Library Services

Library Hours

Library : 09.00AM to 06.00 PM

Circulation : 10.30 AM to 04.30 PM

Library Staff

Librarian :

Record Assistant : Sri G.Venkata Ramana, B.A.

Library Resources

• UGC Books - 9,140

• General Books - 14,456

• SC & ST Books - 7,933

• E-Books - 1,99,500

• E-Journals - 6,000

• News Papers - 7

Membership

Library membership is free to all Staff and Students of the SCIM Government Degree & PG College. Students and faculty from the other government institutions are also allowed to use the library for reference purpose only on free of charge. In order to optimize the use of library resources, the membership is also offered to College Alumni and retired faculty.

Circulation

Circulation is one of the most important services of the library and over 20 loan transactions are carried out every day .The Central Library observes following time schedule for circulation service:

10.30 AM to 04.30 PM

Reference books and Competitive books are issued after 4.00 PM for night issues or holidays and returned next day morning at 10.00 AM or reopening of college after holidays. Following tables gives an idea of the entitlement of various categories of users, number of the books they can borrow and the period of loan :

Students 3 Books 15 days

SC/ST Students 5 Books One Semester

Teaching Staff 10 Books One Semester

Non-Teaching staff 3 Books One Semester

Reference Service

A service that connects users with the library and helps them to make full use of the resources. It includes guidance in the use of information resources and services, help in locating required documents, instructions for accessing on line library resources including Catalogue, e-journals, e-books, databases, CDs and DVDs etc. This is the human interface between library and its users.

Book Bank

The library maintains a book bank comprising mainly text books to help students belonging to weaker sections of the society. The books five from this collection are issued for a period of one semester to the SC/ST, as well as to economically weaker students.

ICT Enabled Library Services :

1.E-learning and Internet Center :

The E-learning center is used for access of e-resources through College memberships of E-Shodhsindu/ N-LIST.

E-Shodh Sindu /N-List : It provides 6000 e-journals and 1,35,000 e-books through N-list prograrmme by using their individual User Ids and Passwords provided by the library.

3 computer systems are used for providing Internet Service for users to access databases, e-books, e-journals and other e-resources.

2.Open Access Online Educational Resources :

• Open Access E-Learning Portals, MOOCs (Massive Online Courses) , Digital Libraries, Manuscripts & Rare Books Telugu Resources , Career guidance , Open e-Books ,e-Journals , e-Encyclopedias,e-Dictionaries and e-Papers are available through our college library website. Web links are given in it.

3. Library Automation :

• The library collection is computerized by using SOUL3.0 software and the OPAC is made available for the staff and the students in the library. One Computer systems is used for library services .

Library Portal

The College Library Portal is a gateway to its resources and services is under processing. The purpose of Library Portal is to help users discover high quality, relevant web-based information quickly and effectively. The portal besides providing information about the staff, collection and services,and provides direct link to e-resources of NLIST, DELNET, INFLIBNET SHODHGANGA, e-PG Pathshala, Integrated e-content Portal, NPTEL, SWAYAM, SWAYAMPRABHA TV and NATIONAL DIGITAL LIBRARY.

Library Tours

All the new entrants are taken to the library tour in small groups to physically show them the library resources, how to access these resources and various other services that they can avail during their studies.

National Library Week Celebrations

The library conducting National Library week celebrations during November 14-20 and conducting Quiz and Book Exhibitions.