LIBRARY REPORT

2015-2016

The academic year 15-16 started with the library orientation schedule to all the newly admitted students. Due to space constraints library books were reorganized  to accommodate newly added books.  

Following are the highlights of the library during this academic year

  • Total number of books in the library reached to total is 108840 including 2641 books of Dr. Vijay Bedekar Collection. In addition there are 1099 CDs/DVDs and 2115 bound volumes of academic journals.
  • 3904  books have been added to the  Senior College Section during the year to make the total 87771
  • 948 text books have been  added to the Book Bank Section during the year to make the total 10128
  • University of Mumbai Book bank facility is availed by 259 students and 1722 books have been issued
  • Library is subscribing to 160 (145 National & 10 International) journals and receives 5 complementary.
  • Library Orientation Programme was conducted for all newly admitted students to the college in the first semester during June-September 2015
  • Special Library Orientation was conducted for Students Forum, Scholar’s Academy, Research Committee, BLISc and MLISc students with emphasis on using online databases and NLIST resources.
  • Team of students from Kyoto Sango University, Japan, Visited to the library on 31st August 2015
  • B. N. Bandodkar College of Science students visited the library under the course of ‘Personality Development’ on 25th October 2015. 
  • Book exhibition was organized on the occasion of the National Conference on Indian Cinema: Past, Present and future ‘on 8th and 9th January 2016.   Library staff under the guidance of  Asst. Librarian Mrs. Manisha Patil took special efforts in the books exhibition. On this occasion bibliography of the books on display was also compiled for ready reference.
  • To mark to occasion of ‘Jagatik Matru Bhasha Din’and ‘ Marathi Rajyabhasha Diwas’ Reference Books Exhibition was organized on 26 & 27th February 2016.  Marathi encyclopedias, yearbooks, dictionaries, glossaries, Grammar books, literary handbooks, biographical sources, Vidnyan Kosh, Kridadnyan Kosh were on displayed on the occasion. This activity was appreciated by students and teachers of the college.

I express my gratitude towards Dr. Vijay Bedekar, Chairman, Vidya Prasarak Mandal, Thane and Dr.Shakuntala Singh, Principal for extending their full support and guidance for the activities of the library. I am also grateful to both the vice Principals of degree college. I offer my sincere thanks to all the   members of the library committee for their cooperation.  I take this opportunity to thank my library staff and office staff for their cooperation and help in the smooth functioning of the library during the academic year.

N S Barse
Librarian and Coordinator
Department of Library and Information Science