College Library
A college library is expected to support the objectives of the college. Thus the basic function of college library is to assist its parent body to carry out its programme. This means that it must adequately serve the needs and requirements of the faculties and students in reading, study and research.
The library came into existence in 1984, with the establishment of Lal Bahadur Shastri Senior College. Initially library was located in the small room with no space for various sections. Total collection was 6816 till 2003. Library was later shifted upstairs in big 1400 built up area. Library has good collection on diverse areas of knowledge such as Language and Literature, Social Sciences, Humanities, Commerce, Pure & Applied Science. Total collection of the library till year 2016 is 16674.
There is open access system for the faculty and students. The central library is open from 10.30 A.M. to 5.30 P.M. on all working days including vacations. During the examination period library open for 9.00 A.M. to 6.00 P.M. for rural area students.
DEPARTMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE
TOTAL AREA OF LIBRARY: 1400 sq. ft
- Stock Room 392 sq.ft
- Librarian Cabin 48 ft
- Librarian 40 sq.ft
- Reference Section 50 ft
Issuing Counters 120 sq.ft - Reading Room (student) 240 sq.ft
- Reading Room (Teachers) 100 sq.ft
- Periodical Section 100 sq.ft
Reading Hall Seating Capacity:
- Students –25
- Faculty/Staff – 08
Timings of Library: 9.00 am to 5.30 pm
Issuing counter timing:
- 10.00 am to 1.00 pm : Jr. College
- 02.00 pm to 5.00 pm : PG section
- 10.00 am to 5.00 pm : UG Section
LIBRARY RULES
- Library will be open from 9.30am to 5.30 pm
- Book circulation service will be from 10 am to 5 pm
- Every student should carry his /her own identity card.
- Every student will be issued two books on borrower’s card.
- Books will not be issued without identity card and library card.
- If books are not returned on due date Rs 0.50 will be recovered per day.
- Reference books and Journals will not be issued on library card.
- Reference books and journals will be gently to refer in reading only
- If the books are found torn, molested then the price of the book will be referred.
- News paper and magazines read in reading room only.
- Student should observe silence in the library so that other student should not get disturb.
- Mobile strictly prohibited.
LIBRARY AT A GLANCE
| TOTAL BOOKS | 16674 |
|---|---|
| CD/VCD/DVD | 10 |
| BOUND VOLUMES ( BACK JOURNAL ISSUES) | 228 |
| NEW PAPERS | 17 |
| JOURNALS AND MAGAZINES | 42 |
| E-BOOKS & E-JOURNALS | 80409+ & 32 |
| E-LIBRARY OF DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR MARATHWADA UNIVERSITY, AURANGABAD | |
| MEMBER STUDENT | 508 |
| FACULTY(JR. & SR) | 74 |
| NON TEACHING | 55 |
| ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BRITANNICA PRINT VOL. | 32 |
Services
- Home lending service
- Reference/ Referral service
- ICT based service- Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Mararthwada University E-Resources
Reservation service
- Temporary Issue on Identity Card
- Special section/Collection of Competitive exam study.
- Library Extension Service- New Arrivals Display.
- Inter Library Loan
- Access to faculties research publication – Thesis/Dissertation, Papers
Note: There is open access system for the faculty and students
ACHIEVMENTS OF LIBRARY
- Library is shifted in big hall.
- Reading room is made available for student
- Separate periodical section is maintained
- Reference books is made available
- Teachers reading room
- Library software is installed soon computerization will begin.
Library Advisory Committee (LAC) functions
Library Committee frame the rules / regulations:
- To formulate a development plan for library.
- To prepare the collection development and selection policy for library
- To assist the Librarian in formulating general rules and regulations which govern the functioning of the library
- The LAC has the power of write off/ loss of books take action on it.
- To provide general direction to the library
- To look into day to day problems of the Library clientele, Library staff to the management
- To maintain liaison between Central Library and various Academic
- Departments for the purchase of books.
- To supervise the allocation and utilization of funds for different departments for purchase of books and journals for the Central libraries.
- To consider and put forward the views of students and Research Scholars regarding their problems and solutions.
- To suggest the librarian on the distribution of funds made available for the purchase of books, journals and other academic requirements.
- To contribute a wider vision in building the future shape of central Library services