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INTRODUCTION
A library is a living record of human progress, it is through the Libraries that men communicate their vision and experience from generation to generation. It is a stepping stone to the future and a bridge to the past. Through libraries Research Scholars have unlocked the secrets of nature.
ANANDA RANGAPILLAI LIBRARY
The University Library was inaugurated on September 11, 1986 by the First Vice-Chancellor Dr. K.Venkatasubramanian. The University Library named after Ananda Ranga Pillai - the great diarist of Pondicherry and dubash of Dupleix, the erstwhile French Governor of Pondicherry, moved to its separate building costing Rs.100 lakhs in June 1990.
The University Library serves the students, research scholars, members of the faculty and Non-teaching Staff of the University. Reference Service, OPAC Service, CD-ROM Database Service, On-line Journal Service, Reprographic and Photocopying facilities are provided to the library users and is kept open on all the working days of the University for the users.
WORKING HOURS
The library is opened through out the year except 8 Public Holidays. The library is opened from 9.30 A.M. to 8.30 P.M. on all regular working days and from 9.30 A.M. to 5.30 P.M. on week ends and summer holidays.
LAYOUT OF THE LIBRARY
The University Library is housed in a separate 2 storeyed building of its own. The book stack area consists of 3 storeys. The University Library has sitting accommodation for more than 250 readers.
In the University Library, the Hall – I in the ground floor houses all Science Books arranged in the classified sequence, Books Circulation Counter, Librarian Room, Library Office and Library Technical Processing Section. The fully air conditioned Hall – II in the first floor houses all the current Journals and periodicals including Abstracting and Indexing periodicals, United Nations Depository and E-Journal Browsing Centre. The Computer Servers Room and I.T. Section are also in the second floor. The journals are arranged discipline-wise on the periodical display racks with pigeon-hole compartments, along the walls. The Books are arranged in the stack according to Dewey Decimal Classification system.
The Stack – I in the ground floor houses all Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences books arranged in the classified sequence, the Stack-II in the first floor houses all back-volumes of journals arranged in the subject sequence and the Stack-III in the second floor houses all the reference collections arranged in classified sequence. The Books are arranged in the stack according to Dewey Decimal Classification system.
LIBRARY HOLDINGS
A. HARD COPY:
|
Document Type |
Collection |
| Books |
1,20,713 |
| Theses Collection |
3,550 |
| Reports |
403 |
| United Nations Documents |
1,340 |
| Reprints: Article Alert (USIS) |
1,050 |
| Journal Bound Volumes |
8,300 |
Current Periodicals Foreign - 280
Indian - 263
| 543 |
B. ELECTRONIC MEDIUM:
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Databasess |
Collection |
| CD-ROM Databases(1991 to 2002) |
8 |
| Current Contents(1997-1998, 2002) |
|
| COPSAT |
88 |
A. ON-LINE JOURNALS: (Subscribed by the University)
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Subject |
Publisher |
| Biochemistry |
Elsevier |
| Chemistry |
Elsevier |
| Computer Science |
Elsevier |
| Material Science |
Elsevier |
| Physics |
Elsevier |
| Mathematics |
Elsevier |
| Earth & Planetary Sciences |
Elsevier |
| Academic Search Elite |
EBSCO |
| Business Source Elite |
EBSCO |
D. ON-LINE JOURNALS: (Subscribtion through UGC-INFONET)
|
Sl.No. |
Publisher/Database |
| |
Bibliographic Databases |
| 1 |
Chemical Abstracts Service |
| 2 |
Biological Abstracts |
| 3 |
Royal Society of Chemistry |
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3.1 Analytical Abstracts |
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3.2 Catalysts & Catalysed Reactions |
| |
3.3 Chemical Hazards in Industry |
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3.4 Laboratory Hazards Bulletin |
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3.5 Methods in Organic Synthesis |
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3.6 Natural Products Update |
| Sl.No. |
Full Text Databases |
| 1 |
American Chemical Society |
| 2 |
Royal Society of Chemistry |
| 3 |
American Physical Society |
| 4 |
Institute of Physics |
| 5 |
American Institute of Physics |
| 6 |
Cambridge University Press |
| 7 |
Project Muse |
| 8 |
J-STOR |
| 9 |
Kluwer Journals |
| 10 |
Springer Journals |
| 11 |
Emerald |
| 12 |
Nature |
| 13 |
Science Online |
| 14 |
Encyclopaedia Britannica |
| 15 |
Elsevier Science |
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PORTALS |
| 1 |
Ingenta – Gateway Portal |
| 2 |
J-Gate Gateway Portal |
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DOCUMENT ORGANISATION:
The documents are arranged in a fashion so as to facilitate easy access,
safe storage and quick retrieval. Their arrangement is briefly described
below:
BOOKS:
All the new books acquired by the Library are accessioned, classified
and catalogued using the Dewey Decimal Classification scheme and Anglo-American
Cataloguing Rules-II.
