Library

Vision

Expanding Horizon of knowledge and learning by disseminating information.

Mission

Provide user healthy environment to adopt required knowledge and technology for teaching and learning process.

We Value

1. Diversity
2. Inclusion
3. Engagement
4. Responsiveness
5. Innovation

About Us

Library is a heart of every educational institution. It has become the lively hub where students spend a considerable amount of time every day. A student can find everything from textbooks, reference materials, rare collection, and dissertation with specialisation at the library. The vision of the library is to be a knowledge hub providing efficient services. It spreads over with a seating capacity for 25 readers at a time. The library has a vast collection of 10488 books.

College library has huge resources in the field of social work and other allied subjects such as Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, Research Methodology, Reference book, Economics, Law, English Literature, and Marathi Literature. The library occupies the largest wing in the college building. It provides sufficient space for physical and digital access to library resources.

The library has internet facility enabled for reading and research. The library is partially automated with SOUL 3.0 Software; the Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) which will be provides library users to search for the book. Library also conducts extension services like book exhibition, Library induction programs for new users.

Highlights

Year of Establishment: 1993
Working Hours: 10am to 05pm (Except Sunday and holiday)

Collection

• Printed books: 10844
• CDs: 37
• Dissertation: 1218
• Newspaper: 01
• Periodicals: 01
• Other study material: 96

Library Committee

Functions of Library Committee

1. To monitor planning and development
2. To address grievances and suggestions.
3. To assist in the development of the library
4. Development of Library and providing library facilities to end users to access e-resources subscribed by the library as well as available on Internet.

Librarian

Library Staff

Library Section

The College Library is situated in the prime location of the campus. Presently library is running effectively with ten sections as listed below.

• Circulation Section
• News Paper Section
• Property Counter
• Reference section
• Dissertation Section
• Computer  section
• Reading Hall for Students and Staff

Library Activities

• Library induction programme for new students.
• Celebrations of Wachan Prerana Din on 15th Oct. on the occasion of birth anniversary of Dr.Abdul J. Kalam.
• Books exhibition on Birth anniversary of Dr. S. R. Ranganathan (Father of Indian Library Science)
• Essay Competition.
• Books Review Competition
• 14^th April birth anniversary of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
• Granthalay Samrudhhi Yojana

Best Practices of Library

1. Book exhibition
2. Collection of University Question Papers
3. Users orientation program
4. Open door system
5. Display of new arrivals

Library Rules

1. All Faculty, Staff and Students are the members of the Library.
2. Users shall have to produce the Identity Card on Demand and sign in the Gate Register without fail.
3. Users shall maintain Silence in the Library.
4. Do not mutilate, disfigure, and deface by writing, underlining sentences or anything of that kind.
5. Reference Books are meant for reading in library only.
6. Please check while borrowing the book for any damage and report it immediately.
7. A fine of Rs.1 per day will be levied after the specified due date.
8. In case of any books lost, damaged, borrower has to replace new copy with latest edition or has to pay double of the present book cost.
9. Use of Mobile Phone is strictly prohibited within Library.
10. Digital Library should be used only for browsing and downloading e- learning resources and do not use & play computer games and for unwanted content. Do not keep Money purses, Valuable materials, Laptops and any kind of electronic gadgets in the Property Counter.

Library Video

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