Rayat Shikshan Sanstha's
Mahatma Phule Arts, Science and Commerce College,
Panvel District- Raigad (Maharashtra)
Mahatma Phule Arts, Science and Commerce College,
Panvel District- Raigad (Maharashtra)
MAHATMA PHULE DIGITAL KNOWLEDGE RESOURCE CENTRE
About MPDKRC
Objectives of the KRC are:
- To provide quality library services to all students and staff members of the college.
- To make available recent and reliable information.
- To play dynamic and creative role in user’s education.
- To provide digital environment.
- To develop resources and services those support the stakeholders for their research and education.
Major Features of the KRC:
Layout
| Total Carpet Area | 5767 sq.ft. |
| 1. Ground Floor | 3279 Sq.ft |
| i. Stack Room No.1 | Issue Counter No.1 (10 X 20 ft) Reference Section (35 X 36ft) |
| ii. Librarian’s Cabin | 10 X 11 ft |
| iii. Stack Room No.2 | Issue Counter No.2 (10 X 24ft.) Textbook Section (44 X 29 ft.) |
| iv. Reference Section with 04 computers & Printing facility |
Seating capacity of 40 readers. |
| v. Periodicals Section | 03 Racks with 63 Periodicals |
| 2. First Floor | Reading Room (2488 Sq. ft) |
| i. U.G.C. Network Resource Centre and Audio-Visual Room. | 06 Computers with internet,01 T.V. Set and 01 C.D. Player.(11 X 20 ft) |
| ii. Reading Room for P.G. Student s | Seating Capacity 10 readers. |
| iii. Reading for Girls | Seating Capacity of 40 Readers. |
| iv. Reading Room for Boys | Seating Capacity 60 readers. |
Holdings
| Total No. of Books | 133596 |
| Text Books | 64065 |
| Reference Books | 38625 |
| No. of Titles | 23079 |
| Journal and magazines | 62 |
| e-Journals | 6267 through INFLIBNET |
| E-books | 435809 through INFLIBNET |
| Newspapers (Daily) | 29 |
Working hours:
| On working days | 07 a.m. To 06 p.m. |
| On holidays | 09 a.m. To 01 p.m. |
| before examination days | 07 a.m. To 06 p.m. |
| during examination days | 07 a.m. To 06 p.m. |
| during vacation | 07 a.m. To 06 p.m. |
Facilities Provided
- Institutional Repository
- Book Bank Scheme on ¼ th price
- Free Book Bank facility for Backward Class Students
- Inter Library Loan Facility
- User Orientation
- Specious Reading Room
- Earn and Learn Scheme
- Scholar Card
- Extra Borrower’s Card
- Free Internet Facility to Students and Staff
- Access to N-LIST INFLIBNET Programme
- Question Paper Set of Previous Exams
- University Syllabus to Staff and Students
- Reference Section
- Other support/facilities include
- Open access to the titles in shelves without any hurdle.
- Provision of Departmental Library
- Reference Services
- Overnight Book lending Services
- Periodical Bound Volume Lending Services
- Organization of Book Exhibition
- External Borrower’s Services for alumni
- Preservation of institutional via Newspaper Clipping Service
- Reprographic Services for staff and students
- Catalogue search service
- Document Retrieval/ classification and arrangement of books as per the standards of library science
- Information Retrieval using electronic resources
- Research Assistance
- Institutional Documentation Service by preserving Dissertations, thesis, specimen of various proposals sent to funding agencies, seminar talks, books, journal, journal articles, etc.