"Library is where people, One frequently finds, Lower their voices And raise their minds"
~ Richard Armour, An American Poet
Objective Of Library
- To acquire, update, maintain and provide a qualitative and quantitative collection of books, periodicals and other instructional material of electronic resources to support the academic programme and educational objectives of the college.
- To include in collection various fields of knowledge as well as of career and character building.
- To provide quality services to faculty and students for achieving their curricular as well as co-curricular goals, with the help of technology, but not as a substitute for personal service.
- To inculcate reading habit among students and to encourage collaborative efforts among library staff and students to maximum utilization of library resources.
Details about the Library
Year of establishment – 1964
Working Hours:Monday to Saturday - 7.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.
Reading Room - On Working Days - 8.00 a.m. to 9.00 p.m.; One Holidays - 9.00 am to 5.00 p.m.
Total area 612 sq. m. on fifth floor. The reading room capacity for 180 students.
Centrally air conditioned library with Wi-Fi connectivity and UGC Network Resource Center. Every table with the facility to plug-in the laptop.
The UGC Network Resource Center with five PC terminals is available free of change for accessing databases, OPAC (computerized catalogue), Digital Library and Internet, strictly as per the rules. The network printer provides the facility to print the pages.
The College Library Committee consists of the staff members from Degree College, Junior College, Unaided Courses, Librarian and Assistant Librarian. Final decisions about purchasing of library books, periodicals, databases, etc. is taken by the Central Library Committee of SVKM.
Students suggestions: Students can drop their recommendations for books and any other suggestions at the library counter or email to the Librarian at Vaishali.Dawar@nmcce.ac.in. The recommended books will be purchased after getting approval from the respective Head of the Department and the Principal.
Collection
Printed Resources:
Books - 35233 (Net total) 76513 (Gross total)
Periodicals –85 (National Journals: 58; International Journals: 12; Magazines: 15)
Newspapers -20
Maps - 4
Online and Digital Resources:
CD-ROMs - 307
E-Books - 3785494
E-Journals - 46252
E-Magazines - 2673
Video Lectures - 38949
Audio Lectures - 15000465
E-Reports - 3950000
E-Newspapers - 2137
SVKM Consortia - 27 Databases
NList Consortia - 11 Databases
Taxmann Online Database (Subject specific Database)
The library has institutional membership Indian Commerce Association and Maharashtra Economic Development Council, Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce Industry & Agriculture (MACCIA), INFLIBNET- NLIST
Library also has Collection of books, journals and magazines on biographies, career guidance, personality development, competitive examinations, CA studies, ICWA, CS Studies, General Knowledge, etc.
All Students are provided open access to all books in library.
Students can recommend any book to the Librarian at any time during the year. The recommended books will be purchased after getting approval from the respective Head of the Department for subject related books and Library Committee for general books and novels.
Students can approach the counter for books issue, periodicals and newspapers, syllabus, question papers, database passwords, ex-students library reading room facility, etc. Please approach librarian for Reference services, database details or getting information related to any topic of interest or any other things related to library.
Direct access to several databases related to online journals, company data, laws, e-books, etc. useful for your studies, projects and exercises from https://svkm.mapmyaccess.com/resources. Select LDAP for login.) The Id is your SAP number and password is same as for Wi-Fi access, which is sent to you in your personal email and also available at the library counter.
NList database consortium is available from https://nlist.inflibnet.ac.in/veresources.php Ids and passwords are sent to you in your personal email and also available at the library counter.
Some other important online resources can directly be accessed from library webpage on the college website, such as information repository (for bibliographies, book reviews, Library Xpress newsletter archives, past question papers), other online resources (https://nmcollege.in/docs/library/Other%20Online%20Resources.pdf).
For more details, please contact the librarian
Library Services
Students can approach the counter for any purpose like Current Reading, Home Issue, Reference or getting information related to any topic of interest.
I - General services:
- Computerised catalogue (OPAC) where one can locate for books according to author, title, publisher, accession number and classification number, keyword.
- The following material is made available from the library counter-
- Books for current reading
- Books for home issue for a week
- Question papers
- Newspapers
- CDs.
- Syllabus
- Reference sources such as dictionaries, encyclopaedias, yearbooks
- Competitive Exams and career guidance related books
- Reading lists of interested books
- Bibliographies on various topics
- Journal articles Index
- Home lending of books- All books are issued for one week.
