VETERINARY COLLEGE &
RESEARCH INSTITUTE, NAMAKKAL-637 002
VCRI LIBRARY, NAMAKKAL
INTRODUCTION:
The Veterinary College and Research
Institute Library plays a vital role in the collection, development and dissemination
of information on of Veterinary Animal Science to meet the present and future
needs of the Institute. The Library has been computerized by using SOUL
Software (SOftware for University Libraries) developed by
INFLIBNET Centre, Gujarat and also provides OPAC facilities to the users in the
institute. The Library has a rich
collection of books and journals in the field of Veterinary and Animal Science.
GENESIS:
The Library was established on 02.01.1987
soon after inception of the institute in
Namakkal. It started with a small collection of books mainly transferred from
Madras Veterinary College, Chennai and Tamil Nadu Agricultural University,
Coimbatore. Over the years the library has accumulated a vast collection of
literature on Veterinary Science.
OBJECTIVE:
The main objective of the Library is
to support the educational and research programs of the Veterinary College and
Research Institute by providing access to information consistent with the
present and anticipated educational and research functions of this institute.
BUILDING:
The Library is functioning in a separate
two-storeyed building from 24.01.1995.
The total area of Library is 10,830 sq.ft. There are two stack rooms and two reading
halls of 3,146 sq.ft. respectively.
INFRASTRUCTURE OF LIBRARY:
Administrative Section, Book Bank,
Book Section, Reference Section, Circulation Section, Computer Section, and Reading
hall are functioning in the ground floor.
Journal-cum back-volume Section, Reprography Unit, Archival Library
Section and Video Library are functioning in the first floor.
WORKING HOURS:
The Library is open on weekdays from
9.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m. (Monday to Friday) and from 10.00 a.m. to 5.45 p.m. on
Saturdays.
ADMINISTRATION:
A Professor is nominated as Officer-in–charge
Library supported by one Assistant Librarian,
two administrative staff and other supporting Staff members.
LIBRARY COMMITTEE:
The Library Committee consists of Dean, Officer-in-charge
Library,Assistant Librarian, Professor and Head of Various faculties of the
College and Assistant Librarian. The
Dean is the Chairman of the Library Committee and Officer-in-charge of the
Library is Convenor of the Library Committee.
The functions of the Library Committee are:
1.
Collection development of books, journals and other items.
2. Implementing the modernization of the library to serve the needs of
the users.
The Library Committee meeting is being organized every three months to
develop and improve the entire Library activities.
INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP:
The Library has an
institutional base of members.
UG Students
|
339
|
PG Students
|
57
|
Staff
|
95
|
PRIVILEGES OF BORROWERS:
STAFF
|
|||
S.No
|
Borrowers
|
No.of
books eligible to borrow
|
Loan
period
|
1
|
Professor
|
12
|
One
month
|
2
|
Associate Professor
|
12
|
One
month
|
3
|
Assistant Professor
|
6
|
One
month
|
4
|
Non- Teaching
|
1
|
One
month
|
STUDENTS
|
|||
S.No
|
Borrowers
|
No.of
books eligible to borrow
|
Loan
period
|
1
|
U G Students
|
3
|
Ten
days
|
2
|
P G Students
|
6
|
One
month
|
In
addition, technical personnel from the poultry industry, veterinarians from
various parts of the state are also permitted to utilise the library for
reference. Research scholars from nearby institutions are also permitted to
avail the Library resources for references.
GENERAL RULES :
- No person shall be admitted to the Library unless he/she is properly dressed.
- Biometry system is used to maintain the Library user attendance..
- Readers shall not write upon, damage or make any marks upon, any book, manuscript or map belonging to the Library.
- No tracing or mechanical reproduction shall be made without the express permission from the Assistant Librarian/Officer-in-charge Library.
- Silence shall be strictly observed in the Library.
- Readers shall be responsible for any damage or injury done to the books or other property, belonging to the Library and shall be required to replace such book(s) or property, damaged or injured, or pay the value thereof. If one book of a set (Multiple Volume) or one issue of an Unbound volume is injured, the whole set shall be replaced.
- Cases of inactivity or other failure in the service should be reported immediately to the Assistant Librarian/Officer-in-charge Library or in his/her absence, to the senior member of the Staff present.
- While entering the Library, all members are requested to deposit their belongings (over coats, rain coats, umbrellas, brief cases, bags, Vanity bags, manila folders, note books and books, etc. not belonging to the Library) with the counter staff. They may be collected while the member leaves the Library. On no account the library staff could be held responsible for any damage or loss to the property of the member while in temporary custody of the counter staff.
- The member should switch off their mobile phone and other electronic devices while entering into the library.
