S.M. Mahavidyalaya was established in rural area in 1967 in Akluj, with selected few departments and the library was in a single room of the main building. Then, there were only 1640 printed books and the cost was 15527.15/. In 2004, separate library building was constructed and named after Rabindranath Tagore who was an eminent educationist and philosopher. At present, the Library has over nearly 84748 printed documents and subscribes over 141 national and international peer reviewed Journals and Periodicals.
College library has a beautiful location, sufficient space and user oriented cupboards, locating attractive arrangement of resources. The library fulfills all the students’ requirements with sufficient collection, services, facilities, resources/e-resources supported by well trained staff.
Aims and Objectives
- To develop Collection of reading Materials useful for various courses
- To provide various library services and facilities to the readers
- To support research activity for its progress and quality development
- To preserve and conserve the collection of reading material in the library
Library Area (in sq.ft.):
|
Sr. No. |
Section |
Dimension |
Total (sq.ft) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Stack Section No. 1 |
24.9 x 51 |
1269.9 |
|
2 |
Stack Section No. 2 |
18 x 39 |
702 |
|
3 |
Reference & Periodical Section |
16 x 39 |
624 |
|
4 |
Staff Reading Room |
33.6 x 18 |
604.8 |
|
5 |
Librarian Office |
16 x 10 |
160 |
|
6 |
Store Room |
50 x 6.5 |
325 |
|
7 |
Students Reading Room |
24.9 x 69 |
1718.1 |
|
14.1 x 18 |
253.8 |
||
|
8 |
Multimedia Centre |
16 x 39 |
624 |
|
9 |
Newspaper Reading Section |
20.6 x 14 |
288.4 |
|
10 |
Network Resource Centre |
33.6 x 18 |
604.8 |
|
11 |
Processing Section |
16 x 10 |
160 |
|
12 |
Open Space |
|
2382.2 |
|
Total Library Area |
9717 |
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