Library

DEPT. OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CENTRE

 

CENTRAL LIBRARY – PROFILE

BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT:

              The college library is established in the year 1985 and it is one of the primary departments of the college. Since its inception, books have been accumulated year by year. It has good number of books with different subjects viz. reference and text books

 

INTRODUCTION:

            Library is an important organ of any educational institution. It is considered a hub of academic activity. Selection and acquisition, classification, cataloguing retrieval and dissemination of information are the primary functions of any library/information centre. In institutions of higher education the emphasis is more on learning by the students themselves than on teaching. Moreover classroom teaching and self preparation are complimentary. This underlines the need for well-equipped libraries with well-qualified librarians and adequate supporting staff and their integration with the teaching programme of the institution concerned.

 

VISION:

        To create awareness amongst the faculty and students about using different information resources available in the Library. To access electronic information easily by making the student aware about the browsing features, creating awareness and connivance in searching and selection of resources.

 

MISSION:

1. To provide full text information either in digital or in printed form.

2. To develop, organize and maintain the collection to meet the needs of the user community.

3. To respond swiftly and creatively using technological developments relevant to users’ needs.

4. To support the scholarly and information needs of all students, faculty members and staff.

 

OBJECTIVES:

• Conservation, preservation and dissemination of knowledge

• Support the academic syllabus

• Support the faculty in teaching and research programmes

•  Guidance to the first-generation students

• Motivating to students for creating their opportunities

 

OVERVIEW OF SERVICES AND FACILITIES:  

       Realizing the role of library in imparting quality education, the management of the college has been providing the required facilities to offer best possible services. The college library consists of stack room, text books section, working space, reference section and reading room in a total plinth area of 1400square ft. The library works from 9.00 am to 6.00 pm on all working days.

        There are 26145 books, 10 journals & 20 Magazines and 6 newspapers  in the college library catering to U.G students. In addition to books and journals, study material required by students to prepare for competitive exams such as civil service exams, Group exams, AUCET, CAT, Banks & Railways etc., The library is offering document delivery service, reference service, Newspaper clipping service, Content Service, Internet Service etc., 

         To meet the growing needs of the students, staff and improve quality of service, library automation work is taken up. We are using SOUL software developed by INFLIBNET. Total library data was entered in the system. We are operating circulation services, OPAC services through system. Recently, SOUL software updated with 3.0.6 version.

      To help the students understand how to use the library effectively, orientation classes are conducted at the beginning of every academic year to the students. The library has adopted open Access system. In open Access system books are kept in open shelves. The users are free to go to the shelves and select the books they want. Necessary guidance to locate the required book is given to the students by the library staff.

 

LIBRARY ADVISORY COMMITTEE:   

The college library has an Advisory committee consisting of the following members.

Chairman      :  Dr. V. Chittabbai               -        Principal,

Convener      :   Dr. T.N. Rasool                  -        Lecturer in Telugu          

Members:      :  Dr. V.Ramesh Babu           -        Lecturer in Political Science

                           Dr. P. Janaki Ram             -        Lecturer in Botany

                           Dr.D. Ganesh                     -        Lecturer in Chemistry

                          Mr. T.Chakri                      -        III B.Sc - MPCs

                          Mr S.Praveen Kumar          -        III B.Sc - BZH

        The library Advisory committee meets twice in each academic year or as and when necessary. The committee looks into the following activities. Budget allocation is made for the purchase of books on different subjects. The committee identifies authorized book publishers and sellers and approves quotations and placing orders for purchases. The committee plans for library extension activities and it is taking care of the storage and maintenance of books and records.

   

 

ACCOMODATION:

              The college library consists of Stack room, Text book section, Working space, Reference section and Reading room with total plinth area of 1400 sft. There are 100 seats available at reading section and 30 seats available at reference section.

 

ACCOMMADATION FACILITIES:

                                Reading Section     -  80seating capacity

                                Reference Section  -  20 seating capacity

 

WORKING HOURS:

           The college library works from 9.00 am to 6.00 pm on all working days of the college.

 

LIBRARY AUTOMATION:

          All the records of the library are computerized. We are using SOUL software developed by INFLIBNET. We are using all operations in the library as per SOUL. We are also maintaining manual register for issues and returns. Recently, we updated with SOUL 3.0.6 latest version of SOUL software

 

SPECIAL FEATURES:

 The library is functioning on Open Access System to students and staff.

• The library is using SOUL software for library operations provided by the UGC INFLIBNET.

• Students use OPAC (online public access catalogue) of SOUL package for locating the needed books.

• Library adopts ‘Dewey Decimal Classification’ for classifying books.

• Library is kept open other than the teaching hours i.e. from 9.00 am to 6.00 pm.

• Orientation program is conducted every year to the newly admitted students.

• Competitive Examination material is provided to the students.

• Text book reference section is open to all students.

• Internet facility is provided to the students and staff.

• Wi-Fi facility is provided to the students and staff

 

INTERNET:

          Internet service is provided in the library for the benefit of students and staff. The students were permitted to browse the net for 15 minutes keeping in mind the heavy rush for browsing the net. Students are allowed to see only educational purpose websites. The tracking lists of the browser websites will be checked by the librarian immediately after the students allotted time is over and also provided Wi-Fi facility to the students and staff.

 

SERVICES OFFERED:

Document Delivery Service Reference Service Bibliographic Service News Paper Clipping Service User Orientation Old question papers Information and Notification Services through WhatsApp group Reprographic Services Competitive books PG entrance books Providing Current awareness and service through whatsapp group Internet service Wi-Fi facility

 

FUTURE PLANS:

1. The imbalances in the collection of certain subjects will be rectified as soon as budget is released by the government.

2. The facilities in the reading room will be improved by adding new seats with more accommodation. We are planning to arrange separate Reading room. We are planning to subscribe more journals.

3. We are planning to acquire latest collections on all subjects and competitive books.

4. Plans will be ready for Inter library loan facilities with more colleges for the benefit of staff and students to expose them to variety of news materials.