Library SCience
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT:
The college library is established on 05-09-1987 and it is one of the primary departments of the college. The department was first established at the campus of Yellamanchili. With the funds allotted by Sri P. Chalapathi Rao, the then member of parliament from MPLAD funds, a separate building was constructed and the library was shifted during the year 05-09-1988.
Father of librarian in India
Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan (9th August 1892 – 27th September 1972) was a librarian and mathematician from India. His most notable contributions to the field were his five laws of library science and the development of the first major faceted classification system, the colon classification. He is considered to be the father of library science, documentation, and information science in India and is widely known throughout the rest of the world for his fundamental thinking in the field. His birthday is observed every year as National Librarian Day in India.
He was a university librarian and professor of library science at Banaras Hindu University (1945–47) and professor of library science at the University of Delhi (1947–55). The last appointment made him the director of the first Indian school of librarianship to offer higher degrees. He was president of the Indian Library Association from 1944 to 1953. In 1957 he was elected an honorary member of the International Federation for Information and Documentation (FID) and was made a vice-president for the life of the Library Association of Great Britain.
Introduction:
The library is an important organ of any educational institution. It is considered a hub of academic activity. Selection and acquisition, classification, cataloging retrieval, and dissemination of information are the primary functions of any library information Centre. In institutions of higher education, the emphasis is more on learning by the students themselves than on teaching. Moreover, classroom teaching and self-preparation are complimentary. This underlines the need for well-equipped libraries with well-qualified librarians and adequate supporting staff and their integration with the teaching program of the institution concerned.
Objectives:
- Conservation, preservation, and dissemination of knowledge
- Support the academic syllabus
- Support the faculty in teaching and research programs
- Guidance to the first-generation students
- Motivating to students for creating their opportunities
Overview of services and facilities:
- Realizing the role of the library in imparting quality education, the management of the college has been providing the required facilities to offer the best possible services.
- The college library consists of a Reading Section, Textbook Section, Periodical Section, Reference Section, E-resources & E- Surfing, and Circulation Section, with a total plinth area of 864 square ft. There are seats available in the Library Room for 50 Members, the library works from 09.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. on all working days.
- There are 10683 books, 06 National & International journals, 06 Telugu & English Magazines, and 03 newspapers (Dailies) in the college library catering to U.G & P.G students.
- To meet the growing needs of the students, and staff and improve the quality of service, library automation work is taken up. We are using SOUL software developed by INFLIBNET (An Autonomous Inter-University Centre of UGC) Total library data was entered into the system. We are operating circulation services and OPAC services through the system. Recently, SOUL software was updated with the 3. O version.
- In addition to books and journals, the study material is required by students to prepare for competitive exams such as Civil service exams, Group exams, AUCET, CAT, Banks & Railways, etc. The library is offering document delivery service, reference service, Newspaper clipping service, content service, internet service, etc.
- To help the students understand how to use the library effectively, orientation classes (DIKSHARAMBH) are conducted at the beginning of every academic year to the students. The library has adopted open Access system. In the open Access system books are kept on open shelves. The users are free to go to the shelves and select the books they want. Necessary guidance to locate the required book is given to the students by the library staff.
Organization of the library:
The college library has an Advisory committee consisting of the following members.
Chairman: Dr.P.Chandra Shekar, Principal,
Convener: Kumari B.L.Narasamma, Lec-in-Commerce
Members: Sri R. Rama Rao, Lec. In Economics
Dr.G.Vijaypratap, Lec. In Zoology
Sri.G.Satyanarayana. Lec in English
The library Advisory committee meets twice in each academic year or as and when necessary. The committee looks into the following activities.
Budget allocation is made for the purchase of books on different subjects. The committee identifies authorized book publishers and sellers and approves quotations and places orders for purchases. The committee plans for library extension activities and it is taking care of the storage and maintenance of books and records.
ACCOMMODATION:
The college library consists of Stack room, Textbook section, Working space, Reference section and Reading room with total plinth area of 864 square ft. There are 30 seats available at reading section and 20 seats available at reference section.
WORKING HOURS:
The college library works from 9.00 am to 6.00 pm on all working days of the college.