LIBRARY AT A GLANCE

INTRODUCTION

Situated in a rural area, Gour Mohan Sachin Mandal Mahavidyalaya offers excellent opportunity for the youth to develop their knowledge and skill. Being a valuable part of such an educational institute, college library plays a vital role in catering knowledge and information resources among its patrons.

LIBRARY LOCATION

The Gour Mohan Sachin Mandal Mahavidyalaya Library is located in the southern portion of the college, behind the Academic building. It is a single room, one storied building which has a facility of Reading Room, Stack Room, Teachers’ corner, and Lending area.

ABOUT THE LIBRARY

The Gour Mohan Sachin Mandal Mahavidyalaya Library has a small yet impressive collection of textbooks, Reference Books, Journals and Periodicals covering almost all the subjects taught in the college. Library follows closed access method for the students. Books are classified with the help of Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme (19th Edition) and organized according to subjects. At present Aclib Library Software is being used to automate the library database and lending procedures. OPAC services are provided for the patrons to give a glimpse of library collection.  Users can be highly motivated by proper utilization of these knowledge resources.

GOALS OF THE LIBRARY

As information resource centre Library always plays a vital role in any academic institution. It offers diversified reading materials and resources for its diversified clientele i.e. Students, Administrators, Faculty members, Non-teaching staff etc. Gour Mohan Sachin Mandal Mahavidyalaya Library literally an inseparable aspect of the college. It is offering valuable information services highlighting following goals and objectives:

1. To provide curriculum based information resources for the users;
2. To acquire diversified information resources for the users to give exposure to the knowledge world
3. To motivate the users to access the library for self reliance;
4. To preserving institutional history; and
5. To act as a catalyst in self learning process.

LIBRARY HOUR

The Gour Mohan Sachin Mandal Mahavidyalaya Library is kept open during college hours except Sundays and Public Holidays

Library Working Hours:

Morning Shift

7.00 A.M. To 10.30 A.M. (Monday to Saturday)

Day Shift

11.00 A.M. To 3.00 P.M. (Mon. to Fri)

11.00 A.M. To 2.00 P.M. (Sat.)

LIBRARY FACILITIES:

• Borrowing of books
• Book reservation
• Display of New Arrivals
• Print Journals
• Previous Year Question Papers
• Daily Newspaper reading
• Newspaper clippings
• Internet browsing
• E-resources
• N-List (INFLIBNET)
• OPAC 

LIBRARY COLLECTION

Books and Journals

Library has a small yet exhaustive collection of textbooks, Reference books, Journals, Periodicals and e-resources covering subjects like Bengali, English, Sanskrit, Philosophy, Sociology, Political Science, Education, History, Geography, Commerce, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Food & Nutrition, Computer Science, Physical Education, Music, Journalism & Mass Communication, Environmental Science etc. Library collection is frequently updated and revised according to the Syllabus of University of Calcutta, the affiliating University. 

At present library holds a collection of over 14000 (books and print journals) in its limited space.

 Available Journals and Periodicals

Newspaper

Daily Newspaper: Bengali and English

Employment News (English - Weekly)

Karmasansthan (Bengali - Weekly)

SPECIAL FEATURES OF LIBRARY COLLECTION

Apart from its curriculum bases collection library also maintains some special collection, these are

• Encyclopaedia Britannica
• Book of Knowledge
• Dictionaries
• National Biography
• Collection of writings of renowned authors
• Collection of Career Counselling Books
• Collection of e-resources (CDs)
• Library also provide access to a rich collection of e-journals through N-List
• PC Chandra Knowledge Centre
• American Library Corner

Selective collection of books from The British Council Library and American Library (Through Institutional Membership)