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At the initial stages after the inception of the University of Kalyani in the year 1961 the Central Library had no building of its own. The library housed initially in the B.T. College building. It was thereafter shifted to a hostel building and from there to the sociology building and lastly to the administrative building. Thereafter it has been shifted to its own two-storied building in July, 1979. In a lively University campus, the Central Library serves as the hive of academic activities for students, scholars, staffs and faculty members in the pursuit of excellence in their respective area of studies.
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Particulars |
As on 31.12. 2011 |
1. |
Location |
In between the Faculty of Science and Faculty of Arts & Commerce and the Eastern side of Administrative building. |
2. |
Departmental layout |
Ground Floor: Assistant Librarian’s room, Acquisition section, Processing section, Circulation section, Stack room, Bag deposit counter, Bound journal & rare document section, Librarian’s office & Registration section, Reading room & Career guidance section, Teachers’ study room and Telephone operator’s room. |
3. |
No. of Books |
1,52462 |
4. |
Library Space in Sq. Feet |
19,136 Sq. Feet |
5. |
Seating Capacity |
100 |
6. |
Internet facility |
Through CIRM (Centre for Information Resource Management) |
7. |
Classification and Catalogue |
It follows DDC Scheme and maintains Dictionary and Classified Catalogue according to AACR2 |
8. |
Automation |
Automation is under process by using SOUL software. |
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Digital library |
It includes: CAS, Digital repository, E-books, E-journals, E-databases, E-reference service and OPAC |
Traditional Information Resources
With more than One and half Lakhs volumes of books, about 110 printed current journals and periodicals and back volumes of numerous important journals, the library is reasonably good. Automation facilities, Reprographic facilities, Reference Service, Digital Information Services are rendered to the attractive user community.
Category-wise collections are given below:
Serial No. |
Category |
No. of items |
1. |
Books Textbooks Reference books |
152462 |
2. |
Journals |
|
3. |
Ph.D.Thesis and dissertations |
2142 |
4. |
Rare collection |
51 |
Electronic Information Resources available
- CD’/DVDs (Offline)- 150
- Digitized question papers and syllabi
- E-Journals/E-Resources
- American Chemical Society
- American Institute of Physics
- American Physical Society
- Annual Reviews
- Blackwell Publishing
- The Cambridge Companions to Literature and Classics
- Cambridge University Press
- DELNET E-databases
- EBSCOHOST Business
- IEEE (IEL Online)
- ISID
- Institute of Physics Publishing
- Indian Journals.com
- Social Science
- Library Science
- JCCC: An E-Journal Gateway to Indian Universities and Colleges
- Oxford University Press
- Project Muse
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- SCIENCE-DIRECT (Elsevier Science)
- Mathematics
- Physics and Astronomy
- Chemistry
- Bio-Chemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
- Environmental Science
- Social Science
- SCOPUS
- Springer Link
- Taylor & Francis
- UGC-INFONET Consortium
- Web of Science
- Wiley and Blackwell
Category |
No. of staff |
Professional (Officer) Deputy Librarian Assistant Librarian |
1 1 |
Professional (Non-Officer) Superintendent (Library service) Assistant Librarian (Gr. I) Assistant Librarian (Gr. II) Library Assistant (Contractual) |
1 3 3 4 |
Others (Non-Professional) |
10 |
Day |
Times |
Monday - Friday |
10.00 A.M – 7.00 P.M |
Saturday |
11.00 A.M – 4.30 P.M |
Library Rules
Membership
1. Membership of other institutions
Central Library has the institutional membership of the:
- DELNET
- IASLIC
- BLA
- ILA
2. Individual membership
Two types of library cards are issued to the users
- Borrower’s Card: for lending
- Reference Card: for periodicals section, thesis corner, reference section, Career guidance section and Reading room section
3. Who can recommend for membership
- Students Head of the Department
- Research Scholar Head of the Department and Guide
- Teacher Head of the Department
- Officer Head of the Department/Registrar
- Non-teaching Staff Head of the Department/Registrar
- Part-time Teacher Head of the Department.
