INTERNSHIP

Dhatchayani M

2nd Year

MLIS

Introduction

The Central Library of Pondicherry University was established in 1986. Then it was named as Ananda Rangapillai Library.

Library has been divided into 8 sections.

Various sections of library have been computerised by using LIBSYS Software.

MISSION: To support and supplement learning, teaching and research programmes.

Cond.,

VISSION: To evolve into a knowledge resource center with the best of information resources and services of facilitate learning and research.

Library Hours

Week Days - 8.30a.m. - 8.30p.m.

Week Ends - 9.30a.m. - 5.30p.m.

Examination period - 8.30a.m. - 10p.m.

Library Services

• Lending Books

• Reference Service

• Reprography

Cond.,

• Document Delivery Service

• Current Awareness Service

• On-line Public Access Catalogue(OPAC) Service

Library Portal

Library Portal is created of facilitate easy access to various evolving e-resources , e-books,

e-database, e-journals

It is maintained as a part of university new website lis.www.pondiuni.edu.in

Section of the Library

• Stack Section

• Acquisition Section

• Circulation Section

• Periodical Section

• Reference Section

• Technical Section

• Information Technology Section

Activities in Stack Section

• Placing the new books

• Replacing the returned books

• Assisting the users

• Rectification of misplaced books

• Stock Verification

Acquisition Section

• Acquiring and accessioning collections is the main responsibility of acquisition section.

• Acquiring, processing and accessioning of text books, reference books, CD’s, theses etc.

1 Assistant librarian

1 Professional Assistant

Functioning of Acquisition Section

• Book Selection

• Ordering Books

• Accessioning Books

Records Maintained

• Order register

• Invoice register with price proofs

• Accession register

Circulation Section

Books are issued on loan and received back in this counter.

Issuing books, receiving books, giving overdue charge slips, sending overdue notices to the departments, issuing Barcode Membership Identity Card are the major activities of this section.

1 Assistant librarian , 1 Professional Assistant lib.

Functioning of Circulation Section

Member are requested to bring their Barcode Membership Identity Card whenever they visit the library.

The membership of the library is open to the following categories:

S.No Category No.of books

Loan Period

1 Faculty 10 End of Semester

2 Research Scholars 6 28 Days

S.No Category No.of books

Loan Period

3 Post Graduate Students 4 28 Days

4 Post Graduate (Integrated) Students 4 28 Days

5 Officers 6 28 Days

6 Non-Teaching Staff 2 28 Days

7 Temporary Members Nil

Periodical Section

Periodical section process in the Journals (National and International Journals, Newpapers, Magazines.

These jounals, on completion of their volumes are separated for binding to make Back-Volumes.

Periodical section are provided with air conditioned reading hall. The hall is facilitated with more than 30 computers available.

Functioning of Periodical Section

This section new journals at the starting of new academic year.

The titles are checked in the catalogue to avoid duplication.

Records Maintained:

• Payment register

• Watch register

• Invoices with price proofs

Technical Section

• Classification and Cataloguing are the two sub sections of technical section.

• The assigning Call Number are the activities performed by this section.

“ Class number+Book number= Call number”

• 1 Assistant librarian and 1 Professional Assistant are holding the responsibilities of this section.

Functioning of Technical Section

Classification used for DDC 22ed.

Catalogue used for AACR2, MARC 21.

Information Technology Section

Computer based Library Services in the section in other sections are provided from this section.

Document Delivery Service is also provided by this section.

Maintaining Library Database, Generating Bar-Coded Identity Cards, Barcode Labels for books,etc.,

Functioning of IT Section

Creation & Barcoding of Membership Identity Card

Creation of Members‘ Database

OPAC Service

Generation of Spine labels

Generation of Barcode labels for Accession num.

Document transfer through JCCC Gateway.

Impact of Internship

During the Internship period, I learnt the practical aspects of working in library.

In each section, staff explained about the university library system. They guided and assigned me some works.

THANK YOU