LISU membership details

Outside personnel interested in using the library facilities must enroll themselves as library members by paying an annual membership fee. LISU maintains three types of memberships for outside users: (a) Personal membership, (b) Corporate membership, and (c) Institutional membership.

Personal membership

1. The library maintains a personal membership system for outside library users on a one calendar year renewal basis at the rate of Tk 1,000.00 for general membership and Tk 450.00 for student (unemployed student) membership. The annual renewal membership fee is Tk 1000.00 and 450.00 respectively.

2. The fee is payable in cash or in the form of cheque/bank draft, drawn on any bank in Bangladesh, in favour of the "International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh."

3. An individual member enjoys the following benefits:

(a) Receives the Centre’s priced publications and fee based services at 25% discount, and

(b) May request photocopies of articles permitted under national and international copyright laws and regulations at the rate of TK 1.50 per page.

4. The library members are not entitled to borrow any books, journals, documents, audiovisuals, and other reading materials from the library.

5. The library can also be used on a day-to-day basis by paying an amount of Tk 100.00 (Taka one hundred) per day.

6. Son/Daughter/Husband/Wife of staff of Centre are allowed to use the Library by paying an amount of Tk 200.00 (Taka two hundred) for one calendar year.

Corporate membership

An organization can become a corporate member by paying an annual membership fee of Tk. 600.00 for each employee, but must have a minimum of 10 members to enjoy the facility of the reduced membership fee. The benefits of membership are the same as those applicable to individual members.

Procedures for Becoming Members (Individual and Corporate)

A Membership Application form has to be filled up and is to be submitted with two stamp-size photographs. Membership Application forms available at free of cost which can be collected from the Circulation Desk or download following PDF file. Approved members are supplied with laminated membership cards. Members must carry membership cards all the time when using the library facilities. No one is allowed to enter the library without the identity/membership card.

Institutional membership

1. The library maintains an institutional membership system on an annual renewal basis.

2. An organization, either local or foreign origin or a foreign organization located in Bangladesh, may be enrolled as an institutional member of LISU on payment of an annual subscription fee of US$ 500.00 or an equivalent amount in local currency. The annual membership fee has been fixed taking into consideration the benefits offered, resources involved, time of staff members, and other related factors/costs.

3. The membership fee is payable in the form of cheque (or bank draft), drawn on any bank in Bangla­desh, UK, or USA, in favour of the "International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangla­desh.” The membership is made effective on a calendar-year basis.

4. An institutional member of LISU is entitled to:

(a) Receive photocopies of contents pages of each issue of up to 10 (ten) journals, selected by the representative or the authorized person, immediately after their arrival at LISU. Institutional member will pay the photocopying charge at the rate of Tk 1.50 per page.

(b) Receive literature searches (on payment basis).

(c) Receive photocopies of selected articles from selected journals and from literature search printouts on payment at the rate of Tk 1.50 per page, in response to specific requests.

(d) Receive, free of charge, the quarterly newsletter and the journal published by ICDDR,B.

(e) Get 25% discount on any publications of ICDDR,B and on services offered by LISU.

(f) Send requests for library services to LISU via e-mail, fax, or messenger as applicable for different types of services.

5. Institutional members may pay the cost of photocopies, literature searches, publications, and services as applicable on a quarterly basis or at an agreed interval on submission of the proforma invoice by LISU.

6. Institutional members are not allowed to borrow any books, journals, and other reading materials, but a limited borrowing facility can be extended for a limited period only under the special circumstances and under the inter-library relationship arrangement.

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