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The Central Library at SFIT imposes fines on overdue items. These fines are designed to ensure prompt and timely return of library items and give everybody a reasonable chance to access the items. We do not want anybody to stop making use of the Library because of its fine structure. Please do not hesitate to come up to us if you have problems related to lost books and /or overdue books. We have always encouraged the practice of informing us at your earliest in case of any matters pertaining to the library. Nonetheless, the fine structure is given below: Rupee 1/- per day for the first five days (inclusive of the due date stamped on the date slip) Rupees 3/- per day for the next ten days Rupees 10/- per day for the following days Overdues amounting to more than rupees one hundred should be paid by a A/C Payee cheque drawn in favour of "St. Francis Institute of Technology" in "The Catholic Syrian Bank", Borivali (W), which is just opposite the institute and the depos...

Hi, Following new books have been added: Introduction to Evolutionary Computing / A.E. Eiben and J.E. Smith - 03 copies Distributed Operating Systems: Concepts and Design / Pradeep Sinha - 10 copies Healthcare Information Management Systems: cases, strategies and solutions / Ball Marion, Charlotte Weaver and Joan Kiel - 01 copy (REFERENCE ONLY)

Library Quiz - March 2011: The quiz will be live for the period 03/03/2011 to 31/03/2011. Click on the link below to answer the quiz. SFIT Library Think Tank

International Women's Day 2011 Theme Each year around the world, International Women's Day (IWD) is celebrated on March 8. Hundreds of events occur not just on this day but throughout March to mark the economic, political and social achievements of women. Organisations, governments and women's groups around the world choose different themes each year that reflect global and local gender issues. THEME: So while many people may think there is one global theme each year, this is not always correct. It is completely up to each country and group as to what appropriate theme they select. Below are some of the global United Nation themes used for International Women's Day to date: - 2011: Equal access to education, training and science and technology: Pathway to decent work for women - 2010: Equal rights, equal opportunities: Progress for all - 2009: Women and men united to end violence against women and girls - 2008: Investing in Women and Girls - 2007: Ending Impunity for Vi...

We celebrated "Marathi Bhasha Diwas" on 28th. February, 2011 in our Institute. Marathi Bhasha Diwas is celebrated on 27th. February every year as it is the birthday of the legendary poet V.V. Shirwadkar, popularly known as Kusumagraj. This year marks the centenary of the birth anniversary of the poet. In 1989, poet Kusumagraj was honoured with the Dnyanpeeth Award, the topmost award for literature instituted by the Government of India, for his contribution to Marathi literature. He was only the second Marathi litterateur after V. S. Khandekar to receive this award. He served as the President of the first International Marathi Parishad (Convention) in 1989. Kusumagraj’s contribution to Marathi literature and his love for the language prompted the International Marathi Convention to dedicate his birthday, 27th February, as the Marathi Language Day. The idea behind observing this day is to create awareness and pride about Marathi culture and its roots, apart from encouragin...