1. All employees are given the privilege to use the resources of the library. Observance of rules and regulations of the library is expected on their part.
2.  Where "open shelf" is observed, employees must deposit bulky personal belongings at the deposit counter except their valuables.
3.  Book cards of books to be borrowed must be filled out properly by the employee as borrower and properly charge by the librarian in-charge of the section where they borrowed.
4.  An employee should not borrow books for other people. To do so would be tantamount to depriving other library clients in their use of books and other resources.
5.  All employees are allowed to borrow three (3) books at a times for one month only. 
6.  At the end of the school year, all books borrowed by employees should be returned and all accounts should be settled before the library clearance may be obtained.
7.  Books duly borrowed by employees are entirely his/her responsibility.

Outside users are required to secure the following before they are allowed to use the NVSU library and its facilities:

• A referral letter issued by the head/librarian of the university/agency where they come from
• A payment of P20.00 as library fee to be paid at the Cashier's Office
• The official receipt of payment shall be presented to the librarian and a visitor's ID will be issued

1. To avoid losses, everyone is advised to bring one's things upon leaving the library.
2.  Since personal belongings of students are under their care, the library shall not be responsible for losses in the library.
3.  Return the chair properly and quietly under the table before leaving the library.
4.  Turn off fans that were used.

1.  Eating, smoking, littering, sleeping and drinking inside the library are not allowed.
2.  Observe silence at all times.
3.  Do not study with another student/s in one and the same book.
4.  Take care of library properties/ materials.

Everyone is required to leave his/her bag/things at the deposit counter upon entering the different sections of the library. One may bring his/her pen, enough writing paper and other reading materials including valuables (wallet, gadgets, etc.) to the reading area.

Students must secure clearance every end of the semester. It is therefore mandatory that they pass through the Office of the Library Services. Same is true when applying for Diploma, Transcript of records and Honorable Dismissal.

Faculty and Staff are also required to pass clearance whey they are applying for retirement, resignation, transfer to other agency, vacation/sick leave, maternity leave, separation from the service, or study leave for more than one month. All borrowed books should be returned.

1. The fine rate for the late return of book is P6 .00 for the first hour and P2.00 for each succeeding hour per book for a total of P20.00 a day including non-school days.
2.  Library fines are to be paid to the Cashier's Office.

1. No student will be allowed to borrow books for home use and overnight use one (1) week before the final examination. Books may be read inside the library only during this week.
2. No special permission will be honored after the last day of lending book.

1. Lost or damage books and other library materials shall be immediately reported to the library.
2. Any person who loses or fails to return a book within seven (7) days shall either replace it within thirty (30) days or pays its current value together with the accrued fines.
3.  Payment of lost materials shall not exceed the current value of the material plus processing fee of fifty (P50.00) pesos. If the book is out of print, the cost shall be charged in lieu of the current value.
4.  All payment for lost or damaged books are to be paid to the Cashier's office.
5.  The student's library privileges are suspended until his/her library obligations is settled.

Any student who defaces, mutilates, and steals any library material or property shall be required to replace the same or pay the replacement and processing costs of P50.00 to be determined by the Librarian. In appropriate cases, additional penalty of suspension or expulsion upon the recommendation of the Librarian to the President, through the Dean concerned shall be imposed.

Recalling borrowed library materials may be done before they are due. Recalled materials should be returned at once.

1. Undergraduate Students. Each student will be allowed to borrow two (2) books at a time in the following combination: 1 - non-fiction book for overnight ; 1 - fiction book for home use (1 week)
2. Graduate Students. In the Graduate Section, graduate students are allowed to borrow two (2) books for home use in any given week during school days.

These resources are strictly for "Room Use Only"

1. All general reference books are strictly for room use only.
2. Register all reference books borrowed at the designated library logbook in the general reference section before bringing such books to the reading area.

1. Single or bound issues of periodicals are not for home use.
2. Register single issues borrowed at the library logbook in this section.

Fiction books at the General Collection Section may be loaned for one (1) week subject to renewal if not in demand.

1. Books from the general collection section may be borrowed for use in the library or one (1) hour renewable for another hour if not in demand.
2. These books may be loaned for overnight or weekend use. For this purpose, such books must be charged out at 1:00 PM and must be returned at or before 8:30 AM the following school day.

• Students’ Identification Card (ID)
• Library Card valid for the current semester
• Faculty and Staff – Identification Card (ID)
• Graduate Students/Private and Government Researchers must present a letter from the Head of Agency requesting the use of the library and their office ID

• All bonafide students, faculty and employees, officials of the University
• Retired faculty and staff
• Alumni – graduates of NVSU could still avail of library resources but for room use only
• Visiting scholars with University appointments
• Graduate students with referral letter from other schools
• Government and Private Researchers