About Library
The present library is as old as with its establishment of this college. The library is organized with specialized collections of 47918 documents in fields of Agricultural Sciences, Biological Sciences, Basic Sciences, Humanities, Technology, Veterinary Sciences, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries & other allied subjects. The collection includes Books, Theses, Periodicals, Government Publications, Maps, & CD-ROMs. The library has been modernized with well equipped CCTV, UPS, AC system , Xerox machine , printer and computers providing Internet Surfing, e journals, e theses and e catalogue (webopac), e books (Open Access) and CDROM databases facilities .The library e resource facilities have been provided to all students and teachers of this college on Internet / Intranet Wi-Fi system.
The Book Bank facility has been provided to all students and staff of this college. Library subscribes 34 current print journals and 10 Newspapers and 12 Magazines and 10 Agricultural Newspapers. The main objectives of the library are to develop and promote information resources to students, faculty, researchers, scientists, trainees and agricultural officers both in conventional and electronic format. The library has congenial environment, good ventilated and spacious reading rooms to its readers.The present library has seven main units providing Reference/ Referral services, User awareness services/ Orientation services, Newspapers, Internet-CDROM services Abstracting services, Book Bank services, Circulation cum reading services, Current awareness services, Bibliographic services, Reprographic services, Interlibrary Loan services, online journals /theses access and OPAC services to 500 students, 55 faculty members, 120 supporting staff members of this college.
Library staffs position
Photo of the employee |
Name of the staff |
Posts |
Specialty |
Telephone number & Email Address |
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Dr. (Mrs.) Madhuri Joshi |
University Librarian |
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Office of the University Central Library ,SKNAU , Jobner 01425-254986 librarian@sknau.ac.in |
Dr K. M Krishna |
In charge Library / Deputy Librarian (RD) |
PhD, Library and information science |
9799714317 mkrishna.library@sknau.ac.in |
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P. Sharma |
LDC |
BA ,Diploma in Lib S& information science |
9460756303 |
Staff /Student’s Annual Membership
Library Users / category |
Library Memberships |
Members |
Number of books issued |
Staff |
Teaching / Other staff |
120 |
1000 |
Students |
Library |
472 |
1500 |
Book Bank |
480 |
3900 |
Book Bank
This was started in 1975 with small collection of books to cater the textbook requirements for general category of students. In 1980, this facilities was further extended to SC/ST students also .Presently Book Bank has a collection of 11239 books and the facility is available to all students and staff of this college for selection ,issue and reading purpose .An open access system has been adopted for consultation and selection of books. In this scheme all the books are issued for complete one semester .The books are issued to SC/ST students on free basis and general category students are given on rental basis.
Reprographic unit
This unit was established in 1997 with the aim to provide Xerox facility in the library to all students and staff of the college. More than 6.00 lakh copies have been xeroxed till date.
Periodicals cum e resource facilities
This unit is concerned with teaching /research programmes of MSc, PhD courses of this college. It has a collection of 6679 Bound Journals and 1916 theses, 34 current print journals, 121 CD Agricultural Databases along with other competitive magazines and gratis newsletters.The e resource facilities have been provided to access research information’s on Internet, e journals (cera), eBooks(free), e theses(krishi prabha),e catalogue (webopac) of Theses and Bound Journals ,J Gate Agriculture and Standalone CDROM Agricultural Databases (AGRIS ,AGRICOLA, CABCD ,PGRABST ,FISH BASE ) for informative research studies.
Library Resource Collections and Services
Library Document Collections and Membership |
|
Books |
24965 |
Bound Journals |
6679 |
BBG Books |
6417 |
SC/ST Books |
4822 |
Government Publications (Reports) |
2998 |
Theses |
1916 |
CDROM Database |
121 |
Total collections |
47918 |
Current Journals subscribed (print) |
34 |
Library Membership |
592 |
Book Bank Membership |
480 |
Online e Resource Services |
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J-Gate Access |
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Online cera access (3000 Scholarly Journals ) |
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Cab Abstract |
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Online Krushi Prabha Access ( 7500 Doctoral Dissertations with a full text of 6000 Dissertations ) |
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Digital catalogue (OPAC ) of library collections (Local Access only) |
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Directory of open access journals (free scholarly Journals ) |
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Open Access Books ( eBooks ) |
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Indian journals access ( IP Based ) | http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx |
Offline e Resource Services (Agricultural Databases ) |
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AGRIS ( 1975-2012) |
CDROM |
AGRICOLA ( 1970-2012) |
CDROM |
CABCD (1970-2012) |
CDROM |
PGR Abstracts ( 1970-2004) |
CDROM |
Fish Base database (2004) |
CDROM |
Digital Directory of Periodicals ( 1912-2009 ) |
CDROM |