Library
The college library is housed in the separate two story building adjacent to the main academic block. The library being in its early years is equipped with latest books and provides useful and research oriented services to the faculty, staffs and students. Presently college library houses 15740 books on different streams like Science, Arts, Humanities, Commerce, Music etc.
College library has separate reference room with rich reference material like encyclopedias, directories, dictionaries, history-books, literature, geographic collections, general knowledge, competitive examination books, civil services and UGC NET/SET etc. A new section is introduced in the library for guidance and counselling for UPSC aspirants, civil services, UGC, Services selection boards and other competitive examinations with adequate library backup and extensive resources both online and offline. Besides college subscribes various magazines, periodicals on latest information to keep our students updated regarding latest happenings in the world. Library has well established lending and text section for circulation of books to hundreds of students on daily basis. Library is providing its students access to national/ local newspapers to keep students abreast of latest knowledge happening. The library remains open from 10:00 AM to 04:00 PM on all working days throughout the year.
The library came up with innovative style of dissemination, learning and access to worldwide resources on Interactive Flat Panel Display (IFPD) with hot/ cold AC room namely multimedia learning centre/ library. College library has developed “Browsing Centre” with adequate high configuration 30 latest desktops (AIO) and high-end server, 62.5 KVA Diesel Genset with BSNL Wi-Fi connectivity for academic excellence and best learning support like NDLI, N-LIST, Open Educational Resources, Online resources etc.
We have over all seating capacity of 100 students in the library for our students and separate reading room for faculty. We have separate washroom and toilet facilities for students within the library premises. Library is providing selective dissemination of information (SDI) and current awareness services(CAS) like display of new arrivals, jackets and Library orientations to its users. The Library has shown paradigm shift from traditional services towards the use of Electronic Resources or E-Resources (E-Journals and E-Books) and various E-services like online information resources which have free access on world wide web is kept open on our college website. The college has subscribed/ registered to N-LIST-INFLIBNET in the form of E-Resources for academic welfare of students and faculty. NLIST is being kept as web page on our college website to access lacs of e-books and thousands of e-journal by library users. Library has completed automation and is giving students access to two terminals of OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue). Students are provided 2-3 books at a time to satisfy information needs. We are constantly working on adding qualitative books and reference material for the college library which is catering information needs of all users. During pandemic the library provided support to students by giving Photostat copies of e-contents available to those who were not having internet/ smart phones.
Students are provided all sorts of information and all their information needs are constantly monitored to fulfil information requirements. Students are encouraged to make use of SWAYAM, NPTEL, e-pathshala, e-gyankosh, VIDWAN, Vidyamitra, DIKSHA , NEAT, ELIS, Coursera, MIT OCW, Openstax, Open Course Library, Saylor, Future-learn, and other OER (Open Educational Resources). All these Open Educational Resources and links are provided under Library Service menu on the college website. The College Constitutes Library committee that decides and adopts policies to constantly upgrade its facilities and activities for the benefit of the student community.
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Library is automated using ILMS data required thereof
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2019
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2020
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2021
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2022
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2023
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Name of ILMS Software
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Nil
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SOUL
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SOUL
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SOUL
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SOUL
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Nature of automation
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Nil
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Partially
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Completed
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Completed
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Completed
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Version
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Nil
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2.0
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2.0
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updated to 3.0
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3.0
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Year of Automation
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2019
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2020
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2021
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2022
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2023
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The Library works towards accomplishing the following objectives:-
- To encourage all the students of college to reach their full potential as independent Learners and develop attitude of potential users as far as assimilation and synthesis of knowledge is concerned for maintaining academic standard.
- To support college curriculum by providing them access to relevant and qualitative material for teaching and Learning.
- To foster the pleasure of reading as “Recreational activity”
- To meet the needs and intellectual aspirations of students.
- To contribute in the overall development of personality by guidance and counselling.
- Library Awareness, orientations, use-studies, current Awareness services is a regular venture besides selective dissemination of information to the end users.
Achievements:-
The Library has launched following services:-
- Automation:- The college library collection has been automated using SOUL 3.0 Library management software. Besides bar-coding all books/ references available in the library with BOPP over-laminate and proper shelf details.
- Reprographic/ Xerox services:- The library offers reprographic (Xerox) services to the students.
- Establishment of browsing centre:- The library has well established browsing centre with internet connectivity for promotion and facilitation of research culture for faculty, students with high end server, Genset 60 KV, AC etc.
- Gender Sensitization:- Two native famous poetess of Pampore Kashmir “LAL DED” and “HABBA KHATOON” a special collection is being generated for reading and facilitating research.
- Networking, Inverter, LAN, WI-FI and Online UPS.
- Barcode Printer/ Scanner for easy charging of books.
- Big reading hall with adequate seating facility with all facilities for reading.
- Set up Guidance and Counselling room in the library premises.
- Multimedia Library with IFPD.