Note : The member will be allowed to take with him/her only loose sheets
of papers inside the Library for writing purpose.
- Before taking book(s) on loan, a member shall satisfy himself/herself as to whether the book(s) lent to him/her is in sound condition. If not it shall be brought to the notice of the Assistant Librarian/Officer-in-charge library, Senior Library staff on duty about such defects as are observed in the book(s). Otherwise, he/she is liable to be held responsible for all the defects, if noted when returning the book(s) back to the Library and may have to replace in book(s) by a sound copy/copies.
- The Assistant Librarian/Officer-in-charge library can categorise temporarily any publication as reference book if that helps better service during the period and can permit any special or overnight loan under special circumstances.
- Replacement of books by the members in the racks is strictly prohibited and members should leave the books consulted by them on the Reader’s table/desk.
- Books of the types listed below are not available on loan except under special circumstances for which the permission of the concerned Assistant Librarian or Officer-in-charge Library.
a)
Encyclopaedias, Dictionaries and Directories
b)
Government rules, regulations, act and
manuals
c)
Atlases and maps
d)
Old and worn out books and books which are
out of print and cannot be replaced.
e)
Heavy and oversize volumes
f)
Costly publications with full of plates
g)
Annual Reviews
h)
Loose issues of periodicals or unbound
volumes
- Spitting and smoking within the premises of the Library are strictly prohibited
15. Dogs and other animals shall not be
allowed into the Library
16. New Book(s) (latest additions /
editions) received will be kept in the Library for
one month after receipt and before
that time they will not be issued on loan.
17. The use of fountain pens in the
Library is permitted but no ink should be spilled
on the floor or furniture of the
Library
- Members who disregard the Library rules are liable for the appropriate disciplinary action by this college.
RULES & REGULATIONS FOR
USING LIBRARY:
1.
Chairs and tables should not be disturbed
from their position.
2.
Users should avoid resting their feet on tables,
chairs, shelves, window sills.
3.
Books and bound volumes should be handled
with great care. Please avoid keeping
the volumes open on the table or putting with their faces down or inserting
note books or pencils in between the pages and closing them.
4.
Pages must not be folded to serve as book
marks.
5.
Books loaned should be protected from RAIN,
DUST, INSECTS, etc.
6.
Loss of Borrower’s card to be reported
immediately in writing.
7.
Change in Department, Status, Address etc. to
be informed.
8.
Documents should be handled with great care
as they are costly and valuable, particularly loose issue of periodicals.
9.
Should not mutilate documents.
10.
Personal papers and non-library materials
should not be left unattended on tables
11.
On violation of Library Rules or misconduct of
any reader the Library authorities can withdraw the library facilities to that
particular individual.
12.
When the members have any complaint about the
services provided by the Library they should not enter in to argument with the
Library staff. Instead, they are advised
to bring it to the notice of the Officer- in –Charge, Library/ Assistant
Librarian.
13.
Members should follow all rules decided by
the Library authority from time to time.
And copy of the same will be made available to the members.
14.
Your valuable suggestions are always welcome.
15.
Your co-operation in providing smooth and
efficient Library service will be highly appreciated.
ACTIVITIES:
COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT:
In accordance with the objectives, the
Library aims to develop a comprehensive collection of documents useful for
students, faculty and research community of the college. The rich and valuable collection built over a
period of about two decades has some rare reference materials and several
important journals. This reservoir of
knowledge, on a conservative estimate is worth over 5 crores of rupees.
LIBRARY RESOURCES
|
||
Books
|
10,500
|
|
E-Books
|
69
|
|
Journals
|
||
Indian Journal
|
Print
|
48
|
Print + online
|
20
|
|
TOTAL
|
68
|
|
Foreign Journal
|
Print
|
5
|
Print + online
|
13
|
|
TOTAL
|
18
|
|
Archives (Journal)
|
2950
|
|
Theses
|
||
Hard copy
|
M.V.Sc.,
|
259
|
Ph.D
|
112
|
|
TOTAL
|
371
|
|
Soft copy
|
M.V.Sc.,
|
198
|
Ph.D
|
90
|
|
Total
|
288
|
|
Non book Resources
|
||
CD along with book
|
60
|
|
CD (Vet.Sci)
|
97
|
|
Video cassettes
|
48
|
|
LOCAL GATEWAY FOR THESES:
The Ph.D. and M.V.Sc. theses
available in the Library are being scanned and saved in PDF with search
provision. These digitized theses are
available in 288 CD-ROMs .
REPROGRAPHIC FACILITIES:
Four photocopiers are available to
cater the reprography needs of Library users at nominal charges. Two scanners are also available for the use
of students and staff.
