About the Library

We understand that a well-stocked and well-maintained library may become the most important learning resource available to the teachers and the students of an educational institution. Keeping this in mind necessary steps is regularly taken to upgrade the library facilities. The College Central library is well-organised and has a large reading room where, students are encouraged to borrow and read during their free periods. Books, magazines, journals and newspapers are kept in open access racks to induce students to go through them. In order to reach out to the maximum number of students, the College Library also maintains a Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/p/Durgapur-Womens-College-Library-100066404746520/ )through which the students can keep in touch with the Librarian and other Library personnel. The Library automation process with KOHA software is also on the verge of completion. The Library occupies a total of 979.932 SQ m area in the College premises. The total seating capacity of the library is of seventy five persons. The seating area is divided into a general area for students and a separate curtained section for the teachers. The library provides WIFI facility to the users and CCTV cameras are installed for vigilance. The Library remains open on all working Days, 10.30 AM to 4.45 PM and on Saturdays from 10.30 AM to 3.45 PM. The library collection contains 20,768 books, 12 Journals and four daily newspapers catering to the needs of the students and the faculty of the College. The Central Library has subscribed to the N-List programme through INFLIBNET and faculty members and students are being given access to e-resources from April 2017.

Library In-Charge, Convenors/Jt. Convenors of Library Committee and Library Staff

Library Committee

Chairperson: Dr. Mahananda Kanjilal, Principal

• Convener: Prof. Sangita Karmakar
• Jt. Convener: Dr. Ranjini Mukherjee
• In. Charge: Dr. Dulal Chandra Sen
• Prof. SK. Wadekar Rahaman
• Prof. Abdul Aziz Us Subhan
• Prof. S.B.S Mallick
• Prof. Sraboni Tudu
• Prof. Sabyasachi Das
• Prof. Jiko Rauth
• Student Representative:Nisha Ghoshal
• Student Representative:Koyel Sarkar

Working Hours

The Library remains open on all working Days, 10:30 AM to 4:45 PM and on Saturdays from 10:30 AM to 3:45 PM.

Library Rules

1. The users should enter their, name and other particulars in the gate register kept at the entrance while they enter inside the library Similarly, when they leave the library the leaving time should be entered in the gate register.
2. Silence must be observed inside the library and loud talking is prohibited in all parts of the library. As the library is the place of individual study, members should conduct themselves to maintain an atmosphere conducive to this. Use of mobile phone inside the library is not permitted.
3. The books must be returned, renewed on or before due date.
4. Books should be handled with care. Marking on books is most objectionable and may lead to cancellation of membership privileges. Our College Library is following Open Access System and hence the members have the privilege of direct access to book shelves in the Stack and Reading Hall. It is important that the classified arrangements of books according to the numbers, is maintained in the shelves for the convenience of the members themselves. A book could be freely taken out of the shelves, on no account should they be reshelved by the members as they lead to misplacement of books. Such books may be left on the nearest table and the same will be shelved by the Library Staff.
5. Members utilising the On-line Journals and Internet Browsing facilities, should enter the name, login time and logout time in the register kept for this purpose in the E Library.
6. Users are requested not to leave any personal belongings like laptops etc. unattended. The Library will not be responsible for the loss of the same.
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