Library

ABOUT LIBRARY & INFORMATION CENTER

The Vidya Sanskaar Institute of Science, Commerce and Management library facility here is state-of-the-art. Library is well ventilated, spacious with sitting capacity of 60 members. It is administered by qualified Senior Librarian. The library is fully computerized with library software LIBSOFT- 9.8.5. In terms of richness of resources of 1614 reference and textbooks along with CDs and DVDs apart from reputed National and International journals, magazines and periodicals in the field of Science, Commerce, Management and Computer Science.

The project reports, question papers, and Back volumes of previous years are made available in the library and also provides 12 Computers with internet facility to the faculty and students. The mission is to provide comprehensive resources and services in support of the research, teaching, and learning needs of the faculty and students’ community.

LIBRARY ACCESS

  • The library has Good Collection of Books and Journals, documents are well organized by following Library Classification (Dewey Decimal Classification – 24th Edition) latest. This arrangement has helped the organization of information in a systematic way and has helped users to locate documents easily.
  • Library provides open access facilities that help easy access and use of the library as a Learning Resource.
  • The library is following open access system, where the books from the stack section are borrowed by the faculty and students. The circulation counter updates day to day borrowing and returning of the books and statistics are maintained with LIBSOFT 9.8.5 Library Management software.
  • Separate Login and Log out register is maintained for students and faculty which helps tracking the day-to-day visitors.
  • The barcode ID card is issued to the student to borrow the books. The books are arranged according to the Subject wise which helps in knowing the status of the book easily.
  • Reader’s guidance and Ready reference service are provided to users.

LIBRARY COLLECTION

The library collection consists of Books (including textbooks, Reference Books, dictionaries, encyclopaedia, competitive books, and yearbooks), Periodicals, Project Reports, CD Rom/DVDs, Audio cassette, career guidance and placement books. previous year question papers. The library collections cater to the needs of UG, PG Students and other stakeholders. This library collection addresses the needs for teaching-learning (UG, PG), research, reference, and preparation of project proposals, reports, and competitive examinations through its vast collection. The library collection is quite systematic and procurements are made only on the recommendations of the different departments. The library ensures procurement of the latest and updated learning resources like books and journals by sending the latest catalogues to the departments to facilitate procurement

Sl No Resources No. of Volumes
1 Reference & Text Books 1662
2 Journals Hard Copies 2
3 Magazines 3
4 Newspaper 5
5 CD’s 10
6 Students Project Reports 280
7 SC/ST Book Bank 102

LIBRARY FACILITIES:

ORGANIZATION OF LIBRARY RESOURCES

  • Books are arranged and organized subject wise.
  • Journals are displayed alphabetically.
  • Reference books kept separately in the reference section.
  • Back volumes of journals maintained.

LIBRARY AUTOMATION:

Library is partially automated. All the required book collections are updated in the LIBSOFT 9.8.5 Library Management software database. OPAC (offline) is used for the search of sources.

ONLINE PUBLIC ACCESS CATALOGUE: (OPAC)

OPAC is used for the search of sources. It enables the library users

To know the bibliographic records of available books within the library Computerized Catalogue facility for the available book Search Services through the OPAC interface is in place. The bibliographic record consists of 1573 books and can be searched through this interface. Books are bar-coded.

The 12 computers provided in the library are connected to LAN.

BOOK BANK FACILITY

The book bank facility is available for SC/ST students with a separate collection of 94 volumes along with general library.

THE VSISCM LIBRARY PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING SERVICES:

  • Reference Service:
  • InterLibrary Loan:
  • Internet Service:
  • SC / ST Book Bank:
  • Reprography Service:
  • Newspaper clipping service:
  • Special Reference Books for Competitive Exams (CSIR/UGC/NET/SLET, IAS, KAS, Banking, Railways & other exams)
  • Previous years Question Papers

LIBRARY RULES AND REGULATIONS

Library Timings – 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

  • Students are requested to enter their name and sign in the register kept at the checkpoint while entering the library.
  • Issuing and returning of books is between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • 2 Books for students & 10 Books for faculty members will be issued.
  • Must promptly display the books and other documents that are being taken out of the library to the staff at the checkpoint.
  • Library books should be returned within 15 days else of Rs. 1/- per day will be collected as fine.
  • The borrower must replace lost - damaged books.
  • Personal books/ Bags should not be carried inside the Library.
  • Reference books/ Journals/ Students Project Report is only for reference.
  • Students should bring their Identity Card /Borrower’s Card whenever they enter the Library.
  • Students have to Maintain Silence inside the Library.
  • If any student found misbehaving inside the Library, he/she will be suspended from the library for one week.
  • All borrowed books must be returned and Dues must be settled prior to receiving examination hall tickets.
  • Borrower’s card is not transferable.
  • Loss of borrower `s card to be reported immediately in writing to the Librarian.
  • Contact the Librarian /section staff on duty for any queries.
  • Renewals are allowed only time when there is no claim by others.
  • Keep the library premises tidy
  • Mobile phones keep it in silent mode when inside the library.

