SKDC Central Library

About the Library

Sankardev College Library has been instated since the inception of the College in 1962. The Central library has been a great source of knowledge for the students and staff of the College. It caters to the needs of the users and its library housekeeping activities is fully automated with the Software KOHA. The library provides access to resources, facilities and services and fulfills the information needs of the college by implementing optimum standards in ensuring the efficient maintenance of its resources and services with an excellent ambiance for learning environment.

 The motto of the library is “SAVE THE TIME AND TO CATER THE INFORMATION NEEDS OF THE USER” The Library takes the initiative to upgrade from time to time with the change in ICT.

Library Staff:

Name:                        B.Lyngdoh

Designation:                   Selection Grade Librarian

Sanctioned/Adhoc:        Sanctioned

Highest Qualification:   MLISc, Gold Medalist (NET Qualified)

Date of Joining:             1st August, 2000

Email Address:              buhteelyngdoh@gmail.com

Paper presentation:         8(Eight) National and International.

Name:   Badarisha Ryntathiang

Designation:                  Assistant Librarian

Sanctioned/Adhoc:       Sanctioned college post

Highest Qualification:  MLISc, NET Qualified

Date of Joining:             1st June 2019

Email Address:             zaviera128@gmail.com

Name:                               Mr. B.Sharma                                                         

Designation:                     Grade IV

Sanctioned/Adhoc:          Sanctioned

Highest Qualification:     Under Matric

Date of Joining:               February 1st 1996

Email Address:                bishnuusharmaa2015@gmail.com

  1. “Leadership: Key to Success in the NATIONAL SEMINAR ON PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT IN THE LIBRARY PROFESSION (PDITLP) organized by Department of library and information science, NEHU from 21st – 23rd October 2010.
  1. “Skills of the Librarian in Modern Times” in the INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION LITERACY IN THE KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY organized by the Department of Library and Information Science, NEHU from 6th – 8th April 2014.
  1. “A Graphic Representation of Communication, Land Use and Environment” in the INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON GREEN ECONOMICS: THE ROAD TO A BALANCED AND HEALTHY ECONOMY organized by the Meghalaya Economic Association on the 7th-8th August 2014.
  1. “Globalization of Information Sources & Services” in the NATIONAL SEMINAR ON  GLOBALISATION AND ITS IMPACT ON REGIONAL LANGUAGES organized by the Department of Languages, Sankardev College,Shillong on the 9th – 10th November 2015
  1. “Application of ICT Changing scenario of Sankardev College Library, Shillong with Introduction of Automation” in the 10TH CONVENTION PLANNER 2016,organized by INFLIBNET center ,Gandhinagar, Gujarat in collaboration with NEHU, Shillong from 9th – 11th November,2016.
  1. “Motivation of College Library staff in IT Environment” in the National Seminar on Transforming Libraries in Digital India Perspectives(NSTL 2017)organized by Manipur University, Imphal on the 5th– 6th July,2017
  1. “Role of Study Tours for college students: An Impact to promote Tourism”in the NATIONAL SEMINAR ON SUSTAINABLE CONSERVATION:A TOOL FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT,organized by Sankardev college,Shillong on the 12th & 13th March,2020.
LIBRARY INFRASTRUCTURE

The college Central Library is shifted to a new annexure building Multi Facility Block (MFB). The following are the infra-structural improvements of the different sections of the new library:

  • Circulation Counter
  • Reference Room/Career counseling section
  • Teacher’s Reading Room
  • Computer section
  • Students’ Reading Room
  • Photocopy Section
  • Bound Journals Section
  • Stack Section
  • Pigeon Holes Section
  • Previous years Question papers section
Description about the College Central Library:

All Members of the Sankardev College fraternity are eligible to become members of the central library:

  • Teaching staff
  • Non-teaching staff
  • Students both undergraduate and postgraduate
  • Other non-members (with prior permission from the principal and vice principal)

SERVICES/FACILITIES AVAILABLE IN THE LIBRARY:

  1. CIRCULATION:
  • The library provides the facilities of issue/return and renewal of library documents.
  • Students who have registered in the library are eligible to take books as per library rules and regulations.
  • Teaching and non-teaching (excluding part time) can issue books from the Central Library.
  • Reference collection, question papers, bound volumes are for reference only.
  • In this section, Students are allowed to access freely and may independently browse the library holding.

2.REFERENCE:

This section includes:

  • Encyclopedia-general and subject wise.
  • Dictionaries –general and subject wise.
  • Government publications.
  • Conference/seminars proceedings etc.
  • In house publications and PHD thesis.
  • Books on career counseling.
  • (Rare books, bible, very expensive books, north east reference collection etc…).  The collection in this section is not meant to be issued but may be used for reference and photocopying only.     

            

3. PHOTOCOPY:

A Xerox machine is also available in the Library. Students can avail this facility for photocopying the library documents.

 

4. CURRENT AWARENESS SERVICE:

The current awareness service is provided to the users. New arrivals are being displayed of books and journals. The purpose of CAS is to inform the users about new acquisitions in the library.                              

