1. Students of various Colleges at the Main Campus.
2. Teachers/Scientists/Extension Specialists posted at Main Campus as well as Outstations.
3. Other staff of the University posted at Main Campus as well as Outstations.
4. The students of colleges located out of Hisar shall be enrolled as members by the libraries of the respective colleges.
   

1. Scientists and Class I Gazetted Officers of the Govt. of Haryana/Govt. of India, if based at Hisar.
   They may be enrolled as Special Members of Nehru Library on their formal request on a prescribed form.  They will be required to deposit a sum of Rs. 200/- as refundable security (Sixth Amendment in Volume-II of University Calendar circulated vide Registrar's Memo No. Acad.97/A6/4955-5154 dated 18.4.97),  and will be issued not more than two library tickets for borrowing books, etc.  They shall either borrow the books personally and sign in token of the receipt or authorize in writing some responsible official of their Department, who shall sign on behalf of the Officer concerned.
2. Staff Correspondents
   The Staff Correspondents of the national level newspapers, if based at Hisar, may be enrolled as Special Members of Nehru Library subject to a refundable security of Rs. 200/-.  They shall be issued not more than two library tickets to borrow books from the Library.
3. Retired teachers/scientists and other employees of Class II rank and above of CCSHAU, if residing at Hisar.
   They shall be required either to deposit a refundable security of Rs. 200/- or furnish a surety from one of the serving teachers or other employee of CCS HAU, not below the rank of class II, having not less than three years' service.  They shall be issued not more than two library tickets against which they could borrow books from the Library.
4. Ph.D. students of other Universities, if based at Hisar.
   They may be permitted by the University Librarian to use Nehru Library within its premises.  No book shall be issued to them on loan basis.
5. Teachers of the Colleges located at Hisar.
   They may be permitted by the University Librarian to use Nehru Library within its premises.  No book shall be issued to them on loan basis.
6. Progressive farmers.
   They will be permitted to use Nehru Library within its premises.  The recommendation for permitting them to use the library facilities should come from the Director, Directorate of Extension Education.
   
7. Members of Board of Management of CCS HAU
   They may be enrolled as Special Members of Nehru Library.  They shall be entitled to borrow not more than two books at a time from the Library.  If any member wants to borrow more than two books at a time, he may do so with the permission of the University Librarian who may obtain ex-post-facto permission of the Vice-Chancellor.
   

1. Sons and daughters of university staff (Agenda Item No. 5 of 46th Meeting of LAC held on 7.9.2000).
   The sons and daughters of university staff may be granted permission to use Nehru Library premises subject to the following conditions:
   1. A sum of Rs. 100/- per quarter shall be charged as Library Use Fee from the sons, daughters and spouses of the university staff, and +1 and +2 students of Campus School.
   2. A sum of Rs. 200/- per month shall be charged from other outsiders.
   3. Permission may be renewed by the University Librarian/Representative after the expiry of permission granted against payment as prescribed under (a) above.
      
   4. Library Use Fee shall be non-refundable even if the permission is withdrawn before the expiry of due date of permission.
   5. The University Staff who seeks permission for his/her son/daughter shall be responsible for the loss to the library, if any, caused by the permission holder.
   6. Permission holders shall not be allowed to borrow reading material from the library.
   7. The power to accept or reject requests for permission to use library facilities or cancel the permission without assigning reasons, shall vest in the University Librarian. 
   8. Permission to outsiders (other than those covered under (i) above)  should be restricted to minimum.
   9. Grant of permission to those who come from other universities/institutions for consultation of literature is an internationally accepted principle. Hence they fall outside the purview of this rule. Such outsiders will be granted permission by the University Librarian.
      
      

1. Reader's Tickets
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   S.No.            Category of library users                No. of Reader's Tickets
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1.          Teachers and Officers of the University                                   8
   2.          Non-teaching staff                                                                 4
   3.          Ph.D. and Post-graduate students                                           4
   4.          Undergraduate students                                                         4
   5.         Special Members                                                                    2
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2. Period of loan
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   S.No.   Category of books                                                Period of loan
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1.       General books                                                              14 days*
   2.       Text-books                                                                     3 days
   (only teachers, officers of the University
   and students will be entitled to borrow
   text-books)
   3.       Reference books                                                          Overnight
   (only teachers and officers of     the University
   will be entitled to borrow these books)
   4.       Journals and serials                                                      Overnight
   (Only teachers, officers of the University
   and Post-graduate students including Ph.D.
   students will be entitled to borrow these
   materials)
   5.    Theses, rare books and non-book materials.  These will be consulted within the library premises, and will not be issued
   6.     i.   CD-ROMs with books                                                     3 days.
              (only teachers and officers. May be
              allowed to others with special
              permission of Univ. Librarian)
         ii.  CD-ROMs of databases,                                  Not to be issued.
              Softwares, etc.
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   *Period of loan for teachers/scientists posted at outstations shall be one month instead of 14 days (32nd  meeting of LAC held on 23.4.2004; orders issued vide Memo No. Lib./86/PA/5802-5921 dated 29.5.1986)
   
   

1.         Upto Rs. 100/-                         10%                                     20%
2.         More than Rs. 100/-                 Rs. 10+5%                         Rs.20+5%
                                                         of the cost                          of the cost
                                           exceeding Rs.100/-                exceeding Rs. 100/-
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These Rules of the library are subject to change from time to time by the University Librarian with the approval of the Library Advisory Committee.