BASANTI DEVI COLLEGE LIBRARY

Welcome to the World of Learning…………

Dr. Sabuj Kr. Chaudhuri, Librarian

First e-Library in College in West Bengal (25th March 2010) & under CUDedicated College Library Website Firewall system for safe browsing 'Earn-While-You-Learn Scheme‘

launched in 2010 for the students Coordinate Career oriented programs Coordinate whole ICT infrastructure of

the College Coordinate a Cine Club Highly appreciated by NAAC

Laurels in a few……

Library SystemE-

Library Centr

al Librar

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Departmental Library

UGC-NRC

Reading Room

ICT Teaching –Learning

Centre

Book Bank

Career Guidanc

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Physical Infrastructure

Air-conditioned Central Library

Air -conditioned Reading Room

Air-conditioned UGC-Network Resource Centre

Air-conditioned ICT Teaching-Learning Centre

Fully Internet & Wi-Fi Connected Central Library, Reading Room,

UGC-Network Resource Centre and ICT Teaching- Learning Centre

CCTV Surveillance in the Central Library & in the Reading Room

28 Standalones, LAN connected with HP LASER Printer & Scanner

Very sophisticated Firewall System for safe browsing

3M shadow less patented super projection system

BOSE & Senniheiser Acoustic System

High end Cannon Digital Copier

11 Free VPN connectivity from the MHRD & BSNL internet

connectivity for internet connection

2 Sophisticated LED Projectors have been added very recently to

it for more ICT penetration

ICT Infrastructure

Library Resources (Analog & Digital)

AnalogPrinted Books-30000 (app.)Printed Journals-19 (peer-reviewed) + 8 popular JournalsNewspapers (daily)-2 Bengali+2 EnglishCareer Guidance-2 newspapers (Bengali) + 1 EnglishCompetitive Exam. Journals-1 (Bengali) + 1 (English)

DigitalE-books- Over 1 Lakh booksE-journals-Over 4500 scholarly Journals including JSTORE-Database-1

4 Permanent StaffsLibrarian----1 (Skilled)Library Assistant----1 (Semi-skilled)Library Attendants -----2 (Unskilled)

1 Non-permanent staffLibrary Clerk------1 (Unskilled)

Human Resources in the Library

Central Library

Inside the Central Library

Digital Photocopier

Reading Room

UGC-Network Resource Centre

ICT-Teaching Learning Centre

Library is open access

Resources are developed in the library by purchase & donation

After receiving funds from the UGC & the State, Library Committee decides fund allotment depending on the requirement & strength of the Department.

Newly formed Departments and Students requisitions are specially taken care of

Besides faculties, students can provide their requisition and it gets priority over the faculties

Only Good contents are purchased

Certain % of the funds are allocated for storybooks & other General Reference works

Recently we have earmarked some amount for the development of Film Collection for our Cine Club

Library Policy

Books are classified based on Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) System

Books & Non-books contents are catalogued based on AACR-2

Very Recently we have purchased MARK & UNICODE compatible Library automation software SOUL 2.0 from the UGC –INFLIBNET and its content database is being created . Once the DB is created basic library services will be automated with Barcode.

Regular Dusting is done by our staffs with our own Wet Vacuum Cleaner

Pesting is done quarterly and it is outsourced

Book binding is done annually

Library Resource Organization & Maintenance

Circulation of Books & Journals

Access to e-resources

Both off & online Reference Services to its patrons

Both off & online Current Awareness Services

Internet searching

Induction/orientation to the new students

Open access eBooks/ejournals downloading

Open Courseware from highly reputed institutions of India and abroad.

Information about other higher academic institutions/universities

Information about CSIR/UGC/GATE/SET Examination

Career oriented Books and news papers

Reprographic services

Book Bank for needy and poor students

Book Bank Service for Remedial Coaching Program

Earn-while-Learn Scheme

R & D services

Institutional Membership of British Council Library & American Library

Library Services

Archive on Basanti Devi- a great freedom fighter of IndiaParticipation in Community DevelopmentComputer assisted services for

differently abled studentsMake college community fully eliterate

so that they can harness the maximum benefit of digital content revolutionA centre for excellence for Scientific &

Social Informatics and Digital Humanities

Future Vision

Thank You