A Pioneer Group Initiative

LIBRARY

Dr. N. Selvaganapathi, M.A., MLIS, M.Phil., Ph.D. Librarian

Area of the Library : Library is housed in an area of 2700 Sq.ft., and has been functioning from there since July 22, 2013.

Working Hours of the Library ::Between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 pm on all working days of the College.

Objectives :
  • To offer books, journals, magazines and newspapers free of cost to all faculty, students and administrative staff.
  • To cultivate reading habit among the students to increase their general knowledge.
  • To record documents, paper clippings on events of local, regional and national importance for the use of posterity.
  • To save the time of user by providing easy access to information resources in all formats, making use of digital technologies.
  • To promote academic rigour and serve as a fulcrum of research activities in the campus.
Facilites Available :
  • Automated, Well-stacked Library
  • Functioning Library Software (LIBSOFT)
  • Open Access System
  • Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC)
  • User Terminal Facility with free Internet Access
  • Bar Coding Circulation System
  • Member of e-Shodhsindhu Consortium with access to e-resources of National Library and Information Services (N-LIST).
  • Stock- Room Guidance
  • Display of Existing Sources
  • Display of New Arrivals
Donation of Books to the College Library :

(Donated Books: 2046; Paid Books:24; Merged Books:250 = Total=2320)

Availability of books/volumes as on 30 June 2022
1 Botany 495 45,650.14
2 Chemistry 1999 246,406.76
3 Commerce 3435 361,572.92
4 Computer Science 645 119,229.65
5 Books in Reference Section 740 462,139.96
6 Economics 458 27,035.25
7 Education 121 2,650.25
8 English 5452 315,600.11
9 Entrepreneurship Development 76 62,148.00
10 Gifted Books 1951 40,495.44
11 General 1265 170,898.70
12 Geography 54 5,049.50
13 History 590 19,832.00
14 Human Rights Education 58 52,945.00
15 Maths 2676 245,485.49
16 Physics 2648 193,349.44
17 Political Science 14 2,186.00
18 Psychology 32 2,949.40
19 Philosophy 1 200
20 Religion 28 1,291.75
21 Rubber Technology 8 3,420.00
22 Books in Book Bank 246 24,677.00
23 Sociology 64 7,121.35
24 Tamil 6410 356,714.11
25 Zoology 1719 242,534.50
Total 31185 3,011,582.72
Availabkity of books/volumes as on 30 June 2022
SL.No Year Number of National Journals subscribed Amount Spent for Journal subscription
Total Amount Spent For National Periodicals For Nlist Membership
01 2017 (Jan. – Dec.) (For 2016-17) 17 23595 (17870+5725) 17870 5725
02 2018 (Jan. – Dec.) (For 2017-18) 17 26360 (20610+5750) 20610 5750
03 2019 (Jan. – Dec.) (For 2018-19) 18 27980 (22080+5900) 22080 5900
04 2020 (Jan. – Dec.) (For 2019-20) 18 33646 (27746+5900) 27746 5900
05 2021 (Jan. – Dec.) (for 2020-21) 13 20845 (14945+5900) 14945 5900
06 2021 (Jan. – Dec.) (For 2021-22) 18 36895 (30995+5900) 30995 5900
Library Performance – 2016 to 2022
Display of Library Sources :
Library Performance – 2016 to 2022
Display of Library Sources :

Area of the Library : Library is housed in an area of 2700 Sq.ft., and has been functioning from there since July 22, 2013.

Working Hours of the Library ::Between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 pm on all working days of the College.

Objectives :
  • To offer books, journals, magazines and newspapers free of cost to all faculty, students and administrative staff.
  • To cultivate reading habit among the students to increase their general knowledge.
  • To record documents, paper clippings on events of local, regional and national importance for the use of posterity.
  • To save the time of user by providing easy access to information resources in all formats, making use of digital technologies.
  • To promote academic rigour and serve as a fulcrum of research activities in the campus.
Library Orientation Programme

Library at the College offers an Orientation program to the students joining the degree courses in the beginning of every academic year. Through this programme, they are made to familiarize themselves with the resources, services, facilities etc. available at the Library. Library has also been conducting online training programmme on “How to access UGC - Infonet - N-List” electronic resources.

Library Advisory Committee :Library adds to the quality of academic ambience. But meticulous planning is sine quo non for the building of a library. This noble task is assiduously performed by the Library Advisory Committee of the College.

