. Sayali Chavan	M.Sc. BT 2021-23 Batch	Student Representatives
9	Mrs. Sushma Patil	Co-Ordinator	Member
9	Mr. Sankesh Chikane	Sr. Office Assistant	Member
11	Mr. Rahul Deokate	Assistant Library In-charge	Member Secretary

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

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

Symbiosis School of Biological Sciences, Gram- Lavale, Taluka- Mulshi, Dist - Pune 412115,

Phone No.: 020-61936422
Email : 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.

SIU Library Portal

FAQs

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.

You can carry own books to the library by making necessary entries in daily log register.

Following are the details of books to each category of member

Sr. No	Category of Member	No of Books	Period
1	Director	9	60 Days
2	Dy. Director	9	60 Days
3	Faculty	9	60 Days
4	Staff	6	60 Days
5	Students	3	30 Days

Days	Library	Reading Hall	Issue-Return
Monday to Friday	9 am to 8 pm	9 am to 8 pm	9 am to 4.30 pm
Saturday	9 am to 5 pm	9 am to 5 pm	9 am to 4.30 pm

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

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.

“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

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

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.