NILKANTHRAO SHINDE SCIENCE & ARTS COLLEGE

BHADRAWATI, DIST. CHANDRAPUR

CENTRAL LIBRARY

LIBRARY FACILITIES & SERVICES

  • Lending of Documents (Books, Journals, Reports etc.)

  • Library Automation with ILMS

  • Online Circulation facility

  • New Arrival Display facility

  • Reading Room facility

  • Computerized Circulation (Issue-Return)

  • Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC)

  • Online Access to e-resources (NLIST)

  • CTA (Current Titles Alert) Service

  • Reference Service.

  • Email Service

  • Newspaper Clippings

  • Online Previous Exam Question Paper

  • Books Exhibitions on different occasions

  • Career Guidance Service.

  • Broadband Internet Facility

  • Digital Syllabus & Exam Question papers

  • E-Content Management through “Calibre” Software

  • Displaying Newspaper clipping on Notice Board

  • Annual Best Library User Award for student

  • Separate Collection of Competitive Examination

  • Compiling Student /Teacher library user statistics

  • Maintaining and Updating library web page on institutional website

  • Suggestion Box


Library Website Page:


LIBRARY AUTOMATION

Name of the ILMS Software: LIBMAN

Nature of Automation : Partially

Year of Automation : 2011(Updated in 2021 with Cloud Based ILMS)

All transaction/Circulation of resources (Issue/Return/Renewal) done through LIBMAN Software.

Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) service

Online Circulation service

Bibliographic record of Books

Bar-coding of Book in process

Library OPAC Link:

2021-22

(Up to September 2022)

Library Total Collection -15613

Titles: 8599

Journals/Periodicals -08

NLIST E-resources: 6000+ (E-Journals)

Magazines -5

Back Bound Volumes -124

Audio Video CD/DVD -50

Ph. D. Thesis - 21

Dissertation Reports - 137

Newspaper - 5

LIBRARY SERVICES AND FACILITIES INFORMATION IN DETAILS

The library has a key role in supporting the academic activities of the institution by establishing, maintaining and promoting the following library and information services, both quantitatively and qualitatively.

  1. Borrowing facility

    • UG Student :2 Books ( for 7 Days)

    • PG Student : 4 Books ( for 14 Days)

    • Research Students: 10 Books (1 Month)

    • Faculty Members : No Limit

    • Non-Teaching Staff : 5 books

  2. Journals

    • Current issues of journals and periodicals are made available to the students and faculty members in the Reading Room. Back issues of journals and periodicals are issued for home-lending for 2 days.

  3. Current Awareness Service (CAS)

    • The list of new arrival (Books & Journals) is published in print form and displayed on the Display Stand for information of students and faculty and also new arrivals Books and Journals are displayed on display stand.

  4. Current Titles Alert (CTA)

    • CTA stand for Current Titles Announcement Service. Our Library has started this service from 15th August, 2015. It is a Monthly in-house publication based on receipt of current journals and Books in the college Library. It is a current-awareness service. The purpose of a current-awareness service is to inform the users about new acquisitions in libraries.

  5. Open Access

    • Open Access is given only to the PG student and the faculty members.

  6. Study Room

    • Study Room Facility is available to students and faculty members, during the library hours i.e. 8.30 am to 4.30 pm.
      Sitting Capacity: 30 students

  7. Internet Facility

    • Internet facility is given to the all user. It is free of charge for faculty and students.

  8. Reference Service

    • The reference books are made available to the readers during library hours. The personal assistance as guidance and help is provided, if required to the new readers to make use of the reference book.

  9. Question Papers

    • The sets of Gondwana University as well as RTM Nagpur university last examination question papers are made available to faculty and students in the library.

  10. News Paper Clipping Service

    • The library is receiving Newspapers, Magazines and periodicals. The important news and information cuttings pertaining to topical interest are brought to the notice of student and staff of the college.

E-CONTENT MANAGEMENT

E-Content Management using Calibre open sources software. This software application suite which runs on multiple platforms, allows users to manage e-book collections as well as to create, edit, and read e-books and other e-contents like lecturers notes, and any other electronic content.

Contact

Central Library

Nilkanthrao Shinde Science & Arts College

Near Bank of Indian, Main road,

Bhadrawati Dist. Chandrapur Pin - 442902

Website: nscollege.ac.in

Email:nssaclibrary@gmail.com

Contact

Central Library

Nilkanthrao Shinde Science & Arts College

Near Bank of Indian, Main road,

Bhadrawati Dist. Chandrapur Pin - 442902

Website: nscollege.ac.in

Email:nssaclibrary@gmail.com