LIBRARY AS A LEARNING RESOURCE

1. Introduction:

The college library was started along with the establishment of the College in 1941 in order to cater to the academic and research needs of information. It has a collection of 16,771 books. Currently it has been subscribing 15,763 e-Journals, 31,69,176 e-Books, 8224 video lectures and many e-Magazines, Video lectures, e-Newsletters, Case Reports, e-Newspapers and Conference Proceedings. There is a collection of conventional reference books like dictionary, encyclopaedia, handbook, manual, yearbook etc. for ready reference and general information. The library has special collection for career guidance. The library is a member of N-LIST (National Library and Information Services Infrastructure of Scholarly Content), DELNET (Developing Library Network).

2. Goals of the Library:

To contribute to the realization of the aims of the college with regard to teaching, learning, and research by acquisition of print and non-print materials necessary to cover the present day and future information needs.
To register, store and organize the materials acquired in such a way that it not only permits but also actively stimulates the use of these materials.
To adapt these information resources and services to the changing needs of the college and society.

3. Library Committee:

The library committee members discuss regularly about various policies and procedures for the betterment and development of the library. The Library Committee has been actively taking innovative decisions keeping track with the development of science and technology to fulfill the ‘Five Laws of Library Science’ as was enunciated by Dr. S.R. Ranganathan i.e.

Books are for use,
Every Books its user,
Every user its book,
Save the time of the user and
Library is a growing organism

Library gets feedback regularly from the users. The Library Committee frequently meets and the issues are discussed and appropriate measurements are taken to augment the Library as a citadel of learning resources of the Institute.

. The Library Committee members are comprised of the following members:

Principal- Chairman
Librarian- Convener
HODs of all Departments
Two Students Representatives

4. Significant Initiatives Implemented:

Implementation of RFID Technology which enables library users perform self-issue/ return of books and it also helps in bring down the cases of unintentional book removals from the library.
Subscription of adequate E-Journals and E-Books are being made. Procurement of 8,224 video lectures on various subjects from IIT-KGP.
Adoption of membership of national network such as N-LIST (National Library and Information Services Infrastructure of Scholarly Content) and DELNET (Developing Library Network)
Modernization of reading room facility with special provisions for differently able students.
Creation of e-corner within the library for online access of e-journals, e-books and other documents as well as remote access of e-resources.
Digitization of library with installation of modernized and latest library management software KOHA which is running in Cloud Platform. This enables users search OPAC from any computer, laptop, mobile having internet connectivity.
Numbers of books for loan have been increased from three to five for a period of one month. Users have the option of changing the books any time.
Special collections of Career guidance and English language have been made. In addition to five textbooks students are allowed to borrow two books on career guidance and English language.
Installation of CCTV surveillance at the entry/exit point and reading room of the library for security of the resources.
Organization of book exhibition.

5. Accessibility:

The library is Open Access which enables the users to browse the books and pick up books as per their choice for loan and reading room.

6. Library Area:

Total area of the library is 204.39 sq. mt. which has been distributed as per the following table:

Room	Area
Reading Room	50.17
Stack Room	128.21
Circulation cum Librarian’s Chamber	26.01
Total Area (sq. mt.)	204.39

7. Membership of Library Network:

The college library is a member of NLIST (National Library and Information Services Infrastructure for Scholarly Content) and DELNET (developing Library Network).

NLIST is the college component of e-Shodh Sindhu. It provides access to e-resources to students, researchers and faculties through servers installed at the INFLIBNET Centre.

DELNET is a major resource sharing library Network in India connecting more than 7700 institutions in 33 states in India and few other countries. It is located in Jawaharlal Nehru University Campus, New Delhi. The main objectives of DELNET is to promote resource sharing among the Member-Libraries by collecting, storing and disseminating information and by offering networked library services to users.

8. User Education Programme:

Every year at the time of commencement of 1st year classes there is an awareness programme organized by the library regarding accessing e-journals and e-books by different gateways as well as different sources of information viz. documentary sources, institutional sources and human sources available outside the college campus Thereafter regularly user education orientation is provided as and when required to access and optimize the learning resources in a lucid manner. Supplier of e-journals also conducts orientation programme for library users regarding ‘how to search/ download e-journals’

9. Book Acquisition and Processing Systems:

i. Selection procedure:

To meet the information needs of the teachers, students and research scholars, books and non-book materials are being selected by the respective Heads of the Department in consultation with other subject experts of the departments concerned. Student’s demands are considered from the book requisition register in which they put their choice of reading materials for procurement.

ii. Processing Systems:

Collected materials are being processed either by the librarian or through outsourcing depending upon the volume of acquisition. Day to day house keeping operation viz. accessioning, shelving, retrieval, issue, return, restoration, shelf rectification, cataloguing, data entry are being done by the librarian.