- Civil Service, NEET, JEE, SSB, SSC, NTA, NET/SET, Railway Recruitment, Physical Education, library aptitude, Philosophy, Guidance and Counselling etc reference material kept for potential users.
- Face-lifting of entire library block.
- Electrification and installation of ceiling fans.
Future Plans:
The Library is looking forward to starting various services for its users:-
- Electronic Display Board System(EDBS).
- Orientations, seminars, and exhibitions.
- Subscription of various print/e-Journals.
- Multimedia Library with Offline CDs/DVDs.
- Book Bank for needy students.
- Library seminars/ webinars
Library Staff
- Dr. Tabassum Maqbool (Librarian)
- Mr. Mohd Abdullah (Library Bearer)
Library Rules and Regulations
Main Objectives of the Library
- To provide documents, information and an environment that can be helpful in imparting education, and promoting research and development thereby leading to an improved education system.
Rules & Regulations
- The entry will be restricted to library identity card holders.
- The readers are requested to keep their personal belongings at the entrance of the library.
- Books will be issued (subject to availability) for 30 days in favour of faculty and 15 days in favour of students.
- A fine of Rs. 01/- per day per book will be charged to students after the due date.
- Reference Books, Rare Books, Periodicals and Journals should not taken out of the library.
- Under special circumstances, the library authorities may refuse the issue of book/s or recall the book/s already issued from any member.
- Books may be renewed on request or at the discretion of the librarian.
Conduct
- The library is to be used for the purpose of academic study, research and for consultation of subject and other related material.
- Every user in the library shall respect the rights of other users.
- The use of cell phone in the library is forbidden.
- Users are not permitted to consume food in the library.
- Every user must retain book/ journals in its original place after its use has been served.
- The library staff is not responsible for any loss of any personal property brought into the library.
- Dog-earing the pages of a book/s, marking, or writing there in with ink, pencil or highlighter or tearing out its pages or otherwise damaging it, will constitute an injury to a book/periodical.
- Any such injury to a book is a serious offence. Unless a borrower points out the injury at the time of borrowing the book, he/ she shall be required to replace the book or pay its double cost.
- In case of multi-voluminous books if a single book is injured or lost he/ she has to replace the whole set or pay double price of the set.
National Library & Information Services
N-List stands for “National Library and Information Services Infrastructure for Scholarly Content”. The programme was funded by the MHRD under NME-ICT to extend access to selected e-resources to colleges covered under section 12B of UGC Act as well as to Non-aided College.
The programme has submitted under e-ShodhSindhu (eSS) consortium as college component from year 2014 being funded by University Grants Commission. The college library encourages the students to use the scholarly content provided by the N-LIST to overcome prevailing crises raised by COVID-19 pandemic. The library will continue further with the process of registration of the all the students in the college. It has been experienced by the library that the students are not able to access the resources due to the lack of information and training. For this purpose the library prepared a user guide which will be shared by the staff among the students via their respective Google classrooms, Zoom classroom, WhatsApp classroom etc which will help them in accessing the E-Resources (E-Journals & E-Books). The staff and the
students can access the same after their registration through college library.
Guide to use N-LIST for students
Dear Students,
College has subscribed to N-LIST database which stands for “National Library and Information Services Infrastructure for Scholarly Content (N-LIST)” which offers immense access to variety of educational and informative resources (E books and E Journals). Users will have to click on members Login through
NLIST website. It will display list of E-Resources to access its full-texts. Details of E-Resources (E-Journals & E- Books) are shown here under:
Once user details have been successfully uploaded on this service. You will receive activation links and some of you will receive in a couple of days (Inform Admin).You will receive an email from N-LIST in which you will be given an activation link. You will click on that link that will lead you to a page were you will be asked for ID and Password. Your email id will act as your user ID example xyzabc@gmail.com and the password example WO987654321 (which will be given in your mail ID). Once you activate your account you will be able to access the diverse educational resources in the form of E-Resources. After activation whenever you want to access the resources type below mentioned website on your browser.
https://nlist.inflibnet.ac.in/
For Assistance feel free to mail your Librarian at: centrallibrarygdcpampore@gmail.com
E-Resources
INFLIBNET Resources
SWAYAM
E-Shodh Sindhu
SWAYAM PRABHA
INFLIBNET Library Centre
VIDYAMITRA
Shodhganga
University Libraries
University of Jammu
eGyanKosh
National Libraries
National Library of India
RRRLF
NCERT/JKBOSE Books
JKBOSE
NCERT
Competitive Exam Websites
Careers360
Vision IAS
Olive Board
J&K Govt Websites
Higher Education
JKPSC
JKGAD
JK Finance
JK Labour
JKSSB
Newspaper Links
Times of India
Greater Kashmir
Hindustan Times
Employment News
Scholarship Portal
PMSSS
JK E-Resources
Open Learning Tools
Coursera
Code Academy
Khan Academy
MOOC List
Udemy
Udacity
Edx
Other Scholarly Resources
or Assistance feel free to mail your Librarian at: centrallibrarygdcpampore@gmail.com
Government Degree College Pampore