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Library

The college library had its humble beginnings from the inception of the college in 1965. It has shifted from the main building in 1992 and is located in first floor of building adjacent to main building. The primary aim of the library is to establish a learning environment for the academic community. It acts as a centre for the collection of information resources related to all the subjects offered by the college. It is an integral part of the college and plays a pivotal role in dissemination of knowledge through books, journals, magazines and other digital media. The library has a circulation area, reference area and an area for display of periodicals. Additional reading area is also attached with the library. The Library stacks a comprehensive collection of printed as well as electronic resources which include books, journals, databases, CDs/DVDs, e-journals, reports etc. useful for the academic community. Presently the library has an extensive collection of over 35000 books and also subscribes to more than 40 periodicals (including journals, magazines and newspapers). The library has subscribed the N-LIST library consortium (database of E-books & E-Journals) and offers access to its contents through password protected user accounts. A web centric, open source library management software, KOHA, is used for automating library housekeeping operations. The library is modernized with bar coding based automation system that facilitates check-in, check-out and renewal of books.


  1. 1. Library Access
    a. Library Membership
    Membership of the library is open for the teaching staff, students and non-teaching staff of the college. A non-member is not admitted to the library except with special permission from the Principal. Separate identity cards will be issued to every student. Books are issued to the users on the production of valid Identity Card. In the case of staff (Teaching & Non-teaching) membership is allowed after submitting duly filled in and signed membership form, recommended by the concerned HoD. The members are supposed to be conversant with and agreeable to the Library rules.
    b. Book Lending Facility
    Borrower categories and their entitlements

    Borrowers Type Maximum no. of Books issued at a time Loan period Overdue charges
    Undergraduate students 3 14 days Rs.1 per day
    Postgraduate students 5 14 days Rs.1 per day
    Teaching Staff (Permanent) 8 14 days Rs.1 per day
    Teaching Staff (Contract) 5 14 days Rs.1 per day
    Non-Teaching Staff 5 14 days Rs.1 per day
    c. Damage/ Loss of Library Materials
    Users must ensure that the books they borrow are in good condition to avoid being held responsible for any damages noted while returning the books.
    Users will be held responsible for any damage or loss of library materials in their possession and will be required to meet the cost of replacement as per the rule.
    Lost books must be reported to the librarian immediately and replaced or paid for within 30 days.
    Lost library books that are recovered, must be handed to the librarian as they remain the property of college library.
    d. Validity of Library Cards
    Library cards are valid for the entire duration of the course to access library facilities. It shall be returned to the library at the end of the course. Take special care to maintain the library cards. Do not fold or alter entries on the cards.
    e. Loss of Library Cards
    Loss of library card should be reported to the librarian. Duplicate card may be issued against formal application and fine.
    f. No Due Certificate
    Each student shall obtain No dues certificate from the library after returning all the books issued, surrendering the borrower’s cards and after paying outstanding dues, if any, before obtaining transfer certificate.
    g. Damage/ Loss of Library Books
    For loss of books the following procedure will be undertaken as per G.O.1028/A3/93.H.Edn. dated 28/05/1993.
    i) If new edition or copies of the lost books are available with the book suppliers, the book has to be replaced by a new one.
    (ii) If the lost book is not available for replacement, the value of the lost book will be realized at the following rates:-
    a. Ten times the face value of the books which were published prior to 1946.
    b. Six times the face value of the books which were published prior to 1970.
    c. Three times the face value of the books in all other cases.
    d. If the book value cannot be ascertained from the Library Stock Registers compensation will be fixed on the basis of the market price of similar publication at the time of fixation.
  2. . Library Rules & Regulations
    1. Registration should be done to become a member and to use library resources.
    2. Strict silence and discipline must be observed inside the library.
    3. College identity card is compulsory for all users. This card is strictly non-transferable.
    4. The users must record their visit to library.
    5. Users are supposed to deposit their personal belongings at the property counter prior to their entry into the library.
    6. Library follows open access system and users should try to replace books in their original position in the shelf after consulting. If in doubt, they may keep the book on their reading table.
    7. Newspapers, Magazines and Journals must be read only in the library on specific tables and should not be taken outside.
    8. Users should not disturb the arrangements of books.
    9. Users should take care of cleanliness of the library.
    10. The Library will be open from 8.30 am to 3.30 pm on all working days.
    11. Books from the library will be issued on days and hours notified by the Librarian.
    12. Students must examine books issued to them and report damages, if any, to the Librarian before taking them away.
    13.Books issued must be returned within fourteen days from the date of issue.
    14.Users who fail to return the books within the due date shall pay a fine of Re. 1/- per book per day.
    15. Users are not allowed to borrow books on behalf of others or transfer borrowed materials from/to other students.
    16. Reference documents like Dictionary, Encyclopedia, Year Books, Journals and Project Reports are only for consultation within the Library.
    17. Readers should not mark, underline, write, tear pages or otherwise damage the resources of the library in any way. If anyone is found doing so, he/she will be charged the full replacement cost of the resource.
    18. Library materials may not be taken outside without proper authentication by library staff.
  3.  Library Resources
    Total number of books: 39216
    Print Periodicals:43
    News Papers: 6
    E-Journals: 6000+ (N-LIST Consortia)
    E-Books; 1,64,300+ e-books under N-LIST and 6,00,000 e-books through NDL.
    CDs/DVDs: 134
  4.  URKUND PLAGIARISM CHECK
    College library has started Plagiarism Checking Service using the software URKUND provided by the University of Calicut. Urkund’s anti-plagiarism system is a fully-automatic machine learning text-recognition system made for detecting, preventing and handling plagiarism whatever the language is. This service can be availed for the faculty and PG students of the college.
    PLAGIARISM CHECKING GUIDELINES
    The document have to be provide for plagiarism check before two weeks of final submission to college.
    The candidate must submit only their own work/article/dissertation and it must be the final copy of evaluation.
    The soft copy of the document [in PDF format] has to be submitted for plagiarism check in three separate files
    NON-CORE AREA (Introduction, Review and Methodology)
    CORE AREA (Analysis and Interpretation)
    TITLE PAGE
  5.  Provide the Following links
    1. National Digital Library of India (https://ndl.iitkgp.ac.in/)
    2. E-shodhganga (https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/)
    3. N-LIST (https://nlist.inflibnet.ac.in/)
    4. e-pg pathshala (https://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in/)
  6.  E-learning Resources
    1. NPTEL (https://nptel.ac.in/)
    2. SWAYAM (https://swayam.gov.in/)
    3. SWAYAM PRABHA: EDUCATINAL CHANNEL (https://www.swayamprabha.gov.in/)
    4. eGyanKosh (http://egyankosh.ac.in/)
    5. NPTEL VIDEO LECTURES (https://nptel.ac.in/course.html)
  7.  E-Books
    1. DIRECTORY OF OPEN ACCESS BOOKS (https://www.doabooks.org/)
    2. Google BOOKS (https://books.google.com/)
    3. PDFDRIVE (https://www.pdfdrive.com/)
    4. PROJECT GUTENBERG (https://www.gutenberg.org/)
    5. OPEN LIBRARY (https://openlibrary.org/)
    6. kids power (https://www.kidpower.org/books/)
    7. FORGOTTEN BOOKS (https://www.forgottenbooks.com/en)
    8. INTERNET ARCHIEVE (https://archive.org/index.php)
  8.  E-Journals
    1. SPRINGER JOURNALS (https://www.sciencedirect.com/browse/journals-and-books)
    2. CSIR-NISCAIR JOURNALS (https://www.niscair.res.in/periodicals/researchjournals)
    3. SCIENCE ALERT (https://scialert.net/journals.php)
    4. Directory of Open Access Journals (https://doaj.org/)
  9.  Universities Libraries