5. COMPUTERS, SCANNING /PRINTING:

  • The Library has a Computer Section which is equipped with 12 computers with internet connection. This enables users to have access to e-resources and browse for assignments, project works and so on and so forth.
  • Scanner and printer are other facilities available in the Library for users

6. OPAC(Online Public Access Catalogue):

The software KOHA make OPAC accessible where user can browse about the library holdings and know about the books issued/due and available for issue and reservation. OPAC can be accessed from any location with availability of internet connection by log- in the IP address provided by the Library staff. 

7. FREE WIFI ENVIRONMENT:

The library facilitates a free wifi broadband connection in which students can use free of cost. They are allowed to access through their laptops, tabs and phones.

8. BIOMETRICS:

Biometrics fingerprint device is installed in the library to enable users to login and identify the average ratio of total footfall on a daily basis.                     

9. ORIENTATION PROGRAMME:

The library staff organizes orientation programmes for new admissions annually and when the need arises .This aims to highlight the facilities, services and activities conducted by the central library so that students can avail it to the maximum extend.

10. USER SERVICE (SOFT SKILL, ORGANIZING SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS ETC..)

  • The Library staff conducts user services annually and mainly focus on themes about ICT and use of E-Resources.
  • Seminars, workshops are organized from time to time with the initiative of the IQAC cell, in which resource persons from government offices and experts in the field are invited to make the users aware and enhance their skills. Participants from other colleges are also invited.

            

 

11. BARCODE:

For accuracy and fast transactions a barcode is installed which is compatible with the software KOHA.  

12. E-RESOURCES :

  • NLIST (National Library and Information Services Infrastructure for Scholarly Content): The College subscribe to N-LIST from 2010 till date. It is subscribed through the UGC-INFONET Library Consortium and INDEST AICTE Consortium and is a part of e-Shodh Sindhu consortium, INFLIBNET, Gujarat. The N-LIST provides access to e-resources to students, researchers and faculty of the college. All members can log in with an email id and password, and can access freely from anywhere with internet connection.
  • NDLI (National Digital Library of India).

The college registered under NDLI in 2022.It is a National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT) a project developed by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur. The National Digital Library of India is a single window platform that provides learning resources with an aim to make e-learning and education accessible to all and to bring to users of all demographies, digital repository from India and the world.

13. QUESTION PAPERS/SYLLABUS:

Question papers in all papers of annual, semester and NEP are available both in hard copy and a link is being generated which students and teachers can have access in the college website. Syllabus is available for all courses.

14. BEST LIBRARY USER AWARD:

This is one of the important activities that the library Committee organizes annually. The Best library user award is given to those students who utilize the Library facilities, resources and services to the maximum extent. Students from the 6th semester are selected to receive the award. This is done to promote reading habits and motivates students to visit the library regularly.

15. PHOTO GALLERY:

Photos of the different activities in the college are kept in the central library for students to browse and get a copy of their choice.

16. PROJECTOR:

Projector is installed in the Library in order to enable library staff to demonstrate different library activities like soft skill, orientation programme, Librarian’s day, display of other documents and activities as the need arises from time to time.

17. INVERTER:

The library is equipped with inverter to facilitate smooth running of all the systems without break.

18. CCTV SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM:

The whole premises of the library are under CCTV surveillance to have a close watch of the library premises and its surroundings. A total of 8 CCTV’s are installed which focus the different sections of the library. 

 

SL NO

PARTICULARS

TOTAL NO.

1.

Books

17006

2.

Reference books

673

3.

Gifted books

950

4.

Journals

26

5.

Bound journals(including journals which discontinue subscription)

70

6.

E-Journals

2

7.

Magazines

8

8.

Bound magazines(which has discontinue subscription)

6

9.

Newspaper(2 local and 1 national)

3

10.

Government publications

30

PARTICULARS

1.      Computers

2.      CCTV

3.      Magazine Rack

4.      Bar Code Printer

5.      Bar Code Reader

6.      HP Printer

7.      Journal Rack

8.      Catalogue Rack

9.      Godrej Cabinets

10.  Godrej Book Racks

11.  Wooden Almirahs

12.  Pigeon Holes

13.  Newspaper Display Table

14.  Notice Board

15.  Reading Tables and chairs

16.  Photo Frames

17.  Photocopying Machine

18.  Projector

19.  Inverter

20.   Hand Sanitizer Machine

 

Automation started since the year 2002.Upto 2006 the College Central Library was partially automated where circulation is done for teaching faculties only. From 2007 onwards the Library was fully automated using the customized software LMS (Library Management Software). It was later upgraded to a new version which is fully automated and renamed as E-LIB.

In the year 2019, the library committee felt the need to upgrade the library software as per the current trend which is widely used by libraries all over the world. KOHA, open source software (customized) was installed. The entire collection of the library has been migrated, exported and conversion of the existing data is being transferred from E-LIB (existing software) to KOHA software by Avior Technologies, Kolkata.

 

  1. General collection (Science, Arts and languages including Sanskrit)
  2. Reference collection
  3. Rare collection
  4. North East collection
  5. Career and counseling collection
  6. Government publications

The college is eligible to access the E-Resources sponsored by the INFLIBNET subscribed through the UGC-INFONET Library Consortium and INDEST AICTE Consortium since 2009 and till date. All the teaching staff and the students are the members to the N-List Inflibnet and eligible to use as all has been assigned own login ID and password and can access from anywhere.