Collection of books are examined periodically for the purpose of repair, replacement or removal.

Classification Scheme followed: DDC-22 edition
Catalogue Code followed: AACR-2 (2nd revised edition, 2003)
Library Management Software: KOHA (version: 21.05.03.001)

10. Details of the Library Holdings:

S.N.	Type of Holdings	Total No.
1	Books	16771
2	Bound Volume of Journals	225
3	E-Books	31,69,176
4	E-Journals	15,763
5	Video Lectures (KGP)	8,224
6	Magazines (Subscribed)	13
7	Free Journals/ Magazines	5
8	Special Collection (Standards, textbooks, thesis) ( 425 + 236 + 18)	679

11. Expenditure incurred for the acquisition of books, e-books and e-journals during the last five years: (INR in Lakhs)

Items	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	Total
Books	2.748	0	1.833	0.460	0.956	5.999
e-books	0.059	0.059	1.947	1.947	2.525	6.538
e-journals	0.059	0.059	8.823	0.059	0.637	9.637
Total	2.866	0.118	12.604	2.466	4.119	22.175

12. Library Budget:

2017-18

S.N.	Particulars	Amount (Rs.)
1	Books	2,74,879
2	N-LIST	5,700
	Total	2,79,579

2018-19

S.N.	Particulars	Amount (Rs.)
1	N-LIST	5,900
	Total	5,900

2019-20

S.N.	Particulars	Amount (Rs.)
1	Books	1,83,340
2	E-Books	5,66,490
3	e-Journals	8,76,475
4	N-LIST	5,900
5	Photocopier maintenance	9,500
6	Book Processing	81,056
7	CCTV Maintenance	26,078
8	Misc. Office Items	8,254
	Total	17,57,093

2020-21

S.N.	Particulars	Amount (Rs.)
1	Books	46,000
2	Books Trolley	9,912
3	Book Processing	1,49,043
4	Shelf Rectification etc.	9,500
5	N-LIST	5,900
6	Photocopier maintenance	6,490
7	Book Racks	98,550
8	Shifting of Almirah	1,000
	Total	3,26,395

2021-22

S.N.	Particulars	Amount (Rs.)
1	Books	95,682
2	n-LIST	5,900
3	KOHA ILMS	59,000
4	Library LAN	15,240
5	Data Migration from Libsys to KOHA	31,228
6	K-hub Engineering E-resources	57,820
7	Furniture	31,200
	Total	2,96,070

13. Library Services:

The library provides the following services:

Lending service
Reference service
Bibliographical service
Referral service
Reading room facility
User education/ orientation service

S.N.	Particulars	Remarks
1	Average number of walk-ins	30-35 per day
2	Average number of books issue/ returned	60-70 per day
3	Ratio of library books to students enrolled	34:1
4	Average number of books added during last three years	267 books per year
5	Average number of login to OPAC	35 users per day
6	Reprography	Yes
7	Information Deployment and Notification of new arrivals and new subscription	Yes, new book jacket and subscription of new e-books, e-journals and other e-resources, magazines are displayed in the Library Notice Board and Magazine Display Board.
8	OPAC	Yes
9	Internet Access	Yes
10	Reading list/ bibliography compilation	Yes
11	In-house/ remote access to e-resources	Yes
12	User orientation	Yes, Once in a year for newly admitted students. Thereafter regularly as and when required.
13	Assistance in searching databases	Yes, almost daily

14. NVDA:

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There are provisions for Non-visual Desktop Access(NVDA) Software for the differently abled students in the library.

NVDA (NonVisual Desktop Access) is a remarkable assistive technology that empowers differently abled students, particularly blind and vision-impaired individuals, to effectively use the Windows operating system and a wide array of third-party applications. Through NVDA, these students can seamlessly access and interact with popular software, including web browsers like Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome, email clients, internet chat applications, music players, and essential office programs such as Microsoft Word and Excel. By enabling greater accessibility and independence, NVDA plays a crucial role in enhancing the digital experience for differently abled students with visual impairments.