Rules and Regulation

General Access and Use
Facilities at MIA Resource Centre may be accessed by:

-	Members of MIA
-	Members of MIT & MAAA
-	Staff of MIA
-	Non-members (on fee basis)

Membership Rules

Membership Eligibility
The RC membership is divided into two categories :

Group A : MIA Members, QE Students , MIT & MAAA Members and Staff
Group B : MIA External users/public

Group A

No.	Category	Deposit (RM)*		Loan Facilities
		Reference	Loan
1.	MIA Member	Free	200.00	2 books/2 weeks
2.	QE Students	Free	200.00	2 books/2 weeks
3.	MIT & MAAA Member	Free	400.00	2 books/2 weeks
4.	Staff	Free	Free	5 books/1 month

NOTE: Deposit is to be paid once only. It is applicable to those who wish to borrow books.

Applying for RC Membership
The applicant must register in person at MIA RC during office hours. A valid identification card showing the applicant’s affiliation must be presented. Membership is not transferable. The application form is available at the counter and on the MIA website.

Book Loan Privilege
MIA members, QE Students, staff, MIT and MAAA Members are eligible to use all RC facilities. MIA members, QE Students, MIT and MAAA members who wish to borrow books are required to pay a deposit depending on the borrowing privilege offered to them.

Deposits are refundable on termination of membership. Termination is acceptable only after 1 year from the date of registration. Kindly attach original receipt for deposit to claim deposit refund.
All payments are to be made in cash, or crossed cheque/bank draft/postal order to ‘Malaysian Institute of Accountants’

Book Loan Card
The Librarian will issue a Book Loan Card. The Book Loan Card is not transferable.

Loss of Book Loan Card
The user shall inform the Librarian immediately if the card is lost. A penalty of RM5.00 will be charged for replacement of the card.

Group B

No.	Category	Annual Fee (RM)*		Deposit (RM)*	Loan Facilities
		Reference	Loan
1.	MIA Member Firms (max of 3)	50.00	300.00	400.00	2 books / 2 weeks
2.	Individual	50.00	100.00	400.00	2 books / 2 weeks
3.	Daily Members	5.00	-		-

NOTE : Deposit is to be paid once only. It is applicable to those who wish to borrow books.

Applying for RC Memberships
External membership is open to Audit Firms and Individuals. Employees of audit firms intending to use the RC regularly are required to pay the annual fee through their respective firms (maximum 3 staff).

The applicant must register in person at MIA RC during office hours. A valid identification card showing the applicants affiliation must be presented. Membership is not transferable. The application form is available at the counter and on the MIA website.

Book Loan Privilege
External members who wish to borrow books are required to pay an annual fee and a deposit depending on the borrowing privilege offered to them.

Deposits are refundable on termination of membership. Termination is acceptable only after 1 year from the date of registration. Kindly attach original receipt for deposit to claim deposit refund.

All payments are to be made in cash, or crossed cheque/bank draft/postal order to ‘Malaysian Institute of Accountants’.

Membership Card
The Librarian will issue a Membership Card. The Membership Card is not transferable. Registered Member Firms will be issued 3 Membership Cards under the name of the Firms for their staff members. Member Firms, who opt to pay the book loan deposit, will be issued 2 Book Loan Cards for borrowing purposes.

Loss of Membership Card or Book Loan Card
If the card issued to member is loss, report the loss immediately to the MIA Resource Centre either in person, by phone or e-mail to library@mia.org.my. The member will be responsible for materials taken out with the book loan card until the member notifies the MIA Resource Centre concerning the case. A penalty of RM5.00 will be charged for replacement of the card.

Renewals
Books may be renewed for a further period of one week provided there is no reservation by any other member. Renewals can be made either in person, by phone or e-mail to
library@mia.org.my.

No item may be borrowed on behalf of another member without authorisation.

Fines
Books shall be returned on or before the due-date assigned. Members will be fined RM0.50 per day for each book that is overdue. Fines will be deducted from the deposit if necessary. Should your deposit fall below RM100 as a result of payment of fines, you will be required to pay an amount which will bring your deposit back to actual amount. No loans will be allowed until this amount is paid.

Reservations
Books on loan may be reserved. A member who wishes to reserve any book for borrowing may do so, upon availability of the book, the intending borrower will be notified.

Membership Cancellation
MIA Resource Centre reserves the right to cancel or suspend the membership and borrowing privilege of any member for misconduct which includes contravention of any of these rules and failure to return books after the third notice.

Lost or damaged items
Borrowers are responsible for any books borrowed under his or her name and will be liable for any damage or loss of books borrowed. Please report lost or damage of books or materials immediately to the library.

A borrower will be charged the full cost of the book for every book lost, plus 10% of the book price (i.e. to cover the library processing cost for the book). The affected member shall not be allowed to borrow any more books until such cost has been reimbursed.

When a damaged item is returned to the library by the staff, the Librarian will indicate in the records (Access Book) that the item has been damaged. If there is spare book, a copy of the relevant section is made and replaced with a copied version.

If the user that damaged the item can be traced, he/she will be charged for items that they have borrowed and lost or damaged beyond repair. Replacement costs include the price of the item plus 10% of the book price (i.e. to cover the library processing cost for the book). If a lost item is found and returned during the fiscal year that it was lost, the cost may be refunded.

Inter Library Loan
MIA Resource Centre will assist registered members to access materials unavailable in the MIA Resource Centre through Inter Library Loan through inter library cooperation within the country. Any cost incurred including those charged by the lending organization will be charged to members.

Responsibilities
It is the responsibility of every RC member to:

-	Take care of items borrowed from the RC
-	Observe the rules and regulations of the RC
-	Inform the RC of any change of address and/ or office

The rules of the MIA resource centre :

-	You have to properly attired. No slippers and shorts allowed;
-	All materials must be handled properly and be placed back to its respective places after use;
-	Users must maintain good conduct and be silent;
-	Smoking, eating, drinking, the use of cellular phones and pagers are not allowed;
-	All bags and personal belongings must be left at the shelf provided;