Library Services

Working Hours

The library is open from 12:00 noon to 8:00 p.m. everyday except Sunday and holidays.  

Holidays

College library will be closed as per Vidyasagar Metropolitan College holiday list.

OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue)

Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) OPAC is a systematic record of the holding of the library. Its purpose is to enable a user of the collection to find out the physical location of a document in the collection. 

Steps in using (OPAC) :   

The Library offers computerized Catalogue Search Services though the OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue). To conduct opac searches, follow these three easy steps:    

1. Open internet browser from LAN cennected computers i.e. Mozilla Firefox , Google Chrome etc.

2. Type in address bar: 192.168.0.69/webopac

3. Enter or part of a word or phrase in the search box. Click the ‘’title’’ button for title search , "author" button for the author search, and the ‘’subject’’ button for subject search. 

Circulation service 

Library provides to borrowing reading materials . These services include issue of materials from the library collections to home and reading room, checking in returned materials, and shelving of reading materials. Circulation staff in the library will also assist you in placing reservation and recall requests on items that are issued out and will help you in locating items in the stack area and deal with related matters. 

New Arrivals 

Library procures books, Journals, Magazines of user interest and demand on a regular basis. Under this service you will be informed about the recent additions to the Library through library website, WhatsApp group, Facebook page, facebook group and new arrivals on library notice board. 

Reservation Service   

The Library encourages you to place items that will be in high demand on Reserve. Most items in the general collection can be placed on Reserve, with the exception of Reference items. 

Online Search Service

The library provide customized searching of computerized databases. Through soul 2.0 software the library can access book databases, covering a variety of subjects. 

Reference Service 

The provision by librarians of personal assistance to individual readers in pursuit of information. 

Online Book Suggestion 

This is a good service usually offered by the university. One can suggest a book for the library to acquire via e-mail or through a dedicated page provided in soul 2.0 software.  The user should provide the following items of the documents to be acquired.

•The name and department of the user who is suggesting. 

•The status of the user (e.g. undergraduate, graduate, faculty, staff) with e-mail address. 

•For each item suggested, one should provide Author (required), Title (required), Publisher, Year of publication, Price, ISBN number.

Access to Internet and E-mail

In the Library we have two dedicated computers having Internet connectivity for the students and staff.