SC/ST BOOK BANK:
An SC/ST Book Bank comprising of basic
books has been established in the library for the benefit of SC/ST students.
INTERNET KIOSK:
Broadband facility with 25 nodes
is provided to the staff and PG students of this College at free of cost.
SYSTEM, CLASSIFICATION AND
CATALOGUING:
- Open Access system
- Dewey Decimal Classification system
- Classified catalogue
- On line Catalogue
ISSUE OF BOOKS:
Issue of book is based on Library Management Software SOUL.
RENEWAL OF BOOK:
A book can be renewed on physical
production for a further period of loan only if this renewal is advised prior
to the date of expiry of the original loan and there is no other request for
the same book. Only two consecutive
renewals can be done for each book on loan on each occasion. Further renewal can only be done at the
discretion of the Assistant Librarian / Officer-in-charge Library.
RESERVATION OF BOOK:
Members can reserve the documents
through Library automation software for
the documents which are already issued.
OVERDUE DOCUMENT:
If a member fails to return the book taken on
loan on the due date, he/she is liable to be charged an overdue charge of
Re.1 per day per book.
In case the book is lost, the member
will not be required to pay the over due charges, if any, from the date of
actual written report received at the Library.
LOSS OF BOOK:
1.
Loss of book taken on loan should be
immediately brought to the notice of the Officer-in-charge Library in writing.
2.
The actual value of the book with the centage
of 10% and other charges with overdue charged if any will be collected for the
lost book.
3.
If one book of a set is lost (Multiple
volumes) then the cost of the entire set will be collected with the centage and
other charges.
WEB-BASED ONLINE PUBLIC
ACCESS CATALOGUE:
The resources of the Library such as
of books, back volumes of the journals, M.V.Sc. and Ph.D. theses and other reports
can be accessed through web-based Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) of the Library
at any time.( 24x7x365 )
ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE
SYSTEM OF CCTV NETWORK:
A surveillance system with CCTV
network had been installed installed at the Library to enhance and tighten the
security system. In this network, 13nos
of cameras were installed at appropriate places of Library for recording the
movements which will occur during working hours of the Library on all working
days. The backup facility of Digital
video recorder (DVR) has more than 20 days.
The recording of 16 nos. of cameras are being displayed on the screen of
Desktop computer at a time with 16 slots which is placed at the counter section
to monitor the movements of users and the same is being recorded in DVR
also. The same display is also projected
through TV kept at the reading room.
ARCHIVAL LIBRARY SECTION:
Archival Library section has been
established with 118 nos. of very old publication and rare books which were
transferred from MVC Library Chennai for reference by Staff and Student
CeRA – Consortium for e
Resources in Agriculture
In addition to its own collections,
the library has access to Consortium for e-Resources in Agriculture (CeRA), an
online journal consortium funded under NAIP of ICAR. CeRA provides access to
about 3000 online journals covering various disciplines of Agricultural Sciences
including Veterinary and Animal Sciences.
LIBRARY SERVICES:
The
services provided by the library include:
- Books Lending
- Reference
- Reprography
- Video Library
- SC/ST Book Bank
- Current Awareness Services
- Selective Dissemination of information
- Online Document Delivery Service
- Internet
- CeRA – Consortium for e Resources in Agriculture
- Online printing facility
- CD Writing (Articles and information download)
- Archives
- Placement cell
- New arrivals display
- User guidance service
- Information literacy for fresh users
FUNDING:
The annual budget of the library is
around Rs.40 lakhs. Most of the funding
is by the University. The library was
also funded by NATP and ICAR for modernization of library like automation,
digitization and journal subscription.
LIBRARY STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR
2013:
No. of Users Visited
the Library
Staff
|
1,543
|
Post-Graduate
|
1,646
|
Under-Graduate
|
7,968
|
Outside
Users
|
323
|
Total
|
11,480
|
Other
Services
Books purchased for Library
|
350
|
Books purchase for students
personal use
|
150
|
On-line DDS service
|
30
|
Total no. of books issued
|
11,480
|
Internet users
|
68,633
|
Internet utilized hours
|
2,421.38
|
Fine Collection
|
23,381
|
Photo copying charges
|
27,757
|
Dept. Photocopying
|
13,392
|
Personal Photocopying
|
31,170
|
Outside users Photocopying
|
604
|
APPENDIX - I
List
of Foreign Journals
S.No.
|
Name of
the Journal
|
1
|
Animal: The International
Journal of Animal Biosciences
|
2.
|
Animal Reproduction
Science
|
3
|
Animal Science Journal
|
4
|
Australian Veterinary
Journal
|
5.
