Library

ABOUT THE LIBRARY

“A library is a good place to go when you feel unhappy, for there, in a book, you may find encouragement and comfort. A library is a good place to go when you feel bewildered or undecided, for there, in a book; you may have your question answered. Books are good company, in sad times and happy times”.

The GNW Library was established in 1969 in commemoration of the500th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Devji, It has emerged as one of the leading institutions of  higher education for various academic and co-curricular activities. It has developed into a modern and well stocked library. It is partially air-conditioned and surrounded by lush green playground and dotted with beautiful ornamental trees. Our college library has not only a huge collection of books but an amalgamation of knowledge, culture and advancement. The fully equipped library also maintains a “PEACE ZONE” with holly books. Our library is a sanctum of Knowing and Learning which aims at making every reader a progressive citizen of the World.

Libraries provide the students Books, newspapers and periodicals for learning as well as making notes or completing an assignment. Library provides a very calm and disciplined atmosphere which helps students to maintain a good concentration on their studies. Also, students can take reference books which can help them to make some quality notes. Libraries are the only place where we are free from all conventions because reading is absolutely a matter of personal choice.

Our college library has not only a huge collection of books but an amalgamation of knowledge, culture and advancement. The library has more than 34099 books and subscribes to 30 Journals, 23 Magazines and 15 Newspaper. Library and reading room are kept open to all students from 9 am to 4 pm on all working days. It has an open access facility for PG students. The entire collection is automated using the koha Software and all metadata entries are stored there only. All books have been automated with barcode labels. Book bank facility is available for needy and sports students.

We have autobiographies, Biographies and carrier section. College publications also an asset to the library. We provide references service i.e. CAS (Current awareness service) and SDI (Selective dissemination of information).

LIBRARY ADVISORY COMMITTEE

The library committee is formed in the college with following members –

• Dr. Maneeta Kahlon (Principal)
• Dr. Balbir Kaur (Librarian)
• Mrs. Maninder Kaur (Comm. Deptt.)
• Dr. Nidhi (BBA Deptt.)
• Dr. Anupam Vatsyayan (English Deptt)
• Ms. Daisy Wadhwa (Computer Deptt.)
• Dr. .Kirti (PGDMC Deptt.)
• Mrs. Shikha Kalra (H.Sc.Deptt.)

LIBRARY LAWS

The objectives of our Library are the five fundamental laws stated by Dr. S. R. Ranganathan, the Father of the Library Science in India.

1. Books are for use.
2. Every reader his/her book.
3. Every book its reader.
4. Save the time of the reader.
5. The library is a growing organism

Facilities and Services

• Fully Air-conditioned Library
• Book Bank Facility
• Access to e-resources
• Computerized Bar Coding
• OPAC Service
• Newspaper Clippings
• CDs Collection
• Reprographic Service
• Open shelf Access System for PG Students
• Back set of Journals
• University Syllabi
• Old question papers of university exams.
• Digital corner for students and teachers

