Bhangar College library is the heart and soul of Bhangar Mahavidyalaya. It serves as the centre of academic activities for students, scholars and faculty members in the pursuit of excellence in their respective area of academic pursuits.
The journey began with a small almirah in 1997-98 after which a small 500 square feet room was allotted. With the passage of time, it continued to grow in all dimensions and now it is housed in an area of 4000 square feet.
The library has a collection of over 32,000 books, 11 journal titles and a number of magazines at present. Access to online journals and bibliographic databases is provided to the faculty members through the N-LIST (a project funded by the MHRD through INFLIBNET). Internet access from the library is available with a small number of computers for staff and students for searching digitized catalogues. It has a separate reading room with seating capacity of 100 students at a time. It has also Career Counselling Corner with books and magazines related to employment to guide and inspire students. It provides Web OPAC service for accessing bibliographic database of the library to all.
LIBRARY RULES
Membership
- All teaching, non-teaching staff and students are the members of the library.
- Alumni are allowed to avail the reading room services on producing a valid identification document.
General Rules
- All students can use the library provided they carry the college Identity card with them. No student will be allowed to enter the library without a valid Identity card.
- Before using library, students need to submit their ID card and need to fill up the attendance register.
- Mobile phones should be switched off and students need to maintain perfect silence and order inside the library.
- Sleeping, talking loudly, sitting in an improper manner and violating the general rules of conduct in the library are strictly prohibited.
- Group discussions or any kind of class meetings are not allowed in the library.
- Use of other’s ID card is strictly prohibited.
Library Usage
- Library services are available from 10.30 am to 5 pm on Monday to Friday and on Saturday from 10.30 to 1.30 pm.
- Library remains closed on Sunday and Institution Holidays.
- A teaching member is allowed to borrow maximum 15 books from the library. Renewal is obligatory for holding an issued book for more than 60 days.
- A non-teaching staff is allowed to borrow maximum 8 books for a period of 60 days.
- Honours students are allowed to borrow 3 books at a time for a period of 15 days which can be further renewed for a period of another 15 days.
- General students are allowed to borrow 2 books at a time for a period of 15 days which can be further renewed for a period of another 15 days.
Restricted Categories of Reading Material
- Reference Books and rare books are not issued from the library.
- Single copy books are not to be lent out from the library.
Loos and Damage of Library Books
- When books are issued, students should check the pages of the books and, if pages are found missing, they should report it to the librarian before leaving the counter. On returning the books, if pages are found missing, then the last borrower of the book shall be held accountable for the missing pages and fined accordingly. Writing in or marking the library books in any way, tearing pages or pictures from books or defacing the books will be treated as a breach of library rules.
- In case of loss of book, the latest edition of the lost book has to be replaced by the borrower to the library.
- Borrowed books are to be returned before appearing in Semester Examinations. No marksheet will be issued unless the Library Clearence Certificate is obtained from the library.
Library Fine
Overdue charge for the students is ₹1.00 per day per book.
SERVICES AND FACILITIES
At present the library offers following services and facilities
- Reading Room Service
- Lending Service
- Reference Service
- Digital Library Service
- Current Awareness Service
- Research Support Service
- Access to e-books and e-journals
- Career Guidance Sell
- User Empowerment Program on Handling ICT Tools for Higher Education
