our library ...our books...our space

Our Library...Our Books...Our Space

I Can Not Live

Without Books

-Thomas Jefferson

Dr. Sabuj Kumar Chaudhuri, DLIS, University of CalcuttaEmail: sabujkchaudhuri@gmail.com

What is Academic Library ?

Why Value Academic Libraries? The heart of the College

Resources has a direct impact on the productivity of an institution.Good quality library resources can help attract and retain faculties and students Invest in their library see a return in terms of the quality of the grant applications they are able to makeEngaging students to use library resources are rewarded with higher academic outcomes among those students .The ability for source and manage information, and to use electronic resources and technology effectively, are skills which are highly valued by employers and life long learning.

Are You A Library User ?

Why Should you Visit the Library?

Read & Grow

Teaching Support

Learning Support

Building Knowledge Base

Help us to learn ICT

Making us Information Literate

What is Information Literacy?

Help you in Career finding & Preparation

Creative Minds

Who are the library users? Students

Faculty Staff Ex-students Ex-faculty Ex-staff Researchers (if any PG

programme/Major Research Projects)

Consortia Members (if any)

Services of an Academic Library Student Orientation Reading Room Circulation Reference -off line -online Periodicals Inter-library loan Photocopy E-library Career Information ,

counselling & Training

Few Optional ServicesFilm ClubBook ExhibitionCommunity ServicesICT TrainingE-w-LHigh-end Conference Room for seminar/Conference and Video conferencingResearch Reference/Bibliographic Book / Journal / Newsletter publicationExtended HourHoliday LibraryPersonalised Services for Faculty/researchersE-content development

Information & Other InfrastructureAesthetically designed welcoming look

Well lit ,Clean, filtered drinking water, ergonomically designed chairs & reading tablesFully Air-c0nditionedNetwork Resource Centre (Firewalled) Genuine H/W & S/WLaminated & barcoded membership cardFully Automated LMSBar Code/RFID based security systemCC TV surveillance WiFiWiFi Printing & Photocopy

Google Knows Everything...NOT RIGHT

Users satisfaction correlates to the quality and extent of Service

Satisfaction is proportional to service

Users will respond positively to better & improved services and vice-versa.

Target>>>Make your Library Least Visited to

Busiest Hub of the College

To Satisfy Users...

Few Means to Provide Improved ServicesIntrospect what went wrong

Observe and track scientifically users needTake training Think creatively to meet the needsDesign improved and efficient serviceHelp users with sincerity Listen to users to serve them betterMake short-term goals instead of long-termMake rules for putting students as first priority over others

Embrace the ChangePeriodic survey to serve betterTeach the First Lesson of Fair Use & Academic Integrity

Resource Selection & Acquisition Policy Jefferson's statement, "There is, in fact,

no subject to which a member of Congress may not have occasion to refer," is still the guiding principle for Library acquisitions of Library of Congress.

The Whole Gamut of Users Need & their Satisfaction in Academic Libraries centred around this policy.

Students Need should be placed as Priority 1 in this policy.

Finally...But Don’t Be Complacent

“Bad libraries build collections, good libraries build services, great libraries build communities.”

–R. David Lankes(Renowned Professor at Syracuse University’s School of Information

Studies. US.)

Thank you for your Patience