|
Canadian Journal of
Animal Science
|
6
|
Dairy Science Abstracts
|
7
|
Helminthological
Abstracts
|
8
|
Journal of Animal Science
|
9
|
Journal of Animal
Physiology & Animal Nutrition
|
10
|
Journal of Veterinary
Medical Sciences
|
11
|
Livestock Science
|
12
|
Nutrition Abstracts &
Reviews – Series B
|
13
|
Poultry Abstracts
|
14
|
Poultry Science
|
15
|
Small Ruminant Research
|
16
|
South African Journal of
Animal Science
|
17
|
World’s Poultry Science
Journal
|
18
|
Veterinary Pathology
|
List
of Indian Journals
S.No.
|
Name of
the Journal
|
1
|
Agricultural Economics
Research Review (P+O)
|
2
|
Agricultural Situation in
India
|
3
|
Animal Nutrition &
Feed Technology (P+O)
|
4
|
Animal Science Reporter
|
5
|
Annals of Library &
Information studies
|
6
|
Ariviyal Poonga
|
7
|
Asian Journal of
Microbiology, Biotechnology & Environmental Science
|
8
|
Asian Journal of dairying
and foods research(P+O)
|
9
|
Camel(P+O)
|
10
|
Centaur
|
11
|
Current Science
|
12
|
Financing Agriculture
|
13
|
Indian Journal of
Comparative Microbiology, Immunology & Infectious Diseases
|
14
|
Indian Cow (P+O)
|
15
|
Indian Dairyman
|
16
|
Indian Farming
|
17
|
Indian Food Industry
|
18
|
Indian Journal of
Agricultural Economics
|
19
|
Indian Journal of
Agricultural Marketing
|
20
|
Indian Journal of Animal
Nutrition (P+O)
|
21
|
Indian Journal of Animal
Research(P+O)
|
22
|
Indian Journal of Animal Sciences
|
23
|
Indian Journal of
Biotechnology
|
24
|
Indian Journal of Dairy
Science
|
25
|
Indian Journal of
Experimental Biology
|
26
|
Indian Journal of
Forensic Medicine and Toxicology (P+O)
|
27
|
Indian Journal of
Pharmacology
|
28
|
Indian Journal of Poultry
Science (P+O)
|
29
|
Indian Journal of
Veterinary Anatomy
|
30
|
Indian Journal of
Veterinary Pathology (P+O)
|
31
|
Indian Journal of
Veterinary Surgery (P+O)
|
32
|
Indian Journal Public
Health
|
33
|
Indian Veterinary Journal
|
34
|
International Journal of
Cow Science
|
35
|
International Journal of Physiology
|
36
|
International Journal of Veterinary
Research
|
37
|
Journal of Applied Animal
Research (P+O)
|
38
|
Journal of Entomological
Research (P+O)
|
39
|
Journal of Camel Practice
and Research
|
40
|
Journal of Food Science
& Technology
|
41
|
Journal of Genetics
|
42
|
Journal of Meat Science
|
43
|
Journal of Rural
Development
|
44
|
Journal of the Indian
Society of Agriculture Statistics
|
45
|
Journal of Veterinary
Parasitology (P+O)
|
46
|
Kalai Kathir
|
47
|
Kalnadai Kadir
|
48
|
Kurushetra
|
49
|
Medicinal plants (P+O)
|
50
|
Pearl (P+O)
|
51
|
Pet India
|
52
|
Resonance
|
53
|
Sanctuary Asia
|
54
|
Sankhya
|
55
|
Science Reporter
|
56
|
Tamilarasu – English
|
57
|
Tamilarasu – Tamil
|
58
|
The Asian Journal of
Animal Science
|
59
|
The Indian Journal of
Animal Reproduction
|
60
|
The Indian Journal of
Field Veterinarians
|
61
|
The Indian Journal of
Small Ruminants(P+O)
|
62
|
The Indian Journal of
Veterinary Research
|
63
|
Theriogenology Insight(P+O)
|
64
|
University News
|
65
|
Yojana
|
FACULTY
1.
Dr.A.Elango, Ph.D., Officer-in
charge Library.
2.
Dr..M.Sithi Jagannara,Ph.D,. Assistant Librarian.
3.
Thiru.K.Ramalingam, B.Sc., Assistant.
4.
Thiru.K. Ganesan, Typist.
5.
Thiru C.Govindaraj Lab Assistant
6.
Tmt.Y.Esther Rani, Attender.
7.
Thiru S.Ravi, Attendant
For
further information
Telephone
/ Fax : (04286) 266485
E.mails
: library-vcri@tanuvas.org.in
Reach
us.
Veterinary
College and Research Institute
Sanyasi
Karadu – ( Post)
Mohanur
Road
Namakkal
-637 002
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