Library
2022-2023
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E-Art 24-25
E-Magazine 24-25
E-Art 23-24
E-Magazine 23-24
E-Magazine 21-22
E-Magazine 20-21
E-Magazine-2019-2020
E-Magazine 2018-2019
E-Magazine-2017-2018
2020-2021
The college library is the major resource for information. Its primary function is to deliver information services and resources to its user community. The library follows Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) and is automated with Rovan LMS software respectively since 2007. Library offers access to INFLIBNET N-LIST programmer, which is a vast repository of online journals and e-books. Due to corona library programs were conducted through online. Book Review assigned to the students and received through google classroom.50 number of books was purchased and 19 journals and magazines were renewed. The following E-Resources provided to the students for their studies through our library blog.
Online Information Resources are vital for academic and research institutes in today’s knowledge economy. The digital world gives everyone an opportunity to find his or her own expert, not necessarily in the classroom. The Internet and other digital information resources provide students and teachers with the means to reach out to the world and extract the information that they find most interesting, whatever it may be. It is a great opportunity for us to serve you with our quality information resources and services.
Inflibnet Resources
The Project entitled “National Library and Information Services Infrastructure for Scholarly Content (N-LIST)”, being jointly executed by the UGC-INFONET Digital Library Consortium, INFLIBNET .The N-LIST project provides access to e-resources to students, researchers and faculty from colleges and other beneficiary institutions through server(s) installed at the INFLIBNET Centre. The authorized users from colleges can now access e-resources and download articles required by them directly from the publisher’s website once they are duly authenticated as authorized users through servers deployed at the INFLIBNET Centre
ACQUISITION
The following policy is intended to provide a framework for the development of a quality Library collection that meets the information needs of a dynamic community. The policy will ensure that the quality of the collection is maintained through consistency in selection and de-selection processes and a process of continuous evaluation.
| No.of Books in the Library | 14036 |
| No.of Educational Journals | 35 |
| No.of Encyclopedia | 240 |
| Purchased books | 86 |
| Donated Books | 90 |
| Total | 176 |
The Reference section is to assist the clientele to use the resources of the library in an effective manner leading to their optimum utilization. Reference service is the most intensive kind of personal service which attempts to bring together the user and information in a personal way. Justo Library has “reference books” include materials such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, which common reference books, and are therefore not lent out.
Periodical section is to provide inspiration, recreation and current information to the readers. Due to the vast knowledge explosion, periodical literature has a very important place these days in all fields, whether it is Science, Arts, or Humanities because readers more often get current information from periodical literature rather than books. Here, readers have access to a wide range of magazines, newspapers and topics of relevant interest. For research purposes, several periodicals are being indexed and some important periodicals are getting bounded annually. About more than Ten years back bound volume is available. The Current issue of the magazines is being displayed on the reading table to make their maximum use by a large number of readers; Periodicals do not circulate because they are very costly and single copies only available. We have subscribed the 35 journals both national and international with leading magazines also subscribed in our Justo Library.
DIGITAL LIBRARY
A modern digital library network with high speed internet access is also housed in the premises. Reprographic facilities with CD writer are provided for Students. The prime objective of this Digital Library to act as a subject gateway providing access to the information resources of various libraries and information services both internal and external, all in one place, enabling users to search, browse and download any required data needed quickly and easily. Digital library collections are not limited to, document surrogates: they extend to digital artifacts that cannot be represented or distributed. A digital library is a collection of documents in organized electronic form, available on the Internet or on CD-ROM (compact-disk read-only memory) disks. Depending on the specific library, a user may be able to access magazine articles, EBooks, and E-Journals. Our Justo Library offered mega online databases like N-List, These databases provide listed below of e-books and e-journals for research purpose.
| S.N0 | Name of the Database | E-Journals | E-Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | More than 6000 | More than 12000 |
2019-2020
The Library plays an important role in the present education system. A well-equipped and well managed library is the foundation of modern educational Structure. Every year special User Education Programme was conducted by Justo Library for the benefit of Student. The Main Theme of the program is How to use library properly. This Session Focused on
The Students were visited the 14 th Book Fair in Thamukkam.In that Book Fair they got an idea about new books and authors. Many students were purchased the Books regarding to Their Interest. Online Journals and Databases like Base and Core provided to the students through our library blog.
