Services


Library Services and Facilities:   

 Various Services provided by Library and information Centre are 

1.  Home Lending Service :

Book Bank Facility for SC/ST Students and Special Book Bank Facility for Meritorious Students, Visually or Physically Challenged                      Students.

  2.  Reference Service/Referral Service:

     The Library maintains a separate reference collection consisting of encyclopaedias, dictionaries, directories, handbooks, atlases etc.The Reference Section facility is extended to the students, staff and faculty of the college working hours on all working days.Readers may approach the Librarian for information or any assistance in the use of the Library Collections and Services.

  3. Reading Room Service:

  • Kannada and English Magazines are available in the Reading room.
  • Subject Journals are available in the Reading room.
  • Students are requested to produce their ID cards and read the magazines and Journals in the Reading Room only.
  • 14  News Papers are available in the Reading Room.   

 4. Users Awareness Programmes:

  •  The library takes an active part in the orientation/Induction programme organized by the College for the benefit of new students in the    beginning of academic year.
  •       Any user desiring to know more about library resources and service or to learn how to use available resource like Journals, e-journals, Books etc. should contact Librarian for Reference service.

 

       5.      Open Access Journals Website Address Services:

 

  •      Some of Subject related Open Access Journals website addresses are available in the Library. Teachers and students are requested to make use of it.

 

      6.  Current Awareness Services:

  • Newly added books displayed in the Notice Board to bring the attention of the students.

 

     7.  Question Bank Service:


  • Old Question papers of B.Sc, BA, B.Com and BBA Courses are available in the Library from 2015-16 onwards.

                     

  8.  QR Code Facility :

  • A Quick Response (QR) code is a matrix barcode readable by smart phones and mobile phones with cameras. The QR codes are used in providing Current Awareness Service / Ready Reference Service in libraries. Various QR Codes are pasted on the walls of library and various departments of the college for easy access of online resources.Separate QR Code zone helps to access library websites, syllabus copies, question papers etc               

         9.  Sevasindhu Services:
               Issuing No Due certificate for Library Books through Sevasindhu Portal.

  

10.OPAC :

Providing Open Access Catalogue facility for the Students and Staff for easy access to the Library Collection Using E-Lib Software.

 

11. E-Resources Gateway

The library provides access to E-Resources through N-List subscription.

 

12. Special Services :

Brail Book Bank facility is provided  for Visually Challenged  students.

Mini NewsPaper Clipping services

 

10. Celebration at Library :

  •   Library and Information Centre celebrates National Library Week, Librarians Day(Dr.     S.R.Ranganaths’s Birth Day) and Special Lectures series  are conducted

 

11.  WI-FI NETWORK facility :

  •     College library has Wi-Fi network facility for all students and staff.

 

12.  SOCIAL NETWORK  :

  • Whatsapp: Students have created Library Whatsapp group where one can interchange library notices, information about General Knowledge, current events, job alerts and scholarship information, University news etc.



Best Practices of the Library

Ø  Providing set of  books(complete one sem) for Differently Abled students.

Ø  Providing one extra book for SC/ST Students.

Ø  Providing one extra book for Meritorious students.

Ø  “BEST READER AWARD” :The library motivates to students to make efficient use of the library and its services. The library is giving “Best Reader” award to the best user of library services.     

                          List of “Best Reader” award is as below

SI NO

YEAR

NAME

COURSE

1

2016-17

SALMA DANDIN

B.COM

2

SOMALING BALIKAYI

3

NEELAMMA GUMMAGOL

B.SC

4

KRISHNA ILIGER

5

SHRIKANT MISHER

B.A

6

DRAKSHAYANI DANDESHNAVAR

1

2017-18

VISHWANATH   PUJAR

B.COM

2

SUSHMITA HIREMAGADI

3

CHANDRASHEKHAR  LAMANI

B.SC

4

SUJATA KALENAVAR

5

CHANNABASAPPA UPPIN

B.A

6

MANJULA DODAMANI

7

NAGAVENI PUJAR

B.B.A

1

2018-19

P MALLAPPA

B.COM

2

AKSHATA DIVAJNA

3

NAGARAJ BELLANKI

BSC

4

SHOBHA KARAMALLI

5

ASHWINI GANIGER

BA

6

MALATESH BISHTAPPANAVAR

1

2019-20

MANJULA KONNUR

BCOM

2

BHIMAPPA SANGOLLI

3

SHIVARAJ AKKI

BSC

4

SOUMYA SUNAGAR

5

ANILKUMAR TALAWAR

 

BA

6

CHAITRA CHABBI

 

2020-21

Due to COVID-19 Not Conducted any Programme in the Library

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              ØNo Queue for Differently Abled Students while issuing the books.

Ø  Career information and Current Affairs Services Through Library Wall Paper

Ø  Thought for the Day

Ø  Special Lecture / Workshop Organized  from Library

Ø  BOOK EXHIBITION: The college library is organizing Book exhibitions to develop  Reading habits among the students.

Ø  User orientation for new students( Fresher’s)

Ø  Motivates students to donate books to library .From 2018-19 to 2020-21 Total = 220 books are donated by students