Student guide to library resources and services

WELCOME TO

YOUR LIBRARY

WELCOME

APIIT Library is a gateway to a
comprehensive collection of resources
to support teaching and learning. We
at the APIIT library provide innovative
services empowered by technology.
The topmost priority of our library is to
help students, researchers, and staff
to use our rich information collections
and tools.

WE ARE NOT JUST ONE BUT A GROUP OF LIBRARIES

“THE APIIT LIBRARY”

Main Library @ City Campus Premises
Law Library @ Access Towers
Kandy Library @ APIIT Kandy

LIBRARY OPENING HOURS

Please note that all the MAIN Monday to Friday: 8.30 a.m to 7.00 p.m
libraries will be closed LIBRARY Saturday: 8.30 a.m to 1.00 p.m
during,
LAW (Counters will be closed at 6.00 p.m during weekdays)
• Sundays LIBRARY
• Public Holidays Monday to Friday: 8.30 a.m to 6.00 p.m
• Mercantile holidays KANDY
LIBRARY Monday to Friday: 8.30 a.m to 5.30 p.m

MEMBERSHIP

Library membership is granted to all

NEED students (full-time and part-time) who LIBRARY CARD
TO have paid their registration fee, course
fee together with the non-refundable Your Student ID is your Library
KNOW library fee. Library membership is not Membership Card. A member should
transferable. not allow his/her Student ID Card to

be used by another individual. Library

DIGITAL LIBRARY and Administrative staff must be
notified if a Student ID Card is lost or
stolen. A member will be fully
You can visit library.apiit.lk and receive a responsible for any consequences of
digital library experience. You can access, the loss of a library membership card.
the online library catalogue, Staffordshire

University e-resources, Library user

guides and many more resources through

this link. Use your APIIT email credentials

to access your online library account.

Reservations for books, renewal of books

and requests for new books can be done

through your online library account.

NEED TO Reservations for up to 3 books BOOK LOAN
RESERVE which are on loan can be placed Students must produce their
via Library OPAC (library.apiit.lk). library membership card at
A BOOK? the library counter to borrow
When a book is available, you a book.
will receive a notification email
and be given three days to Students cannot borrow the
borrow it. Failure to do so will same book on the day that
result in the reservation the book is returned. Instead
being cancelled. another copy can be
borrowed if available.
To open the User Guide

Group Type Loan Limit Loan Period Renewal Period Lending Policy
1 renewal (for 7 days)
Any attempt to 2 Books Yellow Tagged books 7 days 1 renewal (for 7 days)
borrow books with 1 CD/ Periodical 0 renewal
another member's Undergraduate *1 Laptop CD/Periodical 7 days 0 renewal
card will result in & 1 renewal (for 7 days)
the card being Reserved Laptop 1 day 1 renewal (for 7 days)
confiscated and Foundation 1 renewal (for 7 days)
disciplinary action
being taken. *1 Laptop charger Laptop Charger 1 day

5 Books Yellow tagged books 7 days

Postgraduate Silver tagged books 14 days

1 CD/ Periodical CD/Periodical 7 days

* Only available at Kandy library

BOOK RENEWAL RENEW

Renewal is permitted online, provided there ONLINE

are no reservations for the item being

renewed. Renewal via telephone or email is

not possible. Please refer to the lending

policy for more details.

Note: Problems encountered while trying to renew books BOOK RETURN
must be reported immediately to the library staff by email

with a screen print of the issue for reference. Books to be returned must

To open the User Guide NEED TO be handed over to the staff
member at library counter.
FINE RENEW/RETURN It is advised not to leave
Fines can be settled by books on the counter
without informing the staff.
cash at the library counter A BOOK?
or by depositing money to Make sure to return or
renew books on or before
the APIIT bank account. Details can the due date (Stamped in
red on stamp sheet). A fine
be obtained from the library counter.

Category Fine must be paid for all overdue

Book 100/= per day* books.

