Baruipur College

Baruipur College

Recognized by UGC under 2(f) & 12(B)
Affiliated to University of Calcutta

LIBRARY SERVICES & FACILITIES:

Reference and Information Services:

There are three main types of reference assistance; firstly, assistance or instruction in the use of the library, including location of materials, use of the library catalogue, use of ICT (Information & Communication Technology) to access information, and the use of basic reference sources; secondly, assistance in identifying library materials needed to answer a question; finally, providing brief, factual answers to questions, such as addresses, statistics, phone numbers, etc. that can be quickly located.

OPAC:

It helps the users to know the resources available in the library. All books and non-book materials available at the library are visible by author's name, collaborator's name, title, series and subject of the documents, etc.

3. Online Search Services: O

Online database searching and discovery service is available at the library. Library subscribes to N-LIST (National Library and Information Services Infrastructure for Scholarly Content), an initiative of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) under the NME-ICT now funded by UGC, as college component under UGC INFONET Digital Library Consortium. Users will have access for the e-resources (6000+ e-journals and 1,35,000 e-books).

Reading Room Facility: Library provides a congenial atmosphere for reading. The college library has a reading room where users can read books, documents as well as newspapers.

 

Circulation Services:

Users can borrow their required book(s) and other library materials for home use.

Purchase Requests:

Faculty members as well as students are encouraged to suggest new books for additions to the Library.

Current Awareness Service:

New acquisitions of books are displayed at 'New Arrival's display shelf. Notices, announcements and information on seminars, workshop, etc. are displayed at the notice board located inside the Library.

 

Library Instruction:

Library professionals provide helpful assistance to know the library resources and sources of information.