Central Library

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Government Degree College, Uravakonda

VISION:

            To be Dynamic, innovative Centre of knowledge, disseminate the knowledge and foster the culture of learning and academic excellence.

MISSION:

1.     Our college Library is dedicated to provide resources, services and environment to enhance academic excellence.

2.     Our college library providing the services to cater the needs of the readers/users

3.     Our college library seeks to incorporate ICT tools, digital tools to enhance the ability to quick search and access to meet their needs.

4.     Our college library motivate the students by conducting orientation and awareness programs on library services and N-LIST

5.     Our college library is committed to help the students for their successful educational journey.

 

About the Library

The College Library was established along with the College in 1980 housing around 200 books. It has gradually increased to 14732 books, including textbooks, reference books, PG entrance books, and Competitive examinations books.

The Library has one stock area in a spacious hall and a reading room and an e-corner with 5 computers with an internet facility to cater the needs of staff and students.

On all working days the library is open from 9.00 am to 6.00 pm. Each student is issued five books for a period of 30 days.

 

The Library Advisory Committee

The Library has an Advisory Committee with a Convener, members of faculty and students and monitors its functions under the Chairmanship of the Principal.

The Library Advisory Committee members

S.No.	Name of the Member	Designation	Member Role
1	Dr.G.Ramakrishna	Principal	Chairman
2	Smt.N.k.Aruna. Jyothi	Librarian	Convenor
3	Dr.K.M. Rajesh	Lecturer in Physics	Member
4	Dr.G.Ayyanna	Lecturer in Economics	Member
5	Sri.N.Althaf	Lecturer in Commerce	Member
6	Sri.N.Sai Kiran	Jr.Assistant	Member
7	N.ArunKumar	Student	BCom 2nd Year
8	K.Suri	Student	BA 3rd Year

         

Library Services

S.No.	Library Service
1	Text book service.
2	Reading room service.
3	Reference service.
4	E-Library	Automation with SOUL Software.
		N-List
		Internet
		Web OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue)
5	Display Services	Green board Activity
		Career Guidance
		Photographs of recent activities
		Thought of the day Services

Library Resources:

 

S.No.	Item Name	No. of Volumes
1	Total No. of Books	14732
2	No.of Text Books	10624
3	No. of Reference Books	4108
4	Book Bank Books	3000
5	No.of News Papers	04
6	No.of Magazines	07
7	No. of Computers	05
8	N-LIST e-resources	2100 E-Journals and 5100 E-Books

 

Library Activities

S.No.	Activity name
1	Visit to Public Library along with the students
2	Conducting National Library Week 14th to 21st November
3	World Book Day April
4	Orientation Program for First year students
5	Workshop on N-LIST
6	Orientation program on SOUL software
7	Green Board Activity
8	English Vocabulary Building
9	Thought of the day
10	Career Guidance program on career opportunities in Library Science
11	Organizing Book Exhibition

Tracking with Technical Liones

S.No.	Technical Liones
1	Integrated Library Management software SOUL 3.0
2	Web OPAC online Public Access Catalogue
3	N-LIST to access e-resources
4	E-Corner with five computers
5	Internet Accessibility

Best Practices:

S.No.	Best Practice
1	Computerization of Library with standard digital software  latest version 3.0
2	Connected to N-LIST of INFLIBNET to access e-resources
3	Generation of concept like Green Board Activity to get perception on “Environment”
4	Organizing Book Exhibitions to spread awareness on latest books
5	Orientation classes on the Library resources for first year students
6	Orientation program and workshops on N-LIST to both staff and students.
7	Organizing career guidance program on career opportunities in Library Science.
8	Internet Access Facility
9	OPAC open public Access Catalogue to know the availability of the book.
10	Organizing English vocabulary building activities to overcome fear of English
11	Students are issued digital library ID card with barcode.