Library
Dear LibraryPatron (Teachers and Students)
Welcome to the newly added information tools like E-Journals, S.D.S Autonomous Digital Archive and good number of Open Access Resources through this library website. It would be our endeavour to add more IT oriented virtual library facilities in the future. All these innovations are brought in with a view to make your every academic activity (Teaching and Learning) qualitatively sound and more meaningful. You are requested to make the optimum use of these tools, increase your presence in library virtually and physically and suggest us what are your further needs.
The S.D.S Autonomous Library has a huge and varied collection which includes
| Books & Monographs | 35,075 |
| E-Books (UGC N-LIST) | 31,35,000 + |
| Periodicals in Print Format | 45 |
| E-Journals (UGC N-LIST) | 6,000 + |
| Back Volumes | 121 |
| Model Project Report | 32 |
| Newspapers | 11 |
| CDROMs + DVDROMs | 800 |
| Staff Publications | 4 Volumes |
| Minor Research Project | 13 |
Library Services
The library provides the following services to its users.
- OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog)
- Bibliographic Service (On Demand)
- Reference Service
- Current Awareness Service
- Inter-Library Lending
- Internet, Scanner, Reprography
Library Timings
| Monday to Saturday | 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM |
| Lunch Break | 1:10 PM - 02:00 PM |
Issues & Return system
Category Item Type Allowed Loan Period In Days Renewals Allowed Over Due Charge
Best Practices
| Library Committee | Book Exhibition |
| Library Help Desk | News Paper Clippings & Career Oriented Information |
| Library Automation | Library Membership |
| Promotion of Open Source Software (OSS) | Thought for the Day |
| Digital Library | Special Care for Differently Abled Persons |
| Library Security | Open Access System |
| Library Inter-Connectivity | Library Publicity |
| Best Library User Awards | Stock Verification & Weeding Out of Books |
| Department Library | Special Provision for Economically & Socially Backward Students |
| Information Literacy Program | Library Use Statistics |
| Social Responsibility | Students Participation |
| Arrangement of Resources | Patron Driven Acquisition |
| New Arrivals Display | Provision of E-books and E-journals |
Information Literacy & Programme
The Learning Resource Centre has conducted Information Literacy Programme for all U.G. First Year students annualy.
The specific objectives of this programmes are :
| Provide general information about library resources & services available for students |
| Guide students on how to issue books and other resources |
| Explain how to conduct simple & advanced searches to access Web-OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue) |
| Introduce the library website and open access resources available to students |
| Show how to access UGC N-LIST database to utilize e-books & e-journals |
Library App
Upcoming