A

NUMBER OF COMPUTERS.

 

 

 

 

 

 

18 computers are available in our Library.

a)      9 computers for students usage in the reading room.

b)      3 computers for circulation.

c)      1 computer for server.

d)      1 computer for CCTVs.

e)      1 computer for projector.

f)       1 computer for OPAC, Photo gallery, syllabus and question papers.

g)      1 computer in Teachers room.

h)      1 computer for Biometrics.

B

NETWORKS

1.      The server and nodes were connected with all the computers for facilitating internet access.

2.      All the computers are interconnected through 100/10 mbps (Megabyte per second).

3.       Networks are linked through 2 NOS (D/links/modems etc.)

4.      Wireless connection is available.

C

INTERNET CONNECTION

 BSNL Broadband UL3000

D

Wi-Fi FACILITIES(Library is Wi-Fi Free Environment)

1. Jio

2. Broadband

E

ADDITIONAL  FACILITIES

1.   Xerox machines( Kyocera Task Alfa 3010i photocopy and scan)

2.   Scanner (HP scan jet G 2410)

3.   EPSON(L6170)

Sl.No

TITLES

AUTHORS/PUBLISHERS

1

Meghalaya state developments 2008-09              

Govt. of Meghalaya

2

Adult Education in Meghalaya 1982       

Govt. of Meghalaya

3

Census of India 1961 (Assam)                            

E,H.Pakyntein.(Of the Indian Administrative service,Superintendent of cesus Operations,Assam)

4

Programme of action in Meghalaya          1995   

Govt. of Meghalaya.

5

Meghalaya Education Code                                

Paul Petta.

7

Basics Facts Meghalaya                               

Directorate of Info. & Public Relation Meghlaya.

8

The Meghalaya Chronicle Meghalaya             

Directorate of Info. & Public Relation Meghlaya.

9

      The Shillong Library Journal Meghalaya         

Directorate of Info. & Public Relation Meghlaya

10

      Budget speeches of Union Finance    
      Ministries(199192 to 1997-98)

Ministries of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs

11

      Economic Surveys (2010-11;2013-14;2016-17)

Govt.of India

12

  NEHU Annual Report (1998-99;2003-04;2005- 
   06;2006-07)

NEHU Publications

13

   Meghalaya Human Development Report : 2008

Govt.of Meghalaya

 

14

   Research Development &Technology Dissemination

CIAE(Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering)

15

   Flora of Nongpoh and Vacinity(10 copies)East Khasi      
   Hills district,Meghalaya.

By J.Joseph(Pub. By Forest Deppt.Govt.of Meghalaya)

16.

   Elements of Indian Constitution(10 copies)

NEHU Publications

17

   Second Five Years Plan(1966)

Govt.of India,Planong Comission

18

   A Strategy for growth of electrical Energy in India

Govt.of India,Deptt of Atomic Energy.

 

19

   Public Perceptions about Atomic Energy:Myths vs    
   Realities

Govt.of India,Deptt of Atomic Energy.

 

20

  theThe Meghalaya Chronicle

Information & Public Relations,Meghalaya,Shillong

GENERAL (SCIENCE). Hard Copy

  1. BSc I –                2002 – till date.
  2. BSc I  –                2002 – till date.
  3. BSc III –               2002 – till date.

HONOURS (SCIENCE). (Available both in Hard and Soft Copy) 

  1. BSc I –             2002 – till date.
  2. BSc II –             2002 – till date.
  3. BSc III –      2002 – till date.

GENERAL (ARTS). Hard Copy 

  1. BA I –                  2002 – till date.
  2. BA II –                 2002 – till date.
  3. BAIII –                 2002 – till date.

HONOURS (ARTS).(Available both in Hard and Soft Copy) 

  1. BA 1  –             2002 –till date 
  2. BA II –             2002 –till date.
  3. BA III –             2002—till date

SEMESTER (ARTS & SCIENCE (Available Both In Hard And Soft Copy) 

  1. BA        (I-VI Semester)       –        2015 – Till date
  2. BSC        (I-VI Semester)       –        2015 – Till date
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WORKING HOURS :

  • 8 Hours from Monday to Friday
  • 5 Hours on  Saturday
TIMINGS:
  1. 9:00 A.M – 4:30  P.M (On All Working Days)
  2. 11:00 A.M – 3:00 P.M (During Vacation)

MORNING SHIFT:

  1. 9:00 A.M. (From Monday to Thursday)

LUNCH BREAK(FOR STAFF):

  1. 1.30 P.M.– 2:00 P.M. On all working days

CONTACT US:

The library serves as a treasure house of learning. Librarians and library staff are available to assist, advice, and instruct users in accessing all forms of recorded knowledge. Whenever users need help they can ask the staff. We are always ready to cater to the information needs of the users anytime anywhere if needed.  

For clarifications and information kindly contact the following numbers:

Librarian                            –           9436110896

Assistant Librarian            –           9615300215

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