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 (Effect from 1 August 2024)
| S.No. | Category of Membership | Membership Period | Existing Membership Fees | Change in Membership Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ICSS Officials | Till their Service | No Fees | No Change |
| 2. | ICSSR Beneficiaries (Project/Fellowship Awardees) | One Year | Rs. 800 | No Fees |
| 3. | Institutional Members | One Year | Rs. 10,000 | No Change |
Consulting Members | ||||
| 4. | Annual | One Year | Rs. 900 | Rs. 1,200 |
| 5. | Half Yearly | Six Months | Rs. 500 | Rs. 800 |
| 6. | Monthly | One Month | Rs. 100 | Rs. 200 |
| 7. | Guest | 1 or 2 days | No Fees | No Change but cannot repeat the visit later. |
| 8. | Scholar/ Faculty affiliated to any of the ICSSR’s Institutes | One year | No Fees | |
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: 8474101050001, IFSC No: CNRB0008474
- Please send DD to the Director, National Social Science Documentation Centre (NASSDOC), ICSSR, 35, Ferozshah Road, New Delhi-110001.
- In case of online payment, please send the screenshot of the payment made with one photograph and ID proof to icssrnassdoc[at]gmail[dot]com . No need to send the form by post in case of online payment.
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.
