About The Library

The College Library was established in the year 1949. Adjoining with the administration block it is easily accessible to the students and the staff members. It was started with 2108 books and now it is comprised more than a number of 57795. It subscribes to various national periodicals, journals, magazines, newspapers, e-journals and database. The Library covers a huge area of 2179.6 sq. mts. It creates a new historical epoch and leaves an impression of the entire history of creation. Having the capacity of 200 seats  for readers it has been equipped with 12 Computer systems with Internet facility and 2 printers and most important Library Automation Software — Koha to present a glance of E-Library. The Library has access to e-resources provided by UGC-INFLIBNET through N-LIST programs. The digital section has around CDs/ DVDs and Video Cassettes. The library also has a Xerox machine. The books in the library can be accessed online by weblink: http://dsck.bestbookbuddies.com

ICT and other Tools

• Electronic Resource Management package for e-journals: INFLIBNET (N-LIST) Programme provides access to 6500 e-journals and 32 Lakhs e-Books.
• Federated searching tools to search articles in multiple databases: Being a registered member of INFLIBNET /N-LIST Programme, students and teachers search articles from EBSCO-Host database that provides access to articles via federated searching.
• Library automation: Library is using Library Automation Software for issue and return of books.
• Total number of computers for public access: 12
• Reprography service.

Institutional Repository
Newspaper coverage of college news of seminars, workshops and other functions conducted by the institution is maintained and available in the library.

• Photocopies of articles for various competitions such as essay writing competitions, declamations etc. are maintained.
• College prospectus and college magazines are available in the library.

Library Circulation Policy
Text books are issued for the whole session to meritorious and needy students. Distinct facility is provided to the students during examination days. They are allowed to get extra books issued till the period of examination. Books to readers are issued for the duration of 14 days and if needed extra time is granted on the renewal basis. Library also provides Short Message Service (SMS) to Issue/Return/Renew alert of the book/books. Full Assistance is provided by the library assistants to Physically Challenged persons in college Library. Library staff helps physically challenged students to find books required by them.

Web OPAC
Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) is the representation of the library’s collection of learning resources. Library provides round-the-clock Web OPAC facility to the faculty and students of the institute through Koha Library software. All the students are registered on software with the help of barcode on smart cards of students.  Smart ID cards with barcode are issued to the students which enables them to get the books issued and return the same online.  All the records are maintained in the computer.

Borrowing Facility
Formation of long queues of borrowers in front of circulation counter has become a part of library history due to automation of circulation.  Numbers of documents permitted to be borrowed at a time:-

Library Advisory Committee
Library Committee – the governing body of the College Library System – formulates library policies for the guidance of the College Librarian. This Committee has Principal as its Chairman and College Librarian as its Secretary.

1. Principal Chairman
2. Sh. Anil (Librarian & Secretary)
3. Heads of all Departments
4. Ms Bhavya Rattan

Library Staff Profile

Note: (*) Indicates to Contractual Staff.