- Periodicals - Journals and magazines list is displayed on library webpage on the college website. For any of these journal/ magazines please ask at the library counter. The periodicals are available forreading within the library. However, if any studentwants any periodical for home issue, they should contact the person at the counter.
- Daily newspapers are available at the library counter for reading to everybody.
- Electronic Journal Databases accessible from UGC-NRS in library and also from home. The details of database are mentioned in collection.
- Reference Service- This service is especially for projects, assignments and competitions.
- Internet access through UGC Network Resource Center and Wi-Fi. Anybody using these facilities is required to register themselves.
- Services to ex-students and visitors - Access to Library Reading Room; Access to NList and Taxamnn Online, Old Syllabus copies for further career
II Extension Activities:
- Inter library loan and referral service for other libraries within SVKM and Mumbai.
- CD-ROMs viewing on multimedia computers- any student can view the CDs available in library.
- Scanning and printing.
Rules for Students using Library
- Talking loudly, discussing, loitering, eating, smoking, spitting, talking on mobile, shifting chairs, reserving chairs, scratching on furniture is strictly prohibited.
- All persons using the Library are subject to the discipline of the college.
- All those entering the library are requested to observe silence, behave in decent manner and maintain discipline.
- Please take permission of the counter staff for entry inside the counter or UGC Network Resource Center.
- For entry inside the counter the students are required to keep all their belongings aside and allowed to carry only their identity card.
- Please handle the books carefully and do not mutilate them in any way while using.
- The books issued for home reading must be returned on the due date mentioned on date slip behind the book. If the same book is required again for the next week, student must renew it on the due date or is subjected to pay fine of Rs. 1/- per day per book or as per the then notice.
- In case of loss of a library book the Librarian should be contacted immediately. The lost book is supposed to be replaced immediately. The cost of the book will be recovered only if the book is not available in the market.
- Other material like syllabus copies, question papers, periodicals, CDs, books for current reading, etc. issued from the counter are expected to be returned on the same day, failing which a fine of Rs. 5/- per day will be levied.
- The reference books marked with "R” are for using within the library and not allowed to be taken out of the library for any purpose.
- All the students are required to strictly adhered to the above rules and cooperate with the library staff for smooth functioning of the library. The Librarian has authority to maintain order in the library and take action against any user who knowingly or persistently breaks any library regulation.
Procedure for using Computerised Catalogue through KOHA Software
- At SVKM's N M College library we are using KOHA for library automation. Users can access library books through OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue) in KOHA with the help of URL: http://opacnmcce.ourlib.in/
- This URL is accessible from any computer or mobile
- In search option enter keyword and select to browse the documents by Author, Title, Subject, or class number options in the box next to "in”.
- The Union Catalogue of Shri Vile ParleKelavani Mandal Librariesis available at URL https://library-svkm-ac-in.svkm.mapmyaccess.com/
- For detail description of books, you can click on Title.
- Click on "Back arrow” to go back to the list.
- Please note down full title and author(s), Class number and Accession number of the book you have selected and show it at the counter to ask for that book.
- "Back to Search” will take you back to search window.
- With OPAC you can search books
- By Author - It is the search for books if the Author of the book is known. Search begins with the surname of the author.
- By Title - It is the search for books if the Title of the book is known.
- Classified - This is the search for books by Classification number
- ISBN – If you know ISBN of the books
- Or just type keyword in search option.
Note: After completing use of OPAC on computer near the library counter please do not shut the software and computer.
Library Staff
Dr. Vaishali Ashok Dawar - Librarian - Vaishali.Dawar@nmcce.ac.in
Mrs. Sarika Patil - Library Assistant - Sarika.Patil@nmcce.ac.in
Mr. Ajay Gond - Library Assistant - Ajay.Gond@nmcce.ac.in
Ms. Dipti Khanna - Library Assistant - Dipti.Khanna@nmcce.ac.in
Mr. Ravindra Singh - Library Attendant - Ravindra.Singh@nmcce.ac.in
Mr. Suresh Nagare - Library Attendant - Suresh. Nagare@nmcce.ac.in
Mr. Prashant Kanade - Library Attendant - Prashant.Kanade@nmcce.ac.in
Ms. MangalBhamale - Library Attendant