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About Library
About Library The Banasthali Vidyapith library came into existence in 1935; till 1939 the library procured 1700 books and a Reading Room for students. "Veerbala" a quarterly journal was also brought out for students to improve their creative ability and writing. The library collection grew to 5000 and 12,