{"id":2881,"date":"2025-03-20T12:10:37","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T12:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rim.edu.bt\/new-web-site\/?page_id=2881"},"modified":"2025-03-20T12:15:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T12:15:00","slug":"loan-periods-and-borrowing-limits-of-library-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rim.edu.bt\/?page_id=2881","title":{"rendered":"Loan Periods and Borrowing Limits of Library Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2881\" class=\"elementor elementor-2881\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea27d47 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ea27d47\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dac4b4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-hfe-breadcrumbs-widget\" data-id=\"dac4b4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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class=\"hfe-breadcrumbs-text\">Home<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fb5676 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1fb5676\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4e3993 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4e3993\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e181cd030c99db2c6cb1d2b2d8956618\"><strong>Loan Periods and Borrowing Limits<\/strong><br \/><strong>Borrowing durations vary according to user categories, as outlined below:<\/strong><br \/>\u25cf Faculty Members: Books can be borrowed for one month, with an extended borrowing period of up to three months for select academic resources.<br \/>\u25cf Staff Members: Eligible to borrow materials for a standard period of one month, with no extended lending provisions.<br \/>\u25cf MBA Students: Allowed to check out books for two weeks, with an extended borrowing option of up to three months for specialized resources.<br \/>\u25cf Diploma Trainees: Can borrow materials for an initial period of two weeks, with the possibility of retaining specific academic references for three months.<br \/>\u25cf Guest Members: Granted borrowing rights for two weeks, though extended borrowing privileges are not available.<br \/>\u25cf CIA (Certificate in Accounting) Students: Permitted to borrow books for two weeks, with the option to extend for three months in select cases.<br \/>\u25cf GDA (Graduate Diploma in Accounting) Students: Borrowing privileges allow for a two-week loan period, with an extended lending option of up to three months for certain academic materials.<\/p><p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-55d9ddeed5ce51f46709fb4ee66c24eb\"><br \/><strong>Borrowing Guidelines<\/strong><br \/>\u25cf All borrowed items must be returned within the stipulated period to avoid overdue penalties.<br \/>\u25cf Extensions are subject to availability and must be requested in advance.<br \/>\u25cf Borrowers are responsible for maintaining the condition of library materials and will be liable for lost or damaged items.<br \/>\u25cf Reserved or high-demand materials may have restricted loan periods to ensure wider accessibility.<br \/>This lending policy is structured to facilitate efficient circulation of materials while ensuring that all members of the RIM community have access to the resources, they need for academic and professional development.<\/p><p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-627fd4c37609060feefe7db99f306a73\"><br \/><strong>Reference Book Lending Policy<\/strong><br \/>The Reference Book Lending Policy applies uniformly to all library users, including faculty, staff, MBA students, diploma trainees, and guest members. Given the critical nature of reference materials, borrowing is subject to specific conditions to ensure broad accessibility.<\/p><p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d48995ca78157be429377c3c0ae77099\"><br \/><strong>Borrowing Guidelines<\/strong><br \/>\u25cf Government Reports &amp; Documents: Can be borrowed for one week.<br \/>\u25cf CDs &amp; Video Tapes: Available for borrowing on an hourly basis to facilitate quick access and return.<br \/>\u25cf Reference Books: Generally, not issued for regular lending but may be borrowed on a request basis, subject to approval by the library staff.<br \/>General Conditions<br \/>\u25cf Borrowers must return reference materials on time to maintain availability for other users.<br \/>\u25cf Extensions may be granted under exceptional circumstances, depending on demand and availability.<br \/>\u25cf Late returns of CDs and videotapes will result in hourly overdue fines.<br \/>This policy ensures that essential resources remain accessible while allowing limited borrowing for academic and research needs.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home Loan Periods and Borrowing LimitsBorrowing durations vary according to user categories, as outlined below:\u25cf Faculty Members: Books can be borrowed for one month, with an extended borrowing period of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":277,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2881","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"Migma Sherpa","author_link":"https:\/\/www.rim.edu.bt\/?author=2"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":null,"rttpg_excerpt":"Home Loan Periods and Borrowing LimitsBorrowing durations vary according to user categories, as outlined below:\u25cf Faculty Members: Books can be borrowed for one month, with an extended borrowing period of [&hellip;]","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rim.edu.bt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rim.edu.bt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rim.edu.bt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rim.edu.bt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rim.edu.bt\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2881"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.rim.edu.bt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2893,"href":"https:\/\/www.rim.edu.bt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2881\/revisions\/2893"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rim.edu.bt\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rim.edu.bt\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}