The central library was established with 200 books in the year 1997. Since then Central Library is growing up gradually catching hands of some workers. Some efficient staff, Mr. Sibasish Chatterjee, Mr. Anup Kumar Modak, Mr. AnandagopalChattaraj, Mr.Giridhari Das are of them. Then college got a permanent Librarian through the recommendation of the College Service Commission in 2017. Mr.Ananda Manna is the first Librarian of this college through CSC.
Now Central Library is rich with more than nineteen hundred books covering all twenty subject fields both Honours and Programme run by the college. This library is not only equipped with textbooks but also equipped with reference books, books for amusement, recreation, local history, travelogue, books on cultural aspects etc.
Also, the central library procures some academic journals, job journals, magazines, newspapers etc. Also, the central library subscribes to N-LIST (an initiative by INFLIBNET) for the advance and research-oriented and carrier oriented students.
This library is being automated through Koha (an Integrated Library Management Software)covering the service area such as OPAC, circulation transaction, technical processing, patron card creation etc. and digitised through Dspace (a digital software) from which some digital content may be searched and downloaded.
Some departments of this college have seminar libraries to cater for the needs of the departmental students.
This central library is under CC TV surveillance to control the activities of the users within the central library.
Mr. Ananda Manna
Librarian
Master of Library Science (M.L.I.S.)
Email:
Mr. Anup Kumar Modak
Assistant Librarian
Master of Library Science (M.L.I.S.)
Email:
Mr. Ananda Gopal Chattaraj
Library Clerk
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Email:
Mr. Giridhari Das
Library Attendant
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Email:
- ONLY TWO BOOKS MAY BE ISSUED TO HONOURS/PASS STUDENTS EACH AGAINST LIBRARY CARD.
- THE BOOK MUST BE RETURNED BY THE BORROWER ON THE 15TH DAY FROM THE DATE OF ISSUE. IF THE 15TH DAY IS A SUNDAY OR HOLIDAY IT IS TO BE RETURNED ON THE NEXT WORKING DAY POSITIVELY.
- A BOOK MAY BE RE-ISSUED FOR A SECOND TIME, IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT IS RETURNED, IF THE LIBRARIAN IS SATISFIED THAT IT IS NOT ON DEMAND BY OTHERS.
- NO BOOK WILL BE ISSUED DURING VACATION.
- ANY BOOK LOST, DAMAGED OR MUTILATED MUST BE REPLACED BY THE BORROWER RESPONSIBLE FOR IT.IF THE BOOK IS ONE OF A SET OR SERIES AND THE VOLUME CAN NOT BE OBTAINED SINGLY, THE WHOLE SET OR SERIES MUST BE REPLACED AT BORROWER’S COST. FOR THE CASE OF LOST BOOK OR IRREPLACABLE, THE BORROWER MUST PAY THE CURRENT/PUBLISHED PRICE OF THE BOOK.
- IF THE LIBRARY CARD IS LOST OR DAMAGED A DUPLICATE CARD,IF APPLIED FOR MAY BE ISSUED ON PAYMENTS OF Rs.20/-
- NO BOOK WILL BE ISSUED TO SENT-OFF STUDENTS
- LIBRARY CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE WILL BE ISSUED ONLY AFTER THE SUBMISSION OF THE LIBRARY CARD TO THE LIBRARY.
- A BORROWER MAY BE EXEMPTED FROM THE PURVIEW OF ANY ONE OF THE RULES ONLY BY A WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE LIBRARIAN.
- BOOKS “CONFIND TO LIBRARY” WILL NOT BE ISSUED TO STUDENTS.
- RULES MAY BE CHANGED, AS AND WHEN NECESSARY, BY THE AUTHORITY.
Services to the student user.
- Library orientation service.
- OPAC service
- Circulation of books.
- Reading room service (reference books, periodicals, newspapers including employment news and karma kshetra, question paper etc.).
- Internet service.
- Notice service.
- Newspaper service.
- Open access service to a limited extent.
Service to the teacher and staff user
- Daily issue of books.
- Lending service of books for home reading to the teacher.
- Reading room service
- Newspaper service.
