The library was established in 1989 as an integral part of the Dental college and hospital. It provides the academic soil for students to thrive on and in turn nourishes and nurtures the professionals of tomorrow by providing the right ambience and necessary in turn conductive to reading and studying. The library has separate section for the under graduate and post graduate students and the teaching staff. The extensive collection of books and journals, National and International is segregated subject wise in different sections. Optimum space utilization with open aisle provides maximum flexibility at minimum cost to meet future changing needs.
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Space & Infrastructure
Library and Information Centre occupies plinth area of (686sq mts).7381 square feet. It is having separate reading rooms for under graduate and post graduate students, with seating capacity of 150 seats. It is also having separate Internet section, stacking section, Journal and Periodicals section, Circulation section, Multimedia Section with 25 Computers, 2 Printer, 1 Scanners and 1 Photocopier machine to provide copy from document to users on demand.
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Library Working Hours
| Monday to Friday |
09.00 am 10.00 pm |
| Saturday |
09.00 am 05.00 pm |
| Sunday and Holiday |
10.00 am 05.00 pm |
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Library Collection
| S.No. |
Types of document |
Total |
| 1 |
Books |
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a) Dental &Medical Science Books |
8657 |
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b) General Books |
1037 |
| 2 |
Current Subscriptions to National and International Journals |
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a) National |
13 |
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b) International |
57 |
| 3 |
E-Journals |
60 |
| 4 |
Bound Volumes of Journals |
1629 |
| 4 |
Bound Volumes of Journals |
1629 |
| 5 |
CDs and DVDs & Audio-visual on Dental and Medical Sciences |
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a) CDs |
483 |
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b) Audio-Visual Aids |
54 |
| 6 |
Dissertations/Thesis |
181 |
| 7 |
Library dissertation |
211 |
| 8 |
News Papers |
7 |
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Services
- References services
- Internet services
- Reprographic services
- Current awareness services
- Inter-Library connectivity service
- Book Bank service
- News paper clipping service
- Helping in access to e-Journals
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Library Automation
The library is using SOUL 2.0 Software
The SOUL 2.0 consists of the following modules .Each module has further been divided in to Sub-modules to cater to its functional requirements.
- Acquisition
- Catalogue
- Circulation
- OPAC
- Serial Control
- Administration
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