WELCOME TO THE PEER TEAM

V. SITA MAHA LAKSHMI, M.A, M.L.I.SC

Dept. of Library & Information Science,

S.V.R.M. College.

PROFILE

Dept. of Library & Information Science,

S.V.R.M. College, Nagaram.

DATE OF ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT -

- 1969 AUGUST 21.- with a rural backdrop but with urban amenities

PIONEERS IN LIBRARY SCIENCE

Sri S.R. Ranganadhan 1892-1972Melwil Dewey 1852-1931

TEMPLE OF LEARNING

CIRCULATION WORK

OUR LIBRARY – ITS ORIGIN

• Nearly four decades ago, to put precisely in the year 1969, the College and the Library were started with a noble mission to kindle light into the lives of the poor people of this forsaken backward area by imparting education. Thus in that year a tiny 40’ x 12’ asbestos roofed building was earmarked to locate the Library. In infancy days itself, the collection of books for the Library is excellent. The founder Secretary and Correspondent Late Dr. N.V.Krishna Rao and the founder Principal Sri K.Umavara Murthy are themselves connoisseurs . With the available shoestring financial resources, where there was no UGC support, they struggled to procure outstanding books for the Library. Dr. N.V.Krishna Rao donated a number of books from his personal collection. Year after, year, as the College has grown from strength to strength, the Library’s Accession Register has also started with more and more valuable books added.

• The year that was in 1983, the vision and dreams of Dr.N.V.Krishna Rao, were fulfilled with the construction of magnificent building for the Library. M/s. The KCP Ltd, Vuyyuru the pioneers in Sugar manufacturing, constructed and donated the landmark building to locate the Library at a stupendous cost of Rs. 13.00 lakhs. Nearly three decades ago the amount of Rs. 13.00 lakhs was a munificent donation reckoned at any standard.

A STRUCTURAL MARVEL

1St floor

A GENEROUS GIFT & FOCAL POINT

• Quite appropriately and befittingly the building was named after late Smt.Velagapudi Durgamba Ramakrishna wife of late Sri V. Ramakrishna, I.C.S and mother of our beloved College Committee president Smt. Rajeswary Ramakrishnan. Along with the building , the KCP Ltd donated reading room furniture like tables, chairs of fiber make and book racks. The plinth area of the building is about 12000 Sft and it is in shape ‘HEXOGONEL’. The building consists of two floors. The bust of late Sri V. Ramakrishna, which was installed on a pedestal at the core point of the first floor, inspires the students and also remind them how an ordinary mortal from a adjacent small village Bellamvaripalem has transformed the industrial scenario of A.P., with his I.C.S, background and great vision.

 

• The pride of our College infrastructure is this magnificent library building and the invaluable volumes in it. The Library building stands majestically as a focal point amidst a beautiful garden with sylvan surroundings. There are numerous plants encompassing the building. A banyan tree gives shelter to the building from the heat of the scorching sun. The flowering plants, the sylvan surroundings, and the landscape of the College campus, visible through the glass panels of the building, gives a veritable feast to the eyes of the readers in the library. Several portraits, photos of eminent scholars, Scientists and philanthropists adorning the inner walls of the reading room showers inspiration to the young minds.

SHARING THE VISION

• To inculcate good reading habit among students. And also to provide the required reading material viz. Books, Journals, magazines, Back volumes of Journals etc. To widen their Horizon.

• To motivate the students for optimum utilization of library facilities for their overall academic needs.

• To maximize the use of resources and to raise the satisfaction levels of readers.

• To establish connectivity with National Libraries.

• Providing online services.

• To transform into Digital library in near future.

MAKING THE MISSION A REALITY

• We follow open access system. All the books are classified according to D.O.G 18 th edition. We also have catalogue card system. The racks are from Godrej & Vinar. The total number of books in the Library is 31,669. The total number of staff are 4.

• The process of Computerization is underway. The Library has a unique annexure to it ‘The Archaeological Museum’.

 

• While summing up we emphasize that our noble mission is to serve the students and to ignite their minds by inculcating good reading habits keeping in mind ‘Reading maketh a full man’.

 

• We rededicate ourselves to fulfill the ideals of Mahathma Gandhi that rural population have to transform economically and academically to achieve ‘Gram Swarajya’ which ultimately enables the country to prosper.

 

• We are striving to ignite the tender minds of the young students of this rural area to prosper academically by utilizing our Library services.

MAKING THE MISSION A REALITY

Orientation for students:

• The Librarian takes orientation classes to guide the students of all classes in proper utilization of library facilities.

• The students are informed about the various activities and services of the library meant for their benefit.

• Besides the above, they are also being taught by the Librarian, moral values, ethics and good reading habits etc.

SERVICES PROVIDED

• Circulation Service

• Reference Service

• Back Volumes Service

• Clipping Service

• Book Bank Service

• Open Access Service

• Bibliographic Service

• Career Guidance Service

• Previous year public Exam Question paper service.

• Audio service.

DURING WORKING HOURS

Reading room - Multipurpose

Mock parliament

Career guidance Old students day

seminar

MEASUREMENTS OF THE LIBRARY BUILDING

• Building Shape: HEXOGONEL - Total area: 11,980 Sft.

 

Name of the Floor Area in Sft. Purpose

Ground Floor 6185 Issue counter, Reading room, Stack area for Science subjects , Catalogue Cabinets, Reference Section & back volume section

First Floor(East) 2910 Stack area for Languages and

Humanities

First Floor(West) 2885 Archaeological Museum

Total: 11980

 

LIBRARY ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Chairman - PrincipalConvener - LibrarianMembers - Heads of the Dept. from faculty

Representative from students. 

