LIBRARY MEMBERSHIP FORM - GUIDELINES
- Post Graduate Students / Doctoral / Post-Doctoral scholars, Faculty members, Non – Teaching Staff, Writers, Freelancer, and Journalists etc. can become the members of the library.
- Prospective student members are required to forward their applications through Head of the Department/Principal of the college. Others are required to produce their valid identity card.
- Theses, Research Project Reports or Reference Books will not be issued to any member.
Library Membership Fee
| S.No. | Category of Membership | Membership Period | Membership Fees | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ICSSR Employees including Regional Centres and Research Institutes | Till their Service | No Fees | |
| 2. | ICSSR Beneficiaries (Project/Fellowship Awardees) | One Year | No Fees | |
| 3. | Institutional Members | One Year | Rs. 10,000 | |
Consulting Members | ||||
| 4. | Annual | One Year | Rs. 1,200 | |
| 5. | Half Yearly | Six Months | Rs. 800 | |
| 6. | Monthly | One Month | Rs. 200 | |
| 7. | Guest | 1 or 2 days | No Fees but cannot repeat the visit later. | |
Membership privileges
1. ICSSR officials (Maximum five books at a time for a period of 2 weeks). No Security Deposit Needed.
2. Institutional Members (Maximum five books at a time for a period of one month) No Security Deposit Needed.
3. Other Registered Members against a deposit of either MRP of the book to be loaned OR Rs. 1000 per book, (Refundable Security) (Max 2 books) for 15 days.
4. Remote Access facility to access ICSSR Subscribed e- resource by 24*7 outside campus. (Only for Individual Members)
- Bank Details for Online Payment: Amount may be credited through Online NEFT/RTGS. Name of the Beneficiary: ICSSR, New Delhi, Acc. No: 8474101050825, IFSC No: CNRB0008474
UPI Details for Online Payment
- Please send the screenshot of the payment made (through UPI/online) along with one photograph and ID proof to nassdoc.library@icssr.org.
- In case of DD, it should be made in favour of Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi and addressed to the Director, NASSDOC, 35, Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi – 110001.
Membership for Union Catalogue
Membership to the Union Catalogue is open to ICSSR Grant In- Aid-Research Institutes Libraries only. As a member of the Union Catalogue, it is expected that:
- Each member mandatorily provides the holdings as per the template of the description for the item's type.
- Libraries may import their patron accounts into the database or allow their patrons to register themselves.
- The turnaround time to honor an ILL request is 48 hours, and the courier charges are to be paid by the requesting library.
- Bye-laws, Governance, and extension of the memberships to other Social Science libraries are in progress.