THESES:
Theses, approved for the award of degrees of M.Phil and Ph.D, are shelved
in the Theses collection section in Hall-II. The computerised bibliographic
database of Theses is also available for Retrieval of data by the users
on the computer terminal.
CURRENT PERIODICALS:
The University Library has been subscribing to 422 nos. of current journals
and periodicals, mostly Foreign journals and periodicals. These are arranged
subject-wise on the periodical display shelves fixed with pigeon compartments
in Hall-I.
BACK-VOLUMES OF PERIODICALS:
The Back-Volumes of Periodicals are kept arranged subjectwise, in Hall-I,
in the Reference section of Our Library. A computerised bibliographic database
of periodical-holdings has been created.
UNITED NATIONS DEPOSITORY:
Our University Library has been recognised by the United Nations Organisation,
New York, as its deposit centre. The United Nations Documents are received
regularly. The United Nations Documents have been arranged in classified
order and organ-wise. They have been placed in the United Nations Depository
Section. These documents can be accessed in the computer as the bibliographic
details have been input in the Library Computer system.
REFERENCE AND RARE BOOKS SECTION:
This section is equipped with Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Atlases,
Bibliographical Dictionaries, Year Books etc. All these books are non issuable
and are kept for ready reference purpose.
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AUTOMATION ACTIVITIES
A number computer servers and workstations are installed in the university Library for Modernising and Automation of the Library operations and Services. The Library resources materials have been computerised by using LIBSYS software. The LIBSYS software is an integrated Library Management Software used for library automation. The various sections that are automated are :
1. Acquisition Section
2. Cataloguing Section
3. Circulation Section
4. Periodicals (Journals) Section
5. Binding Section
6. U.N. Documents Section
7. Theses Section
8. Office of the Librarian
Computer Facilities :
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Item Description |
Nos. |
| SCO Unix Server |
1 |
| Linux Server |
2 |
| Novell Server |
1 |
| CD-Mirror Server |
2 |
| Workstations |
46 |
| Color Laser Printer |
1 |
| Laser Printers |
4 |
| 132 Col. Dot Matrix Printer |
5 |
| High Resolution Scanner |
1 |
Barcoding of Library Resources :
Apart from automating of the above sections, as part of modernising the University Library all the Books, Theses, Bound Volumes, U.N. Documents, Reports, etc. are Barcoded. Initially, the barcoding work was outsourced and now the work is being done by the I.T. Section of the Library.
Barcoded Membership Identity Cards :
The Faculty, Non-Teaching Staff, Research Scholars and Students of the University are issued a single barcoded Membership cum Library Identity card by the I.T. Section of the Library. The users of the library can use the same Identity card for borrowing books.
On-line Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) Service :
The computerised bibliographic details of the books, theses, reports, U.N. documents, etc. are available in the library through the OPAC(On-line Public Access Catalogue) service. Three computer systems are provided to the users of the library for this service. The users can search the databases in different ways, viz :
- Author
- Title
- Subject
- Classified
- Words within title
- Any other Keywords using Boolean Operators
In addition to that, the availability of journals issues and bound volumes are also obtained using the OPAC service. Whenever a journal issue is arrived, the same is entered immediately in the computer and hence the availability of journal issues can be accessed from the system. In addition the details of books borrowed by the members can also be seen.
Users can avail the OPAC facility on intra-net through browser based WEBOPAC module.
On-line Journals, CD-ROM Database Search & Internet Service :
Twenty computer systems are provided for the On-line Journals Access, Internet and CD-ROM Database Search Service. The available CD-ROM Journal Databases (Both Index/Abstract and Full Text up to 2002) are loaded in the CD-Mirror Server. The users can get the hard copy of the full text on payment.
Since CD-ROMs have revolutionized the information technology, the University
Library proposes to extend the facility further, based on the user demand.
All the users can access the CD-ROM facility and quite a good number of
users are accessing the above facility. CD-ROM user Education/Orientation
Programme is conducted every year in the University Library for the Research
Scholars, Students and faculty of the University.
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