Post Graduate Library Report

                    Dr.S.R.RANGANATHAN,                 V.DHANA RAJU, Librarian, M.A., MLISc.,PGD LAN

                    Father of Library Science (India)
 

S.V.K.P. & Dr K S Raju Post Graduate Library is a central facility which provides information support for teaching and research activities of the College. The library was established in the year 1992.  The Library holds a rich collection of Books, Monographs, Reference works, Serials, Maps, & Dissertations and Back volumes of periodicals. The Library subscribes to around 84 periodicals, & popular magazines.  The library has a special collection of “Collected works of Mahatma Gandhi” 100 Volumes Published by Min. of Information & Broadcasting, New Delhi Collection: The Library Collection include (as on Dec 2007) 11.500 Volumes and 85 Current periodicals and magazines, 850 back volumes and dissertations and 11 news papers. Library has several CD ROM and Multimedia products and they are used in training the users in handling these products. Plans are drawn to acquire CD-Rom products in various disciplines over a period and save resources and also share the resources with other libraries

Library Automation

            This Library has automated its entire house keeping operations.   

·         The Library has started its automation activity in the year 2006 by procuring a PC-AT Compaq P4 with 512 RAM, 80mb Hard disk, windows operating system.

·         Initially some data were developed in MS Access. . The database was created for Accession number, call number, title, author, and publishers’ name, place of publication, vendor, invoice number, year publication, and number of pages, size of the book, edition, language, price and remarks. All these data were converted SOUL data base an Retrospective conversion

All the in-house library operations are computerized using SOUL Software, designed and Developed by INFLIBNET Centre, an autonomous body of UGC. Library Using Barcode Technology at the Circulation desk for the check-in and check-out transactions.

The main function were done by SOUL

·         Acquisition

·         Catalogue

·         Circulation

·         Serials control

·         OPAC

·         Administration     

 ONLINE PUBLIC ACCESS CATALOG (OPAC)

·         Library has replaced its card catalogue with Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) terminals for users in the central lobby of the Library and 1 terminal near the stack/ reading areas. The Library database consists of all the books, back volumes of periodicals, current journals and & dissertations.

·         Users can search the database by author, title, classification number, subject, Accession Number to know whether  a book/document is there in the Library or not, its status with reservation facility if the book is issued out. Users can also access the new books list from OPAC.OPAC is extremely user-friendly and enables searches to be conducted with easy and speed.  Books are processed by using AACR-II code for cataloguing and Dewey decimal classification system for classification. The call number on the middle in the OPAC helps to in locating the books on the shelves>Books are arranged on the shelves in numerical order from 000-999

Library Memberships & Guidelines

• The library is primarily for the use of faculty, , students, and non-teaching employees of the College
• The privilege of borrowing books from the library is restricted to College community only

FOR MEMBERSHIP - GET registered BY FILLING APPLICATION FORM & submit AT THE circulation counter

          BORROWING FACILITY

• A book will be issued to the borrower against production of library card issued by library.
• Library borrower card is not transferable
• Member should not borrow defective / damaged books.  while returning such a book member will be held responsible and charged as per the rules mentioned below
• The Member (students) should produce his/her library card for borrowing books , failing which the library staff can refuse to issue books to him/her.
• The borrower card of a student will remain valid for the period mentioned on the borrower card.
• All members should obtain a 'No Due' certificate  for any purpose after surrendering the library borrower card also paying any dues outstanding against them, if any
• All members should return the books borrowed from the library before they proceed on a long period of leave and obtain a ' No Due ' certificate from the library.

 Number of books and Loan Period

LIBRARY MATERIAL -  NOT FOR CIRCULATION

Reference Books, Serial Publications, Reserve Books

  CDs/DVDs

  Loose issues and bound volumes of periodicals.

Loss of Borrower Identity Card & Books
 

• The Members are responsible for Library borrower card.  Loss of Library borrower card should be reported to the circulation section immediately. Duplicate Library borrower card will be issued on payment of Rs. 20/- after two weeks time from the date of application on verification
• Loss of book by the borrower should be reported to the Circulation immediately to avoid fine. Further, borrower shall either replace the book or bear its cost.
• If the replace is not done within 15 days, the defaulter will be charged 3 times the cost of the book, if the book is in print, or 4 times the cost of the book, if the book is out of print.
• If the book of a multi volume set is damaged or lost the member concerned shall be liable to replace the whole set or pay 4 times the cost of the same.

GENERAL RULES

·         Members shall observe silence in the reading halls

·         Don't use cell phone in the Library

·         Members shall not engage in conversation in any part of the library so as to cause annoyance to any other reader

·         Members shall not smoke, or spit in any part of the library

·         Members shall not write upon, damage or mark any book belonging to the library

·         Members shall not shelve books and periodicals as that disturb the prescribed order

·         Members are responsible for any damage caused by them to the books or any other property belonging to the library and shall be required to pay the penalty imposed upon them by the Librarian

·         The members caught tearing pages/stealing of books will be suspended forthwith from using the library facilities and further disciplinary action will be initiated against them by the University

·         Members shall not bring personal belongings (including Books and other printed material)  and library books borrowed by them inside the library

·         Members leaving the library should stop at the exit so that the material borrowed or taken out of the library by them may be checked

·         Upon any infringement of the library rules members shall forfeit the privileges of admission and membership of the library

·         The Librarian reserves the right to suspend the membership of any member found misbehaving, abusing the library staff or behaving in an indecent manner

• The above mentioned timings are subject to change from time to time which will be notified on the notice board.
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• The Circulation desk normally closed at 5.30 P.M. for returns up to 6.00 P.M.

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