PGDAV College

Library Facility (In the time of COVID-19)

LIBRARY: P.G.D.A.V. COLLEGE

INTRODUCTION

Library is the vital and integral part of an academic institution. P.G.D.A.V. College library was established in the year 1957.It is one of the oldest libraries with rich collection on various disciplines both in print and electronic format.

LIBRARY LAYOUT

Library is spread over an area of 510 sq.mts. with a sitting capacity of approx 200 users. Stack Area is divided into two floors. Library is under CCTV surveillance to prevent any theft and damage to its resources.

LIBRARY COLLECTION

The library has a rich and diverse collection on various subject areas. It addresses the teaching and learning need of all library users and thus functions in inclusive environment which can be very well seen from its resources. It boast around 1 lacs books, 70 periodicals, 19 Newspapers 4300 bound volumes of Journals, Laptops and Notebooks for faculty members and students.

Braille Magazine: Library also procures Braille magazine ‘White Print’. This is an English Braille lifestyle magazine .It entails articles about sports, politics, culture, fashion, technology, inspiring stories of the common man, short stories and even reader contributions.
Electronic Resources: Keeping abreast with the latest technology library also provides access to various electronic resources. All the e resources subscribed by Delhi University Library System and e Shodh Sindhu are accessible on DU intranet. Also library also has an institutional membership of N LIST e resources.

Assistive Devices and Softwares: To cater the needs of all library support teaching and learning of differently abled teachers and students through various assistive devices and softwares like MP3 Recorders, ANGEL Daisy reader, Head phones, Text to speech softwares like JAWS, Abacus, Geometry kit, Zoom ex instant text reader, Lex scanner and camera .

LIBRARY AUTOMATION

College library is computerized and working on Library Management Software NETLIB. All the books are barcoded.

LIBRARY SERVICES

Library offers varied services to its registered users like:

Membership Facility: College ID card and Library tickets are made for students. Also faculty is issued medical and college ID card from the library. Each student is offered library membership at the time of admission. He/she remains a member till he/she is on college rolls Membership of the college Library is open to all the Bonafide UG and PG students as well as teaching and non – teaching staff of the college. These ID cards are smart cards used for the digital transaction within the college premise.

Circulation Service: Issue /Return of books, Periodicals and newspapers, syllabus and question papers and other academic resources. Books from General Section are issued and returned from 9.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. Books from Reference Section are issued for consultation in the library against ID card from 9.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. Students may get one book issued from reference section for overnight study only.

Reference Service: To address the queries of library users.
E-Resource Access and Internet Facility: Separate labs for accessing and downloading all the e-resources accessible through Delhi University Library System, N-LIST resources exists in the library. Library staff assists in searching the databases.

OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue): Library staff guides and train users in searching the books on online catalogue.

Book Bank Facility: This facility is extended to needy students of the college where 5 books are issued per semester without any additional cost.
Article Alert Service: Compiled list of the content page of the core journals is provided to the faculty member of the college per month.
Current Awareness Service: List of new arrivals books is displayed for the reference of faculty members and students
Reprography Service: Facility of photocopy is available in the premises of the college.

SERVICE TO DIFFERENTLY ABLED USER

Library supports visually impaired students through various assistive aids. Library staff assists differently abled users in locating library resources for better learning and reading and maximum utilization of available resources. Copy of CDs containing course content is provided whenever made available through Braille Library Delhi University. Individual Id to access Braille library resources is available to visually impaired students through 5 workstations in the lab. Notebooks and laptops are also issued to differently abled students with softwares like NVDA installed in it.

LIBRARY RULES

Only members are allowed to access the library on carrying valid ID card issued by the college.
Library cards are non transferable.
Marking or defacing library resources is strictly prohibited.
Eatables and drinks are not allowed in the library.
Do not use mobile phone in the library.
Maintain discipline in the library.

LIBRARY STAFF

Ms. Garima Gaur Srivastava Librarian

Ms. Vineeta SPA

Mr. Mahender Kumar Jangid Library Attendent

Mr. Vijendra Sharma Library Attendent

Mr. Manoj Kumar Library Attendent

Mr. Saurav Shakya MTS

Mr. Imran Khan MTS

Mr. Shakeel Ahmed MTS

Mr. Nagender Laul MTS

Ms. Neetu MTS

Mr. Sanjeev Kumar On Contract

Mr. Naveen Kumar On Contract

Garima Gaur Srivastava

FEEDBACK AND SUGGESTIONS

Librarian

PGDAV College

University of Delhi

Email : gaur.527@gmail.com