Purchase of Books During 2021-22
S.No Titles Relating to Disciplines/Subjects No. of Volumes Total Cost
1 Botany 5 1,225.00
2 Chemistry 3 30
3 Commerce 4 355
4 Computer Science 5 120
5 Books in Reference Section 67 72,979.00
6 Economics 1 319
7 Education 4 505
8 English 34 3,717.50
9 General 38 5,623.50
10 History 7 1,022.00
11 Physics 7 340
12 Religion 3 167
13 Tamil 141 12,172.00
14 Zoology 4 285
Total 332 98,860.00
Donation of Books to the College Library :

(Donated Books: 2046; Paid Books:24; Merged Books:250 = Total=2320)

Availability of books/volumes as on 30 June 2022
1 Botany 495 45,650.14
2 Chemistry 1999 246,406.76
3 Commerce 3435 361,572.92
4 Computer Science 645 119,229.65
5 Books in Reference Section 740 462,139.96
6 Economics 458 27,035.25
7 Education 121 2,650.25
8 English 5452 315,600.11
9 Entrepreneurship Development 76 62,148.00
10 Gifted Books 1951 40,495.44
11 General 1265 170,898.70
12 Geography 54 5,049.50
13 History 590 19,832.00
14 Human Rights Education 58 52,945.00
15 Maths 2676 245,485.49
16 Physics 2648 193,349.44
17 Political Science 14 2,186.00
18 Psychology 32 2,949.40
19 Philosophy 1 200
20 Religion 28 1,291.75
21 Rubber Technology 8 3,420.00
22 Books in Book Bank 246 24,677.00
23 Sociology 64 7,121.35
24 Tamil 6410 356,714.11
25 Zoology 1719 242,534.50
Total 31185 3,011,582.72
Availabkity of books/volumes as on 30 June 2022
SL.No Year Number of National Journals subscribed Amount Spent for Journal subscription
Total Amount Spent For National Periodicals For Nlist Membership
01 2017 (Jan. – Dec.) (For 2016-17) 17 23595 (17870+5725) 17870 5725
02 2018 (Jan. – Dec.) (For 2017-18) 17 26360 (20610+5750) 20610 5750
03 2019 (Jan. – Dec.) (For 2018-19) 18 27980 (22080+5900) 22080 5900
04 2020 (Jan. – Dec.) (For 2019-20) 18 33646 (27746+5900) 27746 5900
05 2021 (Jan. – Dec.) (for 2020-21) 13 20845 (14945+5900) 14945 5900
06 2021 (Jan. – Dec.) (For 2021-22) 18 36895 (30995+5900) 30995 5900
Display of Library Sources :
Book Exhibition :

The College Library conducts Book Exhibition at the College premises every year. Staff and students use this opportunity to know and buy the recently published books relating to their subject of teaching and study respectively. The College also use this occasion to buy Books for the Library.

S.No Year Dates on Book Exhibition Conducted
1 2016-17 28th & 29th July 2016
2 2017-18 30th & 31st August 2017
3 2018-19 18th & 19th September 2018
4 2019-20 05th & 06th March 2019
5 2020-21 28th & 29th March, 2022.
6 2021-22
Library Orientation Programme

Library at the College offers an Orientation program to the students joining the degree courses in the beginning of every academic year. Through this programme, they are made to familiarize themselves with the resources, services, facilities etc. available at the Library. Library has also been conducting online training programmme on “How to access UGC - Infonet - N-List” electronic resources.

Digitization Old & Rare Books

Digitization Old & Rare Books (with financial support from Anna Centenary Library, Chennai and under the auspices of Local Library Authority, Government of Tamil Nadu): Inauguration of Scanning Work at Pioneer Kummaraswamy College

Rare and Out of Print Books Digitized
Online Demonstration on "How to access N-LIST E-RESOURCES”
N-LIST Membership from 2015 onwards
N-LIST Membership from 2015 onwards
Library Software
Libsoft Library Software
Organized National Seminar On “USES AND IMPACT OF SCHOLARLY RESOURCES AND ONLINE COURSES IN HIGHER EDUCATION” :
Activities Organized During The Pandemic Lock Down Period
1. Online Webinar Week (15.06.2020 to 20.06.2020)
2. Webinar on “Student progress in book reading" on World Book Day(23.04.2021)
3. Online Virtual Faculty Development Programme (FDP):
4. Online FDP on "Important Hallmarks of Scientific and Technical Writing"
Collection of Feed Back from Outgoing Students about Library Sources and Services
Number of Per-day usage of library by teachers & students (2021-22)
  • Total Number of Working Days During 2021-22 : 176
  • Total Number Teachers & Students Visited the Library : 9000 + 302 = 9302%
  • Percentage of per-day usage of Library by Students -2021-22 : 9302/176 = 52.85%
N-LIST Membership from 2015 onwards
Online Demonstration on "How to access N-LIST E-RESOURCES”
N-LIST Membership from 2015 onwards
College is the local chapter of SWAYAM-NPTEL Online Courses
N-LIST Membership from 2015 onwards
Library Software
Libsoft Library Software
Access Library Databases
Barcoding Circulation System
OPAC
Total Books Reports