Nilkanthrao Shinde Science and Arts College, Bhadrawati a renowned higher education institution established in 1993 by Bhadrawati Shikshan Sanstha, Bhadrawati

The college Library is established in the year 1993. It is a main source of knowledge, which is an integral and important part of our institute of higher learning. The library aims to stock all the books and periodicals that the students and faculties are expected to read and enrich literary strength.

AIM OF LIBRARY

• To develop collection of reading material useful for various courses.

• To provide full information support to the teaching-learning process in the college.

• To provide various library services and facilities to the readers mostly our academic students.

• To support research activity for its progress and qualitative development.

• To support institution for developing quality of learning and teaching.

LIBRARY WORKING HOURS

All Working Days : 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Circulation Time : 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

During Exam Days : 8.30am. to 4:30 pm

During Vacation : 8.30am. to 4:30 pm

Reading Room : 8.30am. to 4:30 pm

LIBRARY COLLECTION AS ON SESSION 2021-22 (up to march 2022)

Total Books : 15000+

Total Titles: 8599

Textbooks : 12806

Reference Books : 1940

Ph.D. Thesis : 21

Dissertation Reports : 137

Donated Books : 500+

Bound Volumes of Journals : 124

E-Resources :N-LIST (6,000+e-journals & ebooks)

CD/DVD : 50

Newspaper : 5

Magazines : 5

LIBRARY COMPUTERIZATION & AUTOMATION

Library has generated electronic database of 1500 books using LIBMAN software developed by Master Software Company, Nagpur.

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

• Serial management

• Bar-coding of Book in process

Library OPAC Link:

READERS OF THE LIBRARY

All the students, faculty members and non-teaching staff of the college are entitled to get the membership of the library.

1. College Students (UG/PG)

2. Faculties

3. Contributory (CHB) Faculty

4. Non Teaching Staff

5. Research Scholar

LIBRARY SERVICES & FACILITIES

Library Services

• Library book Lending facilities

• Computerized Circulation (Issue-Return)

• Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC)

• Online Access to e-resources (NLIST)

• Reference Service.

• Current Awareness Service (CAS).

• Email Service

• Newspaper Clippings

• Online Previous Exam Question Paper

• Books Exhibitions on different occasions

• Career Guidance Service.

Library Facilities

• Library Automation with ILMS

• Online Circulation facility

• New Arrival Display facility

• Reading Room facility

• 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: https://nscollege.ac.in/centrallibrary.php