Total Number of Books
| No.of Books in the Library | 14172 |
| Number of Educational Journals | 27 |
Total Number of Books Added during the year
| Purchased Books | 47 |
| Donated Books | 89 |
| Total | 136 |
| Month/Date | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | Total |
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| Apr-2019 | 11 | 63 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 149 | |
| May-2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun-2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jul-2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 54 |
| Aug-2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 25 |
| Sep-2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| Oct-2019 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 89 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 264 |
| Nov-2019 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 98 | 28 | 28 | 84 | 0 | 46 | 96 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 614 | |
| Dec-2019 | 0 | 28 | 22 | 33 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 60 | 0 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 389 |
| Jan-2020 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 31 | 104 | 29 | 16 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 95 | 20 | 0 | 43 | 50 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 39 | 19 | 56 | 663 |
| Feb-2020 | 95 | 0 | 27 | 88 | 0 | 25 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 80 | 0 | 511 | ||
| Mar-2020 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 0 | 15 | 74 | 79 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 25 | 32 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 497 |
CIRCULATION:
CIRCULATION
This section represents the hub of library activities where lending out of books to readers is facilitated. Of all the library activities, the circulation of books for home use is a major public service provided by the library. Nearly all the members of the library visit this section for getting books on loan for home use at one or the other time. In the circulation Section various functions are undertaken viz. lending of books, reminders for overdue books, reservation of books, renewal of membership etc. most of these functions are done on computers in addition the same being done manually. All the circulation section functions have been computerized to give faster service to our members.
Digital Sources(2018)
Every Year the college library helps the students to enrich themselves with knowledge of content and general.
This year “Special User Education Programmes” was conducted for Justo Library by Mrs. Rethi, College Librarian for all students at Justo Auditorium on 21st July 2017. More than 65 students have participated in this program.
The main theme of the program is, we are giving the information about different kinds of library sections & services and how to use it.
FOCUSSED ON:
Importance of library
Library Rules & Regulations
Collection about library
To identify potential sources of information
To teach about Digital Library and subscribed database details
To train how to access the reliable information, including computer based and other technologies
List of services offered by the library and their features
To develop successful search strategies for book selection
General Motivation for improving reading habits
This program will help participants in very practical ways, such as: know library importance in higher education, library timings, penalty details, and collection details, theses & dissertations importance, digital library information.
Four computers have been installed exclusively for the members to search books by title author, keywords and subject through OPAC (On-Line Public Access Catalogue)
Justo Library
The St. Justin’s College of Education Possess an Excellent Library. The Library has computerized its operations and services using Rovan LMS Software.The Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) enables the users to search books and other materials by author, tittle, subject, publisher, call number and accession number. To meet the educational objectives of the college, the library:
Makes available to the student’s books and allied reading materials relevant to the courses offered in the colleges;
Makes available the books and documents required by faculty members in preparation of their instructional courses;
provides supplementary books and other reading materials to help to study and teach at the college;
provides a comprehensive selection of authoritative books and documents needed by the faculty members to pursue their research programmes;
The Library houses more than 14000 volumes covering various subjects. The Library Subscribe to 35 printed periodicals including research journals and magazines. The Library has a state of the art digital library with high speed internet connectivity. This would ensure Seamless access to up to minute information, which is crucial in this information age. The digital library provides access to more than 6000 online journals and 31lakh e-book through UGC N-LIST.
Service
Document Delivery:
This service includes the issue and return of books. UG students can take 2, PG Students can take 4 and Staff members can take 10 books at a time. The loan period will be for 14 days. The circulation work of the library is fully automated and has dedicated staff for this work. The activities include issue, return, and reservation and training users for searching in online catalogue of books.
Cyber Lab:
We have a computer lab with 5 computers and internet connectivity in library. The purpose of this lab is for searching E Journals, Internet Browsing Exam registrations etc.
Reading Area:
They are well ventilated with comfortable seating arrangements and proper lighting as to cater to the readers.
Reference Service
Reference books are kept in wooden Almira’s .The reference collection includes Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Rare books, materials for the preparation of competitive examination etc.
Photocopy Facility:
The photocopying center attached to the the library wing, functions from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Students and staff of the College make use of this facility. An amount of one rupee only charged for a copy from students and staff.
Journal section
The journal section is open to all Bed students,M.Ed students and members of the staff. It consists of current journals of all subjects as well as back volumes