INTRODUCTION
Library is a ‘Heart’ of the College. Teaching and learning process is supported by library through reading material. College Central Library has established in 2000 for students as well as for faculty members. Library is well equipped with reference books, textbooks, journals, periodicals and newspapers etc.
VISION, MISSION & OBJECTIVES OF THE LIBRARY
VISION:
- To promote access to the library assets, facilities and services needed by the members of the higher education community for successful pursuit of academic programs and research activities.
MISSION:
- User fulfillment through excellence service.
OBJECTIVES:
- To help the users in improvement their knowledge /information/ skills in making proper use of Library resources and services.
- To give timely quality services and information.
- To provide successful and efficient services.
- Enable faculty members, students and other users of the Library to become better informed in their fields of specialization.
Library staff:
| Sr.no. | Name | Designation | Qualification |
| 01 | Mr.P.M.Ingle | Librarian | B.A.,M.Lib, &Infnsci.,NET |
| 02 | Mr.W.K.Malkapure | Library attendant | S.S.C. |
Library Advisory Committee:-
| Sr.no. | Name | Designation |
| 01 | Dr.Vasant Biradar | President |
| 02 | Mr.Dr.B.K.More | Member |
| 03 | Mr.A.C.Akade | Member |
| 04 | Mr.A.S.Murmure | Member |
| 05 | Mr.P.M.Ingle | Secretory |
| 06 | Mrs.Shivani Shinde | Student Representative |
Collection of the library :
- Books :- 12428
- Reference :-2130
- Back Volumes :-45
- Newspapers :-05
- Journals / Periodicals:-09
Library at a Glance
| Sr.No. | Perticulars | Details |
| 1 | Total No. of Books | 12,428 |
| 2 | No. of Reference Books | 2,130 |
| 3 | No. of Text books | 8,530 |
| 4 | Other books | 1,768 |
| 5 | News Papers | 05 |
| 6 | Journals/Periodicals | 09 |
| 7 | e-Journals (N-List) | 6,000+ |
| 8 | e-Books (N-List) | 6,000+ |
| 9 | Free Books Received from Shree Siddhivinayak Temple Trust, Mumbai (2021-22) | 1,438 |
| 10 | Donation of books to the library on the occasion of Amrit Jubilee year of Indian Independence | 7500 |
Library Automation
- Library has installed SOUL 3.0 Software.
- Data entry is processing.
- Web OPAC is made available for all library users. Users can search books by various fields like i.e. author, title, accession number, subject and several others fields.
Library Services
- Reference service.
- Book bank scheme
- Internet lab Service.
- OPAC service.
- Xerox service
- Newspaper clipping service.
BEST PRACTICES
- Scholar student card
- Book Exhibitions on special occasions.
- Suggestion Cum Complaint Box
- Displaying new arrivals.
- Newspapers clippings Service
Library Features
- Previous question Papers of exam are available in the library.
- Syllabus of all subjects provided to students.
- User orientation to newly admitted students.
- Competitive examinations books are provided to the students.
- Celebration of Dr. S.R. Rangnathan birth anniversary as “Librarian Day”.
FUTURE PLANS
To create Institutional Repository
- To participate in UGC – INFO NET Consortia
- To develop Digital Library
- To create Institutional Repository