Periodical/CD 5/= per day* A member’s account will be
suspended if his/her fines
* Fines may be changed without prior notice at the are not settled.
discretion of the Management

USE YOUR STUDENT ID FOR, CHARGES

PRINTING Single side 3/=
COPYING Photocopy*
SCANNING
Double side 4/=

Printing* 6/=

Scanning Free

*Photocopying & Printing facility available only @ City Campus & Access Towers,
subject to Copyright law

STUDENT COMPUTERS DISCUSSION ROOMS
(Only available @ City Library)

@ city campus Use your LMS login NO food/drink Three discussion rooms are
Printing enabled credentials and log in available for group work.
to these computers to 3 MEMBERS Reservations can be made at
computers available do your work. minimum the Library Counter by
submitting your group
(Obtain your printed Forgot to bring member’s Student IDs.
material from the IT your Laptop?

department)

WE LIBRARY ZONES
OFFER…
Individual study

Group Study

Newspaper reading

Leisure Space with beanbags

SELECTIVE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION (SDI) NEED TO
ASSIST YOU
We keep you informed of new resources on specified
topics. Your requests, can be sent to [email protected] and IN
we’ll get back to you at our earliest. RESEARCH?

FINAL YEAR PROJECTS (FYP)

The library also maintains an online catalogue of Final
Year Student Projects submitted as a partial requirement
of the degree programmes. The projects of students who
obtained First-Class grades for the project are made
available in digital format for reference.

OFF-CAMPUS STAFFORDSHIRE
SERVICES UNIVERSITY

NEED TO BUY YOUR Access to Staffordshire University Online
OWN COPY?
Resources You will receive
A discount on academic
books from our suppliers can Over 150 Databases credentials to your
be arranged at your request. including E–Books, E–
Journals, E–Conference APIIT email in order to
10% Proceedings, Learning
Discount support tools (Videos, log in to your
Articles)
Staffordshire University

account, upon

completion of the

registration process

Software available for download

SPSS/ Sophos Antivirus

ONLINE RESOURCES

Local web portals

International links- Law

Open access resources

Open source applications

TREAT THE BOOKS AND OTHER NO FOOD /DRINKS ALLOWED INSIDE
MATERIAL WITH CARE AND RESPECT THE LIBRARY
ALWAYS
THIS IS A QUIET ZONE; PLEASE KEEP
RETURN BOOKS ON TIME, REMEMBER YOUR MOBILES SWITCHED OFF
THERE ARE OTHER USERS!
PLEASE PRODUCE YOUR STUDENT ID
YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR THE TO BORROW STATIONARY FROM THE
COSTS OF LOST OR DAMAGED LIBRARY LIBRARY
MATERIAL
PLEASE DO NOT DISTURB OTHER
TAKING AN UNBORROWED BOOK LIBRARY USERS
OUTSIDE THE LIBRARY WILL LEAD TO
SUSPENSION OF LIBRARY FACILITIES
FOR A WEEK

What if I can't find How can I request How to access
the book I need? a book? Staffordshire

Please refer to the What if I lose a If you feel that a book University
book? is important for your e-resources?
Shelf Guides and studies, and is not
Inform the available in the library, Login credentials are
notices provided Librarian you could make a sent to you by email at
IMMEDIATELY! request though our the start of your course.
within the library in Otherwise, you Online Public Access
will continue to Catalogue(OPAC). If it Login through office
order to locate incur fines. The is relevant to your 365 with the credentials
borrower is study programme we
reading material. required to pay will take all efforts to given and go to,
the cost of acquire the book for https://libguides.staffs.
Should you need replacement you. ac.uk/libraryresources

assistance with any and search.

aspect of library use, To open the guide,

please contact the

library staff on duty.

[email protected] HELP & SUPPORT

Main Library
0117675127-128-129

Law Library
0117675214-215

Kandy Library
0817818105

library.apiit.lk

APIIT Library - Sri Lanka

Main Library

No 388, Union Place, Colombo 2

Law Library

No 278, Union Place, Colombo 2

Kandy Library

No 63, Kings Street, Kandy