Library

AJK College of Arts and Science Library

The AJK College of Arts and Science Library is committed to providing quality service and an excellent collection of materials to support the mission, goals, educational, and research needs of students, staff, faculty, administration, and community users and in support of the College’s diverse curriculum. The Library is open to all AJKCAS students and staff; borrowing privileges are explained in the Borrowing Privileges Policy.

A well-stocked and internet enabled library, with extensive collection of books, journals and magazines is available for the students. The center subscribes to a variety of international magazines and journals, paving way for a boundless learning experience.

AJKCAS LIBRARY continually strives to provide an accessible, affordable, and high quality education to all its students. The College is committed to providing an array of academic and student development services that support students success in attaining their academic, cultural, and civic achievements. To enhance student success and close equity achievement gaps, the college identifies and regularly assesses student learning outcomes to improve institutional effectiveness.

Library Automation

Library is fully automated with SOUL 3.O software which is comes under the MHRD. The previous library automation software Autolib is highly equipped. In the digital library full connected with WIFI and Internet connections.For E-resource, in our college we subscripted to Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre, Gandhinagar is an Autonomous Inter-University Centre (IUC) of University Grants Commission, New Delhi (Ministry of Education, Govt. of India).

Strategic Goals of AJKCAS Library

To develop and enhance the capability of the library resources and services in meet the demands of the curricular, instructional, and research programs of the academic community by providing regular funding to yearly acquisition of library materials.

To establish a computer infrastructure of all library operations and services by acquiring library computer software and hardware to make computerization functional

To establish a strong library linkage with other institutions and agencies in the country and if possible with organizations and agencies from foreign countries by seeking contact with these agencies

To strengthen the library’s bond to the library patrons by establishing “Friends of the Library” program which would assist in the development of the library collection

To provide services that enhance the quest for knowledge and intellectual activity

To create various bibliographies and library pathfinders for easy access and retrieval of information

To create an atmosphere wherein students and faculty may carry on the learning process enjoyable

Values

We believe the AJKCAS library is central to the intellectual and creative lives of the STUDENTS we committed to.

Access

Service

Life-long learning

Intellectual and academic freedom

Collaboration

Mutual respect and civility

Responsible stewardship

Services

Reprography

ILS (Inter Loan Service)

Printing Facility

Reading list/Bibliography compilation

Dictionary, Encyclopedia, Thesaurus, Classics

In-house/remote access to E-resources

User orientation and awareness

Important news from daily newspaper

Reprography

ILS (Inter Loan Service)

Printing Facility

Reading list/Bibliography compilation

Dictionary, Encyclopedia, Thesaurus, Classics

In-house/remote access to E-resources

User orientation and awareness

Important news from daily newspaper

Facilities

Library Automation

Auto-lib Software

Number of computers for public access

Multimedia Learning Resources

Participation in Resources Sharing Networks / Consortia

DELNET Service

INFLIBNET Service

Soul 3.O software

Library Resources

The library has more than 11000 volumes of books, print journals, magazines, project reports, training reports, educational CDs, newspapers,Knimbus and electronic resources like e-journals, INFLIBNET & DELNET. General books, encyclopedia, year books are available. Books for placement readiness, competitive examinations and entrance examinations are also available for the students.

AutoLib Software makes library management easier. Software for University Libraries (SOUL 3.O), state-of-the-art integrated library management software designed and developed by the INFLIBNET Centre has been installed in our Library.

In addition to this main library, department libraries are also functioning to cater to the additional needs of students and faculty members.

Sections

Reading Section

TV and NewsPaper Section

Digital Library

Reference Book Section

Reprography and Printing Section

Trending Book Section

Journals and Magaes Section

Rare Book Section

Online Resources

Knimbus (complete digital library platform-anywhere-anytime)

Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre, an Autonomous Inter-University Centre (IUC) of University Grants Commission, New Delhi (Ministry of Education, Govt. of India).

DELNET, a network for promoting resource sharing among the libraries through the development of a network of libraries.

N-LIST (National Library and Information services Infrastructure for Scholarly Content) is an initiate of Ministry of Education to extend access to e-resources to colleges in India.

