B.C. Gupta Memorial Central Library

About B.C. Gupta Memorial Central Library

The B.C. Gupta Memorial Central Library established on 1935, which is one of the best support services of Gurucharan University. The Central library is well equipped with modern facilities and resources in the form of books, journals, Reference books, e-journals, e-books, Manuscripts, Digital Library, etc. The mission of the Central Library is to provide information services and access to bibliographical and full text digital and printed resources to support the scholarly and informational needs of the Institutes' user community.

Introduction

In keeping with the Vision and Mission of the Institute, the B.C. Gupta Memorial Central Library and information services play a vital role in supporting, teaching and learning activities. Library is a source to get information support for course curriculum as well as for self-development of the teaching learning community. The library is an automated open access library system. The library staff aims to provide excellent services to the users.

Mission & Goals

Mission: To provide excellent information resources and deliver quality services and facilities to meet the teaching and learning needs of the Parent institution.

Goals

• To provide effective, responsive and innovative services
• Utilize library and information technology innovatively and appropriately
• To Develop and maintain effective and efficient infrastructure to provide and deliver information
• Support and enhance teaching and learning processes by delivering and promoting the effective use of information resources.
• Provide an information rich environment that supports and encourages excellence in students.
• To provide a well-organized collection of books, periodicals, and electronic media which meets the instructional needs of students and faculty in order to support the courses offered
• To maintain a current and useful library collection reflecting the needs of all courses, degrees and programmes offer by the university

Library Hours

Library System: Open Access System where library users can browse books in the stack & issue Library Holdings. The Library remains closed on all Gazzetted holidays.

Membership Privileges

The categories of members and their privileges are as follows:

Library Users

Students: 5970; Teachers: 111, Non-Teaching Staff: 27, Also open to non institutional members like research scholars, academicians, Ex teachers and locals.

Library Staff

Dr. Sehnara Begum Choudhury

Librarian

librarian@gurucharanuniversity.ac.in

Antara Deb

Assistant Librarian

asst.librarian@gurucharanuniversity.ac.in

Dulet Rajbongshi

Library Bearer

Sunali Dutta

Data Entry Operator (Non-Sanction)

Runa Bhattacharjee

Library Assistant (Non-Sanction)

Shampa Dey

Receptionist (Non-Sanction)

Sangita Das

X-Rox (Photocopy) (Non-Sanction)

Library Collection

Collection Details

Books: The Library has a collection of 39500 books comprising various subjects taught in the College. Library's book collections are arranged subject wise on respective shelves.

Reference Collection: Reference collection is approximately 4000. Books available in Reference Section can be consulted within the library subject to copyright regulations reference material can be photocopied. Photocopy Service is available in the Property Counter.

Periodical Collection: The journals with professional and research orientation are subscribed by the Central library. General magazines and career guidance magazine etc. are also subscribed by library. Central Library subscribes to 07 daily newspapers in Bengali (2) and English (5) are subscribed by the regularly. Namely: Dainik Jugasankha, Samayik Prasanga, The Telegraph, The Hindu, The Assam Tribune, Employment News and Eastern Chronicle

Journals & Magazines

Magazines and Career Guidance Publication

Special Collections

North East Micro Literature Section

Central Library has unique collection on North East Micro Literatures mainly from Barak Valley region.

Manuscripts

The Library has a valuable collection of 91 manuscripts in Bengali, and Sanskrit. They pertain to the period 19th century, and are on various subjects. The manuscripts are on the subject the Mahabharata, Ayurveda, Mangal Kavya, Astrology, Puja Vidhi, Mantra, Panjika and Sanskrit Grammar. Cataloguing of manuscripts were done and time to time measures have been taken for preservation and conservation of manuscripts.

Digital Library

The digital library has been established which give access to a large number of online and CD-ROM based electronic information resources.

E-resources

We are subscribing e-journals and e-book from Inflibnet through ONOS, NLIST Programme and DELNET. User ID and Password were given to the student and faculties for accessing.