- Temporary membership for outsiders only for reading facilities with prior permission of the library authority.
Loan privilege for
- Teachers
- Research Associates
- Professional staff
- Officers
- Research scholars
- Students
- Students of DODL (Open Distance Learning)
- Non-teaching staff
- Part-time teachers
Lending services for students, teachers, staffs and research scholars of the University
- Automated lending services for students, teachers, staffs and research scholars of the University through bar-coding system of SOUL
- Lending services for students of DODL. (First time in West Bengal)
- Reading room facilities for students, teachers, staffs and research scholars of the University.
- Reading room facilities for outsiders with permission.
- Reading room facilities for students of SC/ST Coaching Centre.
- Reading room facilities for teachers.
- Career guidance service/section.
- Access to current issues and back volumes of journals.
- Reference and Information Service.
- Access to E-Databases, E-Journals.
- Access to DELNET facilities.
- Bibliographic database of Ph. D Theses through university website
- Question papers and syllabi in electronic form
- Digital library service.
- Access to rare books.
- Inter-Library loan.
- Photocopying Service.
- Current Awareness Service.
- Display of New Arrivals.
The idea of automation of Central Library of the University of Kalyani was first initiated under the auspices of INFLIBNET programme. The Central Library procured CDS/ISIS software package developed by UNESCO and later on 35000 books, 300 bound journals and 1000 theses were incorporated. Central Library has already procured SOUL software developed by INFLIBNET, UGC and automation of house-keeping work is going on very fast. Side by side we are also doing retro-conversion from CDS/ISIS to SOUL. Up-to-date position is given below:
Databases/Service/Works |
No. of items/automation position |
Books |
59658 |
Thesis |
Just initiated |
Bar code generation for books and library cards |
Completed |
Catalogue card printing |
In operation |
Circulation |
In operation |
OPAC search |
In operation |
Backup |
Regularly taken |
Central Library has developed a prototype Digital Library. At present the digital library is being accessed through the terminals located in CIRM. Effort is being made to procure an external IP for the Central Library in order to enable the users to get access to the Digital Library through any computer connected to the University LAN. The following services are provided"
- OPAC
- E-Journals
- E-Books
- E-Database
- E-Reference Service
- Web Resources
- E-Theses
- Digital repository: It contains different collections shown below (This service is under construction).
- Syllabus of UG and PG courses of University of Kalyani
- Examination Question Papers of University of Kalyani
- E-Theses & Dissertations
- E-Articles
- Students' projects
- Miscellaneous
Seminars, Exhibition, Fair, Symposia etc. (2007-2008)
For transaction and creation of knowledge, the Central Library has taken several steps towards enhanced awareness of users and of the library personnel through Seminars and Symposia organised during the X Plan period. These were
- Film Show and Seminar on" Sundarban's Biodiversity and Tiger Project," jointly organised by Department of Environmental Science on March 21,2007,
on the occasion of World Forest Day. - National Seminar and Workshop on "Book is not only Book" held on April 23, 2008.
- Book fare & Exhibition held on April 23 to 25, 2008 on the occasion of World Book Day.
- The celebration of the life of Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar and 150 Anniversary Memorial lectures held on July 29, 2008.
- "The access to E-resources under UGC, INFONET Digital Consortium", held on December 4-5, 2008, for users and professional staffs awareness jointly organized by Department of Library & information science.
Publications
1857: a Bibliography (available in University Central Library). Compiled by Dr. Asitabha Das, Deputy Librarian & In-charge.
