General Rules on The Use Of Library

  • Silence should be maintained in the library.
  • Seats of the Library should not be reserved by anyone.
  • Readers are not allowed to do joint works in the reading areas.
  • Readers are allowed to remove any book that they require from the shelves for their use within the Library area.
  • Readers are not permitted to replace any book on the shelves after using them but should hand them over to a member of the Library staff or leave them on the provided table.
  • Readers are not allowed to use Mobile Phones in the library.
  • Bags, cases, personal books or any such belongings cannot be brought into the Library. Only blank papers and printed paper notes are allowed.
  • Consumption of food or drinks/water is forbidden in the Library. Smoking is forbidden in the UCSC building complex.
  • Bottles of ink or ink wells should not be brought into the Library.
  • The Library will not accept any correspondence or telephone calls on behalf of readers.
  • The staff of the Library is empowered to examine books that readers carry with them when they are leaving the Library. The rules of the Library have made it obligatory that the user complies promptly.
  • Project Reports are allowed only for Reference Purposes (no photocopying is allowed) and cannot be taken out of the Library
  • Those who are not registered to use this Library are required to obtain permission from the Director of UCSC to use the Library.

Readers must produce their University Identity Card when borrowing Books and at any time when called upon to do so.

Disciplinary Actions

If library rules are violated

  • 1st time one week suspension of library membership
  • 2nd time one month suspension of library membership
  • 3rd time one semester suspension of library membership
  • 4th time Suspension of Library membership

Eligibility To Use

The right of using the Library is granted for the following readers under rules and procedures laid down elsewhere in this document.

  • The staff of UCSC of the University of Colombo, UCSC and DST students who are registered for Undergraduate courses, Masters Programmes conducted by the UCSC, Research Degree Programmes in Computer Science of the UCSC are eligible to use the UCSC library.
  • Other persons for purpose of Special Study, approval is at the discretion of the Director of UCSC on a case by case basis.

Borrowing

Masters Courses (Computing)Two Book
Undergraduates (Computing)Two Book
Undergraduates (Statistics)Two Book
Research Students (Computing)Two Books