{"id":8805,"date":"2024-01-05T16:46:20","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T11:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcis.edu.lk\/?page_id=8805"},"modified":"2025-07-25T16:25:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T10:55:39","slug":"user-assistance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bcis.edu.lk\/index.php\/user-assistance\/","title":{"rendered":"User assistance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8805\" class=\"elementor elementor-8805\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a370862 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a370862\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcbb702 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fcbb702\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 28-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BCIS Library<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0398c87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0398c87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">User assistance<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08c5314 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"08c5314\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d07be50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d07be50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"member\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Membership<\/h3>\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-4064aa1f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4064aa1f\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"member\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abdb9ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abdb9ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 28-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<ul><li>All the students who are registered for the courses and programs conducted by the BCIS, and Academic and non-academic staff members are entitled for Library Facilities.<\/li><li>The Student\/Official Identity card or National Identity Card should be provided for registration with the library.<\/li><li>Only the students, Academic Staff, and permanent Non-Academic staff members who have paid the library fee or the Refundable Deposit are eligible to borrow books.<\/li><li>Other users \/scholars will be allowed only after the permission from the Librarian to use the reference material after making the due payment.<p><strong>Membership Fees<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Student Membership on a payment of Rs. 3,000<\/span><\/li><li>Academic Staff membership on a payment of refundable deposit of Rs.10,000<\/li><li>Alumni Membership on a payment of Rs. 5,100 <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">(Reference only) (A refundable deposit of Rs.15,000 must be paid to borrow one book)<\/span><\/li><li>BCIS Staff (Board members, research and administrative) membership<\/li><li>Scholars on a payment of Rs.100 per day<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>All payments should be made to the BCIS and the receipt should be produced at the circulation counter at the library.<\/li><\/ul><p>For more information, \u00a0Contact:\u00a0 library@bcis.edu.lk<\/p>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a530568 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a530568\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d46801c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d46801c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fines and Payments<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ad52cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ad52cb\" 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<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For students, BCIS staff and Alumni members :\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>A fine of Rs.5.00 per day will be imposed in respect of each book not returned by the due date.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>All payments should be made to the BCIS and the receipt should be produced at the circulation counter at the library.<\/li><\/ul>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a8bb40 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1a8bb40\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da68332 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"da68332\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 28-02-2024 *\/\nbody.elementor-page .elementor-widget-menu-anchor{margin-bottom:0}<\/style>\t\t<div id=\"nodues\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72fc507 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72fc507\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cNo Dues\u201d Certificates<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5acace elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5acace\" 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<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The students can request a &#8220;No Dues Certificate&#8221; from the BCIS Library through this service.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please complete the form below accurately and <strong>submit<\/strong> it.<br \/>The certificate will be emailed to the requesting student.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67047f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"67047f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\n<div class=\"wpcf7 no-js\" id=\"wpcf7-f9310-o1\" lang=\"en-US\" dir=\"ltr\" data-wpcf7-id=\"9310\">\n<div class=\"screen-reader-response\"><p role=\"status\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\"><\/p> <ul><\/ul><\/div>\n<form action=\"\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8805#wpcf7-f9310-o1\" method=\"post\" class=\"wpcf7-form init\" aria-label=\"Contact form\" novalidate=\"novalidate\" data-status=\"init\">\n<div style=\"display: none;\">\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7\" value=\"9310\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_version\" value=\"6.0.2\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_locale\" value=\"en_US\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_unit_tag\" value=\"wpcf7-f9310-o1\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_container_post\" value=\"0\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_posted_data_hash\" value=\"\" \/>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_recaptcha_response\" value=\"\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><label>Email<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-email\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-email wpcf7-validates-as-required wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-email\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"email\" name=\"your-email\" \/><\/span> <\/label><br \/>\n<label> Name of the student (as given to the university at the registration)<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-name\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"your-name\" \/><\/span> <\/label>\n<\/p>\n<p><label> National ID Number<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-National\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"your-National\" \/><\/span> <\/label>\n<\/p>\n<p><label> Address for correspondence<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"address\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"address\" \/><\/span> <\/label>\n<\/p>\n<p><label> Course Registration No. (Please give the full number as we will not be able to issue the certificate if the number is inaccurate)<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"Course\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"Course\" \/><\/span> <\/label>\n<\/p>\n<p><label> Phone Number<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"Phone\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"Phone\" \/><\/span> <\/label>\n<\/p>\n<p><input class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-submit has-spinner\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" \/>\n<\/p><div class=\"wpcf7-response-output\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\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-01f0923 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"01f0923\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"rules\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9f5e6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9f5e6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">  Rules and Regulations<\/h3>\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-4033e28 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4033e28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-535c6ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"535c6ce\" 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<ul><li>All students entering the library should record their name and student ID number in the registers of both Lending and reference sections.<\/li><li>Visitors to the library should contact the library service counter to obtain permission to enter and to use the library.<\/li><li>All library materials taken out of the library must be date-stamped at the library counter before being taken out.<\/li><li>Group discussions or noisy behavior which can disturb the other readers are not allowed in the library. SILENCE should be observed in all public reading areas.<\/li><li>Seats in the library may not be reserved or removed from the usual places by the readers.<\/li><li>Personal belongings should be kept in the lockers provided at the entrance to the library.<\/li><li>Smoking, use of matches or an open flame, and consuming food is strictly forbidden in the library.<\/li><\/ul>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7096be e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c7096be\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"user\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc2fe2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc2fe2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">User Guides<\/h3>\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-d2f516e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d2f516e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa4ef95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa4ef95\" 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<ul><li>The library provides access to the online catalogue of the library through the webpage.<\/li><li>A user guide is provided for the library users to assist in locating resources through the library catalogue<\/li><li>\u201cGuide to search the Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC)\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\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>BCIS Library User assistance Membership All the students who are registered for the courses and programs conducted by the BCIS, and Academic and non-academic staff members are entitled for Library [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8805","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bcis.edu.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bcis.edu.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bcis.edu.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bcis.edu.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bcis.edu.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8805"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/bcis.edu.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8805\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15439,"href":"https:\/\/bcis.edu.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8805\/revisions\/15439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bcis.edu.lk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}