Books are classified according to a special classification scheme developed by Library of Congress Scheme of Classification, USA
Books are arranged in a classification sequence (Subject-wise) and this is enabling the users to find their required books easily and quickly.
We have institutional membership of
LIC has interconnectivity with all educational institutions of RGUHS through internet to share resources of knowledge, information and data, under Inter Library Co-operation.
The Library Committee formulates policy and guidelines for the smooth and efficient functioning of LIC. It includes 9 members in addition to Chairman..
Considering the importance of library Automation, standard and useful Library Automation software, namely LIBSOFT 12.0.0 Standard version of Software is installed in LIC. LIBSOFT 12.0.0 provides several special facilities, such as Digital Library, Virtual Library, Direct Link to MS-WORD, MS-EXCEL in case of report generation, Direct e-mail facility, CAS (Current Awareness Service), SDI (Selective Dissemination of Information). OPAC (On line Public Access Catalogue) enables our users to search within a few seconds the required information, such as - (a) whether a book or journal or CD or DVD or thesis is available in LIC; (b) If it is there, whether it is issued to another user or not; and (c) which are all the new documents that are under the process of procurement. If a document is issued to another user, the same can be reserved by either by informing or sending e-mail to Chief Librarian..
Since Databases in LIC are constantly updated as and when new documents are added, our users can have quick access to latest information either by visiting LIC or from their Departments because our whole campus is networked through wireless Wi-Fi technology. Almost all the functions of LIC, such as – (a) Acquisition; (b) Serial control; (c) Cataloguing; (d) Circulation; (e) OPAC; (f) Documentation; (g) SDI; (h) Compiling Bibliographies; (i) Reports generation; (j) Library stock Verification abs (k) Management of LIC are automated. This is not only saving precious time of users, but also enhanced the efficiency of functioning of LIC, since bar coding is done for documents and smart cards are issued to users.
There are Sixteen Pentium PCs with broadband connections in Internet section of LIC. The whole Campus is Networked through Wi-Fi Technology to share information of LIC.
Our College is a member of HELINET Consortium of RGUHS (Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences), since 2004, by making an initial payment of Rs.500000/- towards our College Membership, during January 2004.
HELINET is an Health Sciences information network which enables our members of faculty and students to have quick and easy access to e-resources and printed documents (hard copies), such as – (1) 42 e-journals in Dental Sciences; (2) 242 e-journals and 34 e-books in Medical Sciences; (3) 76 print Indian Journals and 66 print International Journals ( hard copies) in Medical Sciences through Document Delivery System and (4) 218 LWW( Lippincott William Wilkins) archival e-journals in Medical Sciences available for Document Delivery @ RGUHS from Volume 1 and Issue 1. In case of e-resources at serial numbers 1 and 2, our members of faculty and students are having access to 284 e-journals and 34 e-books daily, in the Internet Section of our Library and Information Centre. Whenever they need any paper or part of a book, they download and take hard copies, since two printers are available. List of e-journals, e-books and other resources of documents is enclosed herewith.
In case of e-resources at serial numbers 3 and 4, they can have access to content pages electronically and whenever hard copy of full text of the same is required, they can request our Chief Librarian who will provide the same after obtaining it from RGUHS, under Document Delivery System.
E-resources of HELINET as mentioned above are for the year 2008. These e-resources will be enriched by RGUHS periodically and the same will be available to us.