Library

The SABS College Library has been emerging as a Knowledge Resource Centre mainly catering to the needs of the Faculty, Research Scholars and Students towards accessing information. The Library has a spacious and easily accessible area in the library is housed in a hall with good infrastructure and ambience. There is a regular subscription to leading Newspapers, Magazines and Journals thereby augmenting the library as a rich source of knowledge. The feedbacks from users of the Library testify that they have always cherished memories of having availed the services of this treasure-house of knowledge in the past decades.

Library - Working Hours

Facilities

Systems Used

• Classification – Dewy Decimal Classification (DDC)
• Provision of Web OPAC Information management – Easylib Software
• Circulation Management - Bar coded user cards & Books

Renewals
Renewals are allowed only when there is no claim by others. No phone renewal please. Bring the book to be renewed to the Library and get the due date stamped.

Code of Conduct or Rules & Regulation of the Library

• All the current Students and Staff of the College are members of the Library. They are expected to observe strict silence in the Library.
• The Library Follows Open Access System.
• Users are to put their signature in the Gate entry register.
• Over coats, bags, etc.., and similar personal belongings shall be deposited in the property counter located in the Library premises
• Users are not allowed to carry their Books, bags, etc., inside the library.
• Personal papers & non-library materials should not be left on tables.
• Students may borrow 3 books from the Library and another 8 books from the Book Bank Book.
• Students should immediately report to the Librarian of any damaged to books, when they come across any. Otherwise they will be held responsible for the damage of the books and the cost of the books will be recovered from them.
• Loss of ID Cards/damage in the barcode stickers are to be reported immediately.
• Students may keep books for fourteen days from the date of issue. If the book is not returned on or before the due date a fine of 1.00 Rupee per day (including holidays) will be levied. Books due on holidays must be returned (to avoid fine amount) on the following working day
• The Librarian has the authority to call back any book for return, at any time even before the due date.
• “No-dues certificate” will be issued at the time of leaving the institution only on return of all the materials borrowed and payment of overdue charges made, if any.
• Students will not be allowed to charge their laptops, mobile phones inside the library.
• No group discussions will be permitted inside the library.
• Use of Cellular phones and audio instruments with or without speaker or headphones is strictly prohibited in the library.
• Students shall show the books and other materials which are being taken out from the library to the library staff at the entrance counter.
• Library premises are under CCTV Surveillances.
• Library will not be held responsible for any kind of Loss / Damage of personal belongings.

Library Services

• Book Circulation Service
• OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue) facility / Catalogue
• Current Awareness Service
• Journal and Magazine Section
• Newspaper-clippings Service
• Free Internet facility Question Bank Services
• E-Resources – INFLIBNET
• Projects for Reference

Library Collections

Career Guidance Services

• Subscription to more Magazines for Competitive Exams
• More reference books on UGC NET / SET/ SLET Exams
• Procurement of more collections in Motivation and Cracking
• Entrance Exams like GMAT, MBA, MCA etc.

Existing Facilities

• Book Bank Book (Our library has Book Bank facility with a good collection of books that serves the deserving students)
• INFLIBNET (which provides access to e-books, e-journals, articles and digital resources)
• The Library is a Wi-Fi enabled place, where the staff & students can access.
• CCTV surveillance for added security and for automated monitoring of users.
• Drinking water facility available in the library premises.

List of National and International Journals for the Year 2017-18

Note*: Journals, Magazines, Project Reports, Newspapers are not issued to Students and Faculty.

List of Magazines and News Paper for the Year 2017-18

OPAC

The online public access catalogue (OPAC) has been facilitated to the students, faculty and library staff. The OPAC is accessible in the college campus & library premises the system includes a word based search using Boolean operators that can narrow down a search to meet very specific needs. Additional feature of this system are periodic list of recent additions to the library the members can find the materials checked out to them and reserve materials.

E-resource Management Pages for E-Journals:

The E-Journals N-List, DOAJ, Academic, Journals, DOAT, Database are acceded through the internet. However, we are planning to have the E-Resource Management package for E-Journals.

Access to Rare books

• Rare Book Society of India

Remote Access to E-Publications:

The E-resources like online journals and online database are accessed remotely by the faculty. The access to such e-resources as well as the students and faculty in the library

• N-LIST: National Library and Information Services Infrastructure for scholarly content

Library Automation:

The library is fully automated with Easylib software services are:

Links to Open Access Sources

Library Meeting

• Library Meeting for the Year 2017-18
• Library Meeting for the Year 2016-17
• Library Meeting for the Year 2015-16
• Library Meeting for the Year 2014-15
• Library Meeting for the Year 2013-14