OPEN E-RESOURCES

E-Books Portal
American Libraries https://archive.org/details/americana
Google Books https://books.google.com/
Canadian Libraries https://archive.org/details/toronto
Project Gutenberg http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/
Community books https://archive.org/details/opensource
UN University full text publications http://archive.unu.edu/unupress/fulltext.html
Children Library https://archive.org/details/iacl
Open Textbook Library https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks
Free - Ebooks https://www.free-ebooks.net/
Free TechBooks https://www.freetechbooks.com/
Directory of Open Access Books https://doabooks.org/
Learning Through Digital Media http://www.ebooksdirectory.com/details.php?ebook=12366

Open Access E-Journals

E-Journals Portal
National Digital Library https://ndl.iitkgp.ac.in/
e-PG Parthshala https://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in/
Knowledge Gainer http://164.100.247.28/
Journal of Digital Information http://journals.tdl.org/jodi/
Indian Academy of Sciences https://www.ias.ac.in/
Bioline International http://www.bioline.org.br/
BioMed Central https://www.biomedcentral.com/
Indian Journals https://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx
MedIND http://medind.nic.in/
Journal of Postgraduate Medicine http://www.jpgmonline.com/
Medknow Publications http://www.medknow.com/
Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) https://www.mdpi.com/
Journal of Nutrition https://academic.oup.com/jn
Indian Journal of Public Health http://www.ijph.in/
Indian Journal of Science and Technology https://www.indjst.org/
Theoretical Economics https://econtheory.org/
International journals of Scientific and Research Publications http://www.ijsrp.org/
Science Publishing Group http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/home/index
Arkat USA-organic Chemistry https://www.arkat-usa.org/
PMC https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/
Asian Network for Scientific Information https://www.ansinet.com/
Marsland Press-Multidesciplinary Academic Journal publisher http://www.sciencepub.net/
PLOS https://plos.org/
OMICS publishing Group https://www.omicsonline.org/
Bentham Science [Link not provided]
Taylor & Francis open access journals https://www.tandfonline.com/openaccess
Wiley Open Access https://authorservices.wiley.com/open-research/open-access/index.html
Royal Society https://royalsociety.org/journals/
Science Publications https://thescipub.com/
Google Scholar https://scholar.google.co.in/
Free Medical Journals http://www.freemedicaljournals.com/
Directory of Open Access Journals https://doaj.org/
BASE-Bifeld Academic Search Engine https://www.base-search.net/index.php
RePEc (Research papers in Economics) http://repec.org/
SSRN-Social Science Research Network https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/DisplayAbstractSearch.cfm
Registry of Open Access Repositories http://roar.eprints.org/
OAIster https://oaister.worldcat.org/
Science Direct-open Access https://www.sciencedirect.com/browse/journals-and-books
ABC-Chemistry: Directory of full Text Journals in Chemistry http://abc-chemistry.org/

Thesis and Dissertation

E-Resources Portal
MGU Ph.d Thesis Archive http://www.mgutheses.org/
IISC Repository of Thesis and Dissertation http://etd.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/
Sodhganga https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/

Dictionaries and Encyclopaedia

E-Resources Portal
Free Encyclopedia https://www.encyclopedia.com/
RP-Photonic Encyclopedia https://www.rp-photonics.com/encyclopedia.html/
Merriam Webster https://www.merriam-webster.com/
Cambridge Dictionary https://dictionary.cambridge.org/
Dictionary https://www.dictionary.com/
The free Dictionary https://www.thefreedictionary.com/
Macmillan Dictionary https://www.macmillandictionary.com/
Collins Dictionary https://www.collinsdictionary.com/
Shabdkosh https://www.shabdkosh.com/

Online Newspapers

E-Resources Portal
India Press http://www.indiapress.info/
World Newspapers http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/
Indian Newspapers http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/india.htm