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Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Memorial Library

Library Facilities

Library Facilities

  • Building

    The Library has three floors and one Cellar. The total plinth area of the building is about 3,000 Square feet. The main functionaries of the library are the Circulation, Periodicals, Reference, Acquisition, Binding and Technical Sections apart from the Administrative and Computers Section.

  • Arrangement & Display of books and Journals

    In Dr. B. R. A. M. Library, books are shelved according to Decimal Classification Scheme to arrange them in a helpful sequence to facilitate easy location of books sought by the users. The library follows Open Access System. To assist the user in locations the needed books all kinds of bay & shelf guides, direction and sign Boards are provided in the library. Current Issues of Periodicals are displayed on slanted display racks in the Periodical Section. Each Periodical is assigned with a location number. Once the volume of the periodical is complete, all the loose issues, which constitute the volume, will be sent for binding from the periodical section. The bound Volumes, which are also called as back Volumes, of the periodical are classified and catalogued and are kept in the Back Volume section. There is separate reference section in the library containing Reference Text Books, Encyclopedias and Dictionaries. News papers are kept in separate section in the ground floor along with Text book Section with adequate reading facility.

  • Library Staff

    The Library is managed by University Librarian (FAC), three Library Assistants, four Technical Assistants, Sorters. More than 26 Non-Professional Staff including the administrative staff. They include Junior Assistant, Daily wage workers and Casual Workers.

  • Furniture & Equipment

    The library is equipped with mostly ‘S’ type chairs and tables for seating and reading purposes and for shelving of Books mostly Iron Shelf Racks are being used.

  • CCTV & Biometric Systems are successfully operating in the Library. Other physical facilities

    The library building is located in spacious area. Adequate facility is available for parking all types of Vehicles. Round the clock protected drinking water facility is provided within the library for the sake of users and library staff. Proper care is taken to provide good Ventilation and lighting within the library to create congenial environment for browsing and reading the library materials in different sections of the library.

  • Collections of the Library as on 28-02-2023

    Total Collection : 1,55,387

    Books & Non-Book Material : 1,32,235

    Journals Back Volumes : 13,575

    Research M.Phil / Ph.D Theses : 6,227

    Government Reports : 3,350

  • Journals for the Year 2021-22

    An amount of Rs. 86,86,821/- was spent for 234Journals (including two e-Journals) which includes Foreign and Indian Journals.

  • Print versions

    234 (Indian Journals :152 and Foreign Journals : 82 )

  • Circulation Section

    Daily about 200 books are being issued and returned.

  • Reference And Documentation Service

    On an average about 500 Xerox copies are being supplied to readers on request, on an average 120 inquiries of various nature are being attended.

  • Technical Section

    1,653 Books, Back Volumes and M.Phil. / Ph.D. Theses added during 2022-23 are classified and catalogued.

  • Services

    OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue)

    Lending

    Reference

    Documentation

    Reprography

    Wi-Fi available for the Library users

    SHODHGANGA accessible

    SHODHSINDHU accessible

  • Binding

    234 Journals / Back Volumes bound and 200 minimum Text Books and Daily News Papers were bound every month and other miscellaneous work like Book repairs and ledgers repair etc.

  • Computerization

    As on date Database of 1,27,547 records of Books, Theses and Journals were created in NewGenLib Networking Software. New bibliographic records of 1,653 were added to the database during the period 2022 to 23.

  • Xeroxing facility

    Students & Teachers of this Library can get Xerox copies of their requirement of Library material only.

  • Internet facility

    Teachers, Research Scholars and Students of this University can utilize Internet facility on working days as per the guidelines of the library.

  • Orientation Training

    Library staff is conducting Orientation Programs on usage of the Library resources to the newly admitted students of different departments at the beginning of the Academic Year.

  • S.C. & S.T. Students Book Bank

    There is a Book Bank exclusively for S.C. and S.T. students. The S.C. & S.T. students can borrow the books from this Book Bank.

  • Competitive Examination Cell

    There is a separate cell in the Library. Books are available in this section to prepare for APPSC, Group I to IV, Banks, RRB, UPSC and for different Competitive Examinations etc., These books are not for issue.

  • C.D.Library

    C.D.Library started with an initial collection of 471 CD ROMs in Various disciplines.