SUPPORT FACILITIES

1. N-List
   The N-List Being jointly executed by: e-ShodhSindhu Consortium, INFLIBNET Centre and INDEST-AICTE Consortium. The N-LIST project provides access to e-resources to students and faculty from colleges and other beneficiary institutions through server(s) installed at the INFLIBNET Centre. The authorized users from colleges can now access e-resources and download articles required by them directly from the publisher’s website once they are duly authenticated as authorized users through servers deployed at the INFLIBNET Centre.  We are the member of N-List. Our Faculty and students are facilitated with the resources of N1-List.
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2. National Digital Library of India (NDLI)
   National Digital Library of India (NDLI) is a virtual repository of learning resources which is not just a repository with search/browse facilities but provides a host of services for the learner community. It is sponsored and mentored by Ministry of Education, Government of India, through its National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT). NDLI provides user group-specific services such as Examination Preparatory for School and College students and job aspirants. Services for Researchers and general learners are also provided. NDLI is designed to hold content of any language and provides interface support for 10 most widely used Indian languages. It is developed, operated and maintained from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.
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3. E-PGPathshala
   E-PGPathshala is an initiative of the MHRD under its National Mission on Education through ICT (NME-ICT) being executed by the UGC. The content and its quality being the key component of education system, high quality, curriculum-based, interactive e-content in 70 subjects across all disciplines of social sciences, arts, fine arts and humanities, natural & mathematical sciences, linguistics and languages have been developed by the subject experts working in Indian universities and other R & D institutes across the country.
   Every subject had a team of principal investigator, paper coordinators, content writers, content reviewers, Language editors and multimedia team.
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4. ARPIT
   The MHRD has launched online ARPIT on 13th November, 2018, a major and unique initiative of online professional development of 15 lakhs higher education faculty using the MOOCs platform SWAYAM. In the first instance NTA conducted ARPIT Test on 30th March 2019 in 66 disciplines.
   Currently, 48 discipline-specific National Resource Centres (NRCs) have been identified by MHRD, wherein Course Coordinators have prepared online training material, with focus on latest developments in the discipline. ARPIT is going to be an ongoing exercise, so that every year NRCs will continuously develop new refresher module in their earmarked discipline each year and the training material will be uploaded and made available through SWAYAM.
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5. SWAYAM
   (Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspirant Minds) : is a platform that facilitates hosting of all the courses, taught in classrooms from Class 9 till post-graduation to be accessed by anyone, anywhere at any time. All the courses are interactive, prepared by the best teachers in the country and are available, free of cost to any learner. More than 1,000 specially chosen faculty and teachers from across the country have participated in preparing these courses. The courses hosted on SWAYAM are in 4 quadrants:
   video lecture,
   specially prepared reading material that can be downloaded/printed
   self-assessment tests through tests and quizzes and
   an online discussion forum for clearing the doubts.
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6. Shodh-Chakra
   Shodh-Chakra is an initiative of INFLIBNET Centre under the guidance of UGC to help the academic community during their research life cycle. Shodh-Chaskra is an initiative of INFLIBNET Centre under the guidance of UGC to help the academic community during their research life cycle. Shodh-Chakra provides a unique space to the researcher, guide/supervisor and university to manage the research lifecycle of a research scholar. The portal is integrated with millions of resources (including full-text theses) along with the helping tools for the researchers which are required during the research work.
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ELIGIBILITY TO BORROW BOOKS
All the students, teachers, as well as the non-teaching staff members and extension workers of the college approved individually by the principal are eligible to be the members of the library. The librarian at her discretion may allow other individuals to make  use of library.

LIBRARY RULES

• Readers must observe strict silence in the library.
• Enter your name and sign at the entrance in the register kept at the Entry Point of the library.
• Personnel Belongings, Personnel books and bags must be kept at property counter of the Library. These are not allowed inside the library.
• When students are leaving the library they must show their file covers, files and books at the entrance of the library to the attendant at the duty.
• The library does not hold responsibility for the loss of your property at the property counter.
• Refreshment of any kind shall not be taken anywhere in the premises of the library.
• The use of mobile phones in the Library is prohibited. Phones should either be switched off, or set to silent mode. Failure with these requirements may result in a fine and/or exclusion from the Library.
• Keep books, periodicals and newspapers at proper place after use.
• Don’t write, Mark or underline any book. Library books are carefully examined after you return the books and the borrower will be held responsible for the damage.
• The Librarian may recall any book from any member at any time and the member shall return the book immediately.
• Rare Books/reference books and periodicals/journals are available in the library to study in the library only.
• Rare Books/reference books and periodicals/journals  shall not be issued from the library.
• In special cases, the librarian at his/her discretion may issue a reference book for a short period.
• Loss of the books must be immediately report to the librarian and must be taken care by replacing the book or paying the price of the book/loss.
• In case borrower fails to replace a lost or damaged book within a month from the due date of its return, he/she shall pay to the Library the full cost of the book.
• A person loosing or damaging Library books repeatedly shall be debarred from using the Library.
• Members may give suggestions on acquisition of books, journals etc. and on all round improvement of the Library. Complaints, if any, be submitted to the Librarian in writing for proper action.

LIBRARY RULES MAY BE AMENDED OR ALTERED AND WHEN NECESSARY

LIBRARY ACTIVITY

1. CURRENT AWARENESS SERVICE: Under this new arrivals list is put up on the library notice Board.
2. NEWS PAPER ARTICLE CLIPPING: Articles on education appeared in the various
   newspaper are cut and filed in the file called ‘News Paper Clippings file’ to facilitate the current situations on the field of education.
3. BOOK BANK: We have Book Bank Scheme for the needy students. A set of books are given to the needy students for a year.
4. BOOK REVIEW COMPETITION: Book Review Competition by the “HOUSE OF READERS “Reading skill, Speaking Skill, Communication skill.
5. REPROGRAPHIC SERVICE: This is another area where the Print-Out & Photo copying service is provided to students and staff members to facilitate the prompt information and service.

“WE BELIEVE THAT EACH USER OF THE LIBRARY IS UNIQUE AND IMPORTANT”