An advisory committee will meet quite often to take stock of library activities. The committee discusses financial resources for purchase of books and Journals and other requirements.

  

BUDGET RESOURSES

  Special Fee being collected from students.

Plan grant and other type of grants from UGC.

  From College Management whenever necessary.

Books Rs. 11.79 Lacks

Journals Rs. 04.18 Lacks

Construction, Cost of building Rs. 13.00 Lacks

in 1983 with furniture

Book racks and other material Rs. 04.00 Lacks

Total Rs. 32.97    Lacks

Expenditure on Library (including the cost of Building – 1969 – 2005(rounded off to the nearest ‘000).

Item Year Plan Nature of grant Expenditure TotalPeriod Rs. Rs.

I. 1977-82 5th Development grant 62,6121982-87 6th Dev.grant & Basic grant 1,64,9591987-92 7th Dev.grant,Basic grant &

Special grant 1,60,1601992-97 8th Dev. Grant 1,20,7681997-02 9th Dev. Grant 1,82,7282002-07 10th 86,700 7,77,927

II. COHSSIP 

1983-86 Phase I 1,08,7081987-89 Phase II 55,869 1,64,577

 III. Restructured Courses(Electronics)

1987-89                                                                                      29,2621989-90 9,456

38,718Total of UGC grants 9,81,222

  IV. Special Fee fund & Management contribution 1,97,960

  V. Grand totals of I+II+III+IV 11,79,182

  

Statement of ExpenditurePlan wise on Books Source – Utilization Certificates Submitted to UGC

TOTAL AMOUNT SPENT DURING 'THE PLAN PERIODS'

62,612.00

273,767.00254,747.00

120,768.00

182,728.00

86,700.00

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50,000.00

100,000.00

150,000.00

200,000.00

250,000.00

300,000.00

1977-82 1982-87 1987-92 1992-97 1997-02 2002-07

PLAN PERIODS

RUPE

ES IN

'000

Total No.of volumes in each ‘Area’.

Languages 10928 34%

Social Sciences 5439 17%

Science & Technology 5539 18%

Mathematics & Computer Sciences 1846 6%

Commerce 2439 8%

Reference & General 5478 17%

Total 31669 100%

PERCENTAGE OF BOOKS AREAWISE

LANGUAGES34%

SOCIAL SCIENCES17%

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

18%

MATHS & COMP. SCI.6%

COMMERCE8%

REFERENCE & GENERAL

17%

LIST OF BOOKS : SUBJECT-WISE

SR.No. SUBJECT NO.OF BOOKS

1 English 34492 Telugu 65083 Hindi 9714 Commerce 24395 Economics 14906 Political Science 14917 History 24588 Mathematics 13219 Computer Science 52510 Physics 137611 Electronics 62012 Chemistry114213 Botany 104314 Zoology 135815 Reference & General 5478

  . Total 31,669

• Books added 431 Nos.

• Cost of the Books Rs. 64,500-00

• Cost of Journals Rs. 14,931-00

Additions During 2005-2006

Details of Book – Bank (Including SC & ST Book Bank)

No.of volumes 3491

Expenditure Rs. 10,445-00

Funding Agency UGC

No.of Journals , Magazines, News Papers

• Indian Journals & Magazines 40

• International Journals 4

• Daily News Papers 10

• Back Volumes 1792

• Audio Cassettes 100

• Video Cassettes 127

• Maps 126

Subject-wise Journals / MagazinesS.No. Name of the subject No.of Journals/Magazines

1 English 12 Telugu 23 Computer Science 14 Electronics 15 Mathematics 16 Physics 17 Chemistry 28 Biology 29 Commerce 110 History 111 Political Science 112 Health 213 Physical Education 114 Career Guidance 615 Current affairs & G.K. 816 General 16

Total: 50

Working Hours

• Monday to Saturday 09-00 a.m. to 05-30 p.m.

• Books Issue Timings 10.00 a.m. to 02.00 p.m.

• Open access timings 02.30 p.m. to 05.30 p.m.

• Reading Room 09.00 a.m. to 05.30 p.m.

• Back volume & Clipping service 10.00 a.m. to 05.30 p.m.

• During Terminal Holidays and in

vacation the Library is open from 10.00 a.m. to 01.00 p.m.

No. of students utilizing the Library 1152

No.of Teaching staff ,, 60

No.of Non-teaching staff ,, 48

Total No.of users 1260

Users Details

No.of users visiting the Library 350

No.of Book Issues & Returns 50

No.of Users utilizing reference books 25

Library Utilization Statistics per day ( an average)

Library Staff Details

• I TEACHING STAFF:

1. Smt. V.S.M.Lakshmi, M.A.,M.L.I.Sc. Librarian

• II. NON-TEACHING STAFF:

1. Sri G. Ranga Rao, M.A., Record Asst.

2. Sri V.V.V.T.Kumar, S.S.L.C., Library Boy

3. Sri B.Ratna Raju, Intermediate , Library Boy

Audio - Visual Equipment Provided

1. Software 1 (SOUL)

 

2. U.P.S. 1

3. Hardware (Computers) 2

 

4. Tape Recorder 1

 

5. Photostat Machine 1

6. Stero – Cassettee Deck with Amplifier 1

END OF THE PRESENTATION

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