Services

Circulation Desk Services

• Membership registration
• Issue of Books/Question Paper
• Return/Renewal of Books/ Question Paper
• Computerized lending service
• Collection and Remittance of overdue charges and fine charges
• Reservation of Books
• Reminders for overdue books
• Loss of Books are charged
• General Enquiries
• Issue of No dues certificates

Stack Maintenance Services

• Shelving of Publications
• Repairing and Binding of Books, Bound Volume and Newspaper
• Assisting the users in tracing of publications
• Conducting orientation for usage of books
• Rectification of Shelves

Library Automation Services

• Implementation of SOUL Library Management software with barcode technology.
• Maintenance of Digital Library.
• Coordination with Software team INFLIBNET.

Books Acquisition Services

• Receiving suggestions for the procurement of publications from faculty members
• placing orders with registered vendors
• Accessing the publications Book, Reference books, Journals, North East Collection etc.,
• Passing the bill for payment to the accounts section
• Technical processing for procured publications

Technical Processing Services

• Writing process slip for assigning call no. for the book received from the Acquisition section.
• Assigning call no. for the book with the help of DDC Scheme and the Authority file.
• Data entry of bibliographic records of Books and reference books in the SOUL Software
• Pasting the Spine and Date labels in the book and noting the Call no. Cop.
• Class No. on the spine label and Accession no. on the date label along with the Call no.
• Arranging the library book along with other processed books to be displayed on Stack.

Journal Acquisition

• Procurement of journals
• Inviting Invoices from the Publishers/Indian Agents and processing for payment
• Tracking the supply position of Current Journals
• Sending the drafts received from the Accounts to the respective Publishers
• Sending reminders for Non-Receipt of journals
• Attending queries pertaining to journals
• Correspondence with various Publishers/Agents/Departments/Centers of Institutions

General Rules

• All books must be returned on before the due date.
• Books are required to be presented physically at the Counter for return.
• Members must replace the book if lost with latest edition along with overdue charges.
• The cost of the book will be collected if it is not returned.
• Personal books and belongings except for return are not permitted to be brought inside the Library.
• Silence is to be strictly observed in the library.
• The books are to be left on the reading table and them not to be replaced in the shelves after reading or reference.
• Book will be lent to students only for a period of 15 days.
• The (final year) students should return the books and their library cards to the library for obtaining No dues Certificate.
• Reference books were not permitted to issue.
• Books returned after the due date will be charged an overdue charge of Rs. 1.00/- per day.
• Books may be returned on all working days. Absence from the institution shall not be an excuse for any delay in returning the books.
• Books due on a holiday should be returned the next morning and no fine will be collected.
• Library books are to be used with utmost care and to be returned without any damage.
• Damaged books shall not be accepted and it has to be replaced.
• The library accepts donations of manuscripts, books, and journals etc., which are found useful to the students.
• Xerox facilities are available. Rs. 1.00 per copy will be charged for Xeroxing at Library
• Usage of mobile phones is not permitted inside the library.
• Laptop computers are allowed inside the library for reference work with books.
• Book transaction hours: between 10.00 a.m. to 04.30 p.m.

Services and Facilities Available

• Library Borrower's Card with Bar Code
• Computerized Library Database with SOUL Library Management Software.
• Bar-coding of all the books, already completed
• Computerized Circulation Service
• Computerized Catalogue (OPAC)
• Internet, Wi-Fi & E-Mail Facilities
• Journals and Magazines
• E-Resources (E-books and E-journals)
• Reading Room facility
• Reprography Service
• Scanning, Printing and Downloading
• Display of New Arrivals
• North East Micro Literature Collection
• Rare Books
• Braille Books
• Newspapers
• Departmental Library
• Ready Reference Services
• Digital Library Services
• User Orientation
• User Feedback box

Best Practices

Best policies to upgrade the Library services and to satisfy the users' need and expectations:

• Open Access System
• Internet Wi-Fi & LAN Connectivity
• Digital Library services
• Display of Newspaper Clippings
• Best User Award to Motivate the users
• Manuscript preservation and Conservation
• Book Exhibition
• Organize National Librarians Day Programme
• Organize National Webinar on Awareness programme on use of online E-Resource
• Organize National Webinar on Role of Academic Libraries in Studies and Teaching during Pandemic Situation
• Organize Lecture Programme on Mental Health Information Literacy and Role of Academician