Library Details

S:No	Library Details	Counts
1	Total No. of Seating Capacity	160
2	Total No. of Text Books (Till Date)	11832
3	Total No. of E-Books	27900 +
	Total No. of E-Journals	6000 +
5	Total No. of Dissertation/Projects	201
6	Total No. of Back Volumes	159
7	Total No. of Rare Books	150
8	Total No. of Database	02 (DELNET, N-LIST)
9	Integrated Library Management System	01 (SOUL 3.O)

Library Book Count

Particulars	Quantity
Text Books	11185
Reference Books	1815
e-Books	279181
Journals	73
e-Journals	3018
Digital Databases	3
CD & Video	6152
Library Automation Software	2
Weeding (Hard & Soft)	232
Rare Book Collections	81

Open Access
E-Resources

Digital Library: The AJKCAS Library has a well established and exclusively devoted section for digital library. It has computers with Internet connection to access online library resources. Students, research scholars and staff can use the Internet for their academic, research, career and higher studies requirements. It is being developed keeping the day-to-day needs of modern students in mind.

Open Access E-Resources

S.No	NAME	DESCRIPTION
1	VIDWAN	A database for academic profiles of scientists, researchers, and faculty members.
2	IRINS	A system to manage and track research activities and publications.
3	VIDYAMITRA	An online portal offering e-content developed under NME-ICT.
4	RAIITH	An open-access repository for research from IIT Hyderabad.
5	IRNSS	A navigation satellite system for Indian region-based applications. Ranks institutions based on academic performance and resources.
6	NIRF	Teaching, learning and resources, research and professional practices, graduation outcomes, outreach and inclusivity and perception
7	SWAYAM	Provides free online courses across multiple disciplines
8	SCIENCE DIRECT	A repository for scientific, medical, and technical research.
9	WEB OF SCIENCE	A comprehensive research database for academic journals and citations.
10	BOOKBOON	Offers free academic e-books and textbooks.
11	DSPACE	Open-source software for accessing and managing scholarly content.
12	SHODHGANGA	A repository for accessing Ph.D. theses from Indian institutions.

S:No	E-Journal Subscription	Web Link
1	AICTE-IEEE – IEEE Xplore
2	ASME
3	British Library Online Membership
4	National Digital Library (NDL)
5	Knimbus is cloud based eLibrary

List Of Newspapers (E-Newspapers)

S:No	News paper Name	Web Site (e-newspaper)
1	Times of India
2	Indian Express
3	Employment News
4	Reader Digest
5	C.S.R

Rules and Regulations at AJKCAS Library

Silence must be observed in the Library.
Personal belongings are not allowed inside the Library.
Every staff / student of the college is eligible for membership of the Library,
The Library can be utilized by the students and staff from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. on working days
All students should sign the entry register of the Library, before entering.
Principal is empowered to increase additional issue of books to whomever he feels necessary.
Borrower’s tickets are not transferable.
Books are to be handled very carefully. If a book is lost by the student, he/she shall replace the book (same title, author and edition) or shall pay double the cost of the book as fine.
Members before leaving the issue counter must satisfy themselves as to whether the books which they intend to borrow are in good condition and any damage should be immediately reported to the librarian or library staff, failing which the member to whom the book was issued will be held responsible.
Members are not permitted to underline, write in, folding / tearing of pages or deface books in any way whatsoever.
The borrowed book should be returned on or before due date, If not, overdue charge of Five Rupees per day for students will be collected.
If the due date falls on holidays, return can be done on the following working day without fine.
Misbehavior in the library will lead to cancellation of membership and serious disciplinary action.
All final year students should return their library token and library book based on library circular and obtain “NO DUE CERTIFICATE” from the library for getting Hall ticket.
Similarly the staff members who intend to leave the college should settle all the dues and obtain “NO DUE CERTIFICATE” from the library.

Rules and Regulations for borrowing reference books from library

Each student can use the Computer in Digital Library for a period.

The students should make a compulsory entry in the log book before switching on the terminal.

The students will not be allowed to use the above facility during class hours except Library hours.

The students will not be allowed to use their own floppies/CD.

Playing games is strictly prohibited.

The students should shutdown the system properly. If he or she is unable to do so, he/she should contact the staff-in- charge.

The student will be held responsible for any damage to the system or CDs being used by him or her.

Copying files from the CDs to the Hard-disk and deleting files in Hard-disks are strictly prohibited.