- Reprographic service.
| BOOKS: | |||||||
| SL.NO. | BOOKS | Details will be updated soon! | |||||
| 1. | TOTAL BOOKS | ||||||
| 2. | TEXT BOOKS | ||||||
| 3 | COURCE RELATED REFERENCE BOOKS | ||||||
| 4. | REFERENCE BOOKS | ||||||
| 4.1 | DICTIONARIES | ||||||
| 4.2 | ENCYCLOPAEDIAS | ||||||
| 4.3 | BIOGRAPHICAL SOURCES | ||||||
| 4.4 | YEARBOOKS | ||||||
| 4.5 | GEOGRAPHICAL SOURCES(GAZETTEERS, GUIDE BOOKS, ATLASES, MAPS) | ||||||
| 4.6 | CURRENT SOURCES(HAND BOOKS) | ||||||
| 4.7 | TRAVELOGUE | ||||||
| PERIODICALS (JOURNALS/MAGAZINES/JOB JOURNALS): | |||||||
| SL.NO. | JOURNALS | CATEGORY | DISCIPLINE/SUBJECT FIELD | FREQUENCY | LANGUAGE | PLACE/ COUNTRY | PUBLISHER |
| 1. | EPW | ACADEMIC JOURNAL (PEER- REVIEWED) | SOCIAL SCIENCE | WEEKLY | ENGLISH | INDIA | SAMEEKSHA TRUST |
| 2. | YOJANA | JOURNAL (GOV. FUNDED) | SOCIO-ECONOMIC | MONTHLY | ENGLISH | NEW DELHI, INDIA | SOOCHANA BHAVAN |
| 3. | YOJANA | JOURNAL (GOV. FUNDED) | SOCIO-ECONOMIC | MONTHLY | BENGALI | INDIA | 8, ESPLANADE EAST |
| 4. | HANS | JOURNAL | HINDI LITERATURE | MONTHLY | HINDI | NEW DELHI, INDIA | ANGAR PRAKASHAN |
| SL.NO. | JOB JOURNALS | CATEGORY | DISCIPLINE/ SUBJECT FIELD | FREQUENCY | LANGUAGE | PLACE/ COUNTRY | PUBLISHER |
| 1. | EMPLOYMENT NEWS | JOB JOURNAL | INFORMATION SERVICE ON EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES | WEEKLY | ENGLISH | INDIA | MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. |
| 2. | KARMAKSHETRA | JOB JOURNAL | — | WEEKLY | BENGALI | INDIA | — |
| SL.NO. | MAGAZINE | CATEGORY | DISCIPLINE/SUBJECT FIELD | FREQUENCY | LANGUAGE | PLACE/ COUNTRY | PUBLISHER |
| 1. | SAMBHASHAN SANDESH | ACADEMIC MAGAZINE | SANSKRIT | MONTHLY | SANSKRIT | INDIA | SAMSKRITA BHARATI |
| 2. | COMPETITION SUCCESS REVIEW | GENERAL KNOWLEDGE MAGAZINE | COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION,CURRENT EVENT | MONTHLY | ENGLISH | NEW DELHI, INDIA | COMPETITION REVIEW PVT. LTD. |
| 3. | ELECTRONICS FOR YOU | ELECTRONICS MAGAZINE | ELECTRONICS | MONTHLY | ENGLISH | INDIA | EFY ENTERPRISES PVT LTD |
| 4. | PC QUEST | MAGAZINE | COMPUTER | MONTHLY | ENGLISH | NEW DELHI, INDIA | CYBERMEDIA(INDIA)LTD |
| 5. | SCIENCE REPORTER | SCIENCE MAGAZINE | INFORMATION SERVICE | MONTHLY | ENGLISH | NEW DELHI, INDIA | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION RESOURCES |
| 6. | INDIA TODAY | NEWS MAGAZINE | NEWS,POLITICS | WEEKLY | ENGLISH | INDIA | LIVING MEDIA INDIA LIMITED |
| NEWSPAPERS: | |||||||
| SL.NO. | NEWSPAPERS | CATEGORY | DISCIPLINE/SUBJECT FIELD | FREQUENCY | LANGUAGE | PLACE/ COUNTRY | PUBLISHER |
| 1. | ANANDABAZAR PATRIKA | — | — | DAILY | BENGALI | INDIA | — |
| 2. | AJKAL | — | — | DAILY | BENGALI | INDIA | — |
| 3. | THE INDIAN EXPRESS | — | — | DAILY | ENGLISH | INDIA | — |
| 4. | THE ECONOMIC TIMES | — | — | DAILY | ENGLISH | INDIA | — |
| 5. | DOINIK JAGARAN | — | — | DAILY | HINDI | INDIA | — |
Mr.Ananda Manna
Librarian
Michael Madhusudan Memorial College
Kabi Guru Sarani, City Centre, Durgapur 713216
Email: will be updated soon
Mob: 9564558914