            1. CHMK Library Calicut Univeristy (https://library.uoc.ac.in/)
           2. Kerala University Library (http://www.kulib.in/)
           3. M.G University Library (http://www.kulib.in/)
          4. CUSAT Library (http://library.cusat.ac.in/)
          5. Kannur University Library (http://hgcl.kannuruniversity.ac.in/)

10. Audible books
LIBRIVOX https://librivox.org/
LIT2GO http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/
LOYAL BOOKS http://www.loyalbooks.com/
Mind Webs https://archive.org/details/MindWebs_201410
Overdrive https://www.overdrive.com/
SCRIBL https://scribl.com/browse?page=1&bf=all:ebooks:audio_ebooks:podcasts&ac=0
PROJECT GUTENBERG https://www.gutenberg.org/browse/categories/1
SPOTIFY https://www.spotify.com/us/
STORYNORY http://www.storynory.com/
SYNC http://www.audiobooksync.com/
commonsensemedia https://www.commonsensemedia.org/lists/best-free-audiobooks-on-audible
kathacafe https://www.kathacafe.com/
kathoram https://kaathoram.wordpress.com/listen/
Audio archive https://archive.org/details/audio
Open culture https://www.openculture.com/freeaudiobooks
Audible stories https://stories.audible.com/
Hawarden Public Library https://hawardenpubliclibrary.com/digital-library/free-audible-stories/
Calibre audio https://www.calibreaudio.org.uk/


11. OPEN REPOSITORIES
1. MGU PhD THESES ARCHIEVE (http://www.mgutheses.in/)
2. IIMK KOZHIKODE (https://www.iimk.ac.in/)
3. GOOGLE SCHOLAR (https://scholar.google.co.in/)
4. Open Access Theses and Dissertations (https://oatd.org/)
5. Open DOAR (https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/opendoar/)

12. LIBRARY EVENTS

1. Reading Day Celebration on 2019
2. Webinar on N-LIST National Digital Library Consortia: E-Resources to the Indian Academia on 21-10-2020
3. One Day National Webinar on Plagiarism: Issues and Solutions on 21-02-2021
4. Library orientation on 27-02-2021