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प्रथम वर्ष (UG) या अभ्यासक्रमामधील सर्व विध्यार्थ्यांसाठी ऑक्टो. /नोव्हे. २०२३ ऑनलाईन परीक्षा अर्ज भरणेबाबत
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Infrastructure

Library

College Library started functioning right from its inception in 1962. In the beginning the college library was housed in one small room in the corner of the old building .College received munificence grants from U.G.C. towards the construction of present new building and its extension.The new building was designed opened from June 1975 to stack 1,00,000 volumes and 280 readers at a time with special cubicals for teachers and research scholars.Library has occupied an area over 12,887 Sq Ft. covering Reading Room, Stacking Section ,Cubicles, Text book section, Periodical section, Cyber zone, Lecture Hall and Administrative Section.

The library is enriched with huge collection of books, journals, bound volumes, audio-visual materials on various subjects. The collection comprised of about 1,17,628 volumes covering subject areas from Faculty of Arts ,Mental moral & social science , Commerce, Science, Education, Management, Physical Education and medical sciences. Library is currently well equipped and fully automated using the state-of- the- art Library mangement software soul 2.0 of INFLIBNET centre an autonomus Inter-university centre (IUC)of University Grant Commission(UGC) , Ahmedabad. During last 05 decades the collection has been systematically developed covering all branches of knowledge. The reading material are acquired by way of donations and purchased from UGC funds and college funds.

Circulation Section

There are three counters namely Reading Room Counter, Home Lending Counter, Staff Counter etc. The Library has adopted a combination of Brown & Newark’s charging systems to suit the local needs and situation. The timing of every counter is adjusted convenientely according to the needs of the beneficiaries (except Sunday & Hoildays).

Night Study Room

Night study room facility is provided to students during examination period every year ,usually from October to May.

The Library extends following services to the readers :

Library Building ( Area in sq.ft.)

Sr. No.Area TypeArea
1Reading Hall3667 Sq.
2Counter & Cabin1108 Sq.
3Property Counter117 Sq.
4Periodical Section798 Sq.
5Cyber Zone224 Sq.
6Reference Section1248 Sq.
7Stacking Section (Ground+ First Floor)5725 Sq.

Books & Other Materials

Sr. No.MaterialTotal Number
1Sr. College Books1,13,077
2Books From Other Schemes8781
3Total Number of books1,21,858
4E-Books (through N-list)1700 +
5Manuscripts21
6Gramophone Records31
7Maps20
8Theses & Dissertations54
9CD / DVD1037
10Bound Volumes of Journals3789

Current Periodicals (Print)

Sr. No.PeriodicalsTotal Number
1Periodicals Subscribed (Print)129

Current Periodicals (Online)

Sr. No.PeriodicalsTotal Number
1Through N-List More than 3500+ Journals & E-books
2J-Gate1200
3Others (Through regular subscription & through campus LAN)02

Hours

Services Provided

Library Rules

Membership

Online OPAC / Digital Lib. / N-list & J-gate Login