Central Library
1. ‘Bibliography on 1857’ on the occasion of celebration 1857
Dr. Asitabha Das, Deputy Librarian
Sri Sibsankar Jana, Assistant Librarian
- Medium of instruction in LIS education in India- Regional language or English? Analysis through system approach. SRELS J Inf Mgt. 43(3), 2006. Pp.307-318
- Open source publications in the changing context of digital environment: some threats and protections. National Seminar on Electronic Publications, MGNIRSA, Hyderabad. 2006
- Ergonomic considerations in information center design for knowledge workers: The basic and foremost requirement for effective knowledge management process. IADIS International Conference e-Society 2006, Lisbon, Portugal
- Information seeking behavior of academic users in digital environment with special reference to Jadavpur University Center for Digital Library and Documentation. National Conference on Information Management in Digital Library, 2006. IIT, Kharagpur
- Encoded Archival Description: A metadata standard for archival material and manuscripts in digital library system. National Conference on Information Management in Digital Library, 2006. IIT, Kharagpur
- Threats and protections of open sources in the changing context of digital environment: Some issues and observations. National Conference on Initiatives in Library and Information Centers in the Digital Era, 2006. Coimbatore
- Knowledge management in the perspective of library and information center; A system approach. VIII MANLIBNET Annual Convention, 2006. Nirma University, Ahmedabad
- Virulent software: A threat to online information in cyberspace in the changing context of digital library environment. NACLIN 2006. JNU, New Delhi
- Open source software: The prominent face of Open Source Initiatives in the digital environment with special reference to Library and Information Center. ILA Conference, 2006.
- Changing role of online information services in the digital environment. 4th International Convention CALIBER 2006. Gulbarga
- Information warfare and privacy with special reference to IPR in the open sources of information in the changing context of digital environment. International Conference on Digital Libraries, 2006. New Delhi
- The core concept of metadata for digital information resources with special reference to Dublin Core. International Conference on Semantic Web and Digital Libraries (ICSD-2007). ISI, Bangalore
- Cornell University digital library: A user friendly approach for modern online information services. EMPI Digital Library National Convention, 2007. New Delhi
- Workplace design for knowledge workers in digital library. SRELS J Inf Mgt. 44(1), 2007. Pp.27-40
- Concepts and Architecture of Digital Library With Special Reference to the Creation of Digital Library Through Institutional Repository by Using Dspace" Accepted for the publication in the book "Managing Information in New Millennium" edited by Ashok Kumar Sahu, Ess Ess Publication, 2007
- Anatomy and Embedded Mechanism of Web Search Engine: A Birds Eye View. Accepted for the publication in the book "Managing Information in New Millennium" edited by Ashok Kumar Sahu, Ess Ess Publication, 2007
- Cyberplague: A tool for offensive information warfare in digital environment with special reference to library system. Accepted for the publication in the “Librarian” 2008 issue.
- Knowledge and it's management: the core concepts. Accepted for the publication in the “Librarian” 2008 issue.
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The second floor of the part of Central Library building with Seminar Hall has been extended and which will be inaugurated in near future. The future plans are:
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- Here is a future plan to keep the Central Library open from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on all working days and from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday if the sufficient library staffs recruited in future.
- Completion of bibliographic database of Central Library through retro-conversion by the end of 2008.
- There is a proposal for Close circuit TV/Camera.
- Full-flagged digital library service will be provided if Govt. provides funds.
- We-enabled OPAC service will be provided by mid-2012.
- SOUL 2.0 software will be installed for better and updated automation work.
- Document Delivery Service (DDS) will extensively be provided.
- The process of developing Institutional Digital Repository is under process.
- Radio-Frequency identification (RFID) will be introduced in near future for security and stock taking purpose if the Govt. permits funds.
Librarian
Mr. Mriganka Mandal
Mobile: 09434453672
E-mail: mriganka13@rediffmail.com
mriganka13@hotmail.com
mriganka_13@yahoo.co.in
Fax: 0091-33-25828282
Deputy Librarian
Dr. Asitabha Das Ph. D. (Cal)
Phone: 091 033 25820311(O)
Mobile: 09433273991
E-mail: das_asit@yahoo.co.in
Fax: 0091-33-25828282
Asst. Librarian