Sharda Devi Degree College – Jhansi Library

Library

SDDC Library is fully automated and has a collection of over 25,000 books related to education, management, computer science, commerce, science and arts and allied subjects. The Library holds a rich collection of printed as well as electronic resources which include books, journals, databases, e-journals, reports, training manuals, etc. The Library with its modern collection of knowledge resources and innovative information services fills an essential role for the academic community in their intellectual pursuits.

Mission

The mission of the college library is to enrich and advance learning and discovery by providing access to a broad array of resources for education, research and creative work to ensure the rich interchange of ideas in the pursuit of knowledge.

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Visiting Hours

Monday to Saturday (Except college holidays)
Circulation Section…………….. 9.0 AM to 4:00 PM
Main Library…………………….. 9.00 AM to 5:00 PM

RULES OF THE LIBRARY

1. The Students must carry the Library Smart Card to get the books issued /returned.
2. The loss of Library Card should be immediately reported to the college Library, so that a duplicate card may be issued.
3. Library Membership card is not transferable.
4. Members are requested to check the condition of the book before getting issued. Any damage found in the books taken out for reading or borrowing should be brought to the notice of the Library staff on Circulation duty before getting issued.
5. Loss of any borrowed book must be reported immediately to the Librarian/Library Staff. The member must replace the lost book / cost of the books as per rule.
6. Bags, personal belongings and personal books are not allowed inside the library. These must be kept at the property counter.
7. While leaving the library, members are required to show their files, file covers, books etc. to the Library Staff on duty at the check – point.
8. Eating, sleeping and smoking are not allowed in the Library.
9. Readers should observe pinpoint silence and switch off their Mobile phones in the Library premises.
10. Books and other reading material borrowed from the Library are liable to be recalled, at any time, and shall be returned within seven days from the date of recall or earlier, if necessary.
11. In case of loss of Token of property counter, the new token may be issued to the readers by depositing Rs. 50/-. The property counter is for the students’ bags containing only the books. They should not keep their other valuables / belongings in property counters such as purses, calculators, mobiles, laptops etc.
12. Marking, scratching, damaging, mutilating, stealing, library materials or property will invite disciplinary action against the defaulters.

Library Membership

– All bonafide students of SDDC, teaching, non-teaching and other members of the staff of the college are entitled to become member of the library.
– To become a member of the library, bonafide students should fill a form available with the Library Office. The registered members are issued a Library Card corresponding to their entitlement.
– Students are required to keep their Identity Cards with them for inspection whenever they visit the library. Library staff are authorized to ask them to show the same at any time. A serious view is taken of unauthorized entrants. The Library members have following entitlements:

Text Books

The books from the Text Books Section can be borrowed for 15 days only. An overdue fine of Rs. 10/- per day will be charged if the books are kept above overdue period.

Clearance Certificate

Library books are the property of the library. Before taking the final University Examination or termination connection with the college, it is the responsibility of each and every member to return all library books, to settle all the library dues if any.
*At the time of getting their library clearance, the students are required to bring their Identity – Card.
*For getting clearance from the college library, the students of the post graduate classes and final year students of all classes are required to bring No – Dues certificates from those library/ies also for which their membership was recommended by the college library.
*Those students, who due to any reason, do not appear in their respective examination or are declared failed in the same are required to surrender their library membership so that the same not be misused. After surrendering their membership, such students get library clearance.

Bundelkhand UNIVERSITY LIBRARY SYSTEM

Electronic Resources available through  Bundelkhand University Library System: 
https://bujhansi.ac.in/econtent/index.html
https://www.bujhansi.ac.in/en/page/e-journal
https://www.bujhansi.ac.in/dumpost/en/en-e-resources

ELECTRONIC RESOURCES IN PUBLIC DOMAIN

Electronic Resources in Public Domain
These resources are freely available on the Internet and it can be accessed from anytime and anywhere. These resources are divided into following categories.

Books

Directory of Open Access Books https://www.doabooks.org
The Free Library https://www.thefreelibrary.com
Project Gutenberg: Free eBooks https://www.gutenberg.org
Oxford Text Archive https://ota.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
OAPEN https://oapen.org

Journals

Directory of Open Access Journal https://doaj.org
MedIND https://medind.nic.in
Public Library of Science https://plos.org
NISCAIR http://www.niscair.res.in
PubMed Central https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Springer Open https://www.springeropen.com
OALIB https://www.oalib.com
Open Science Directory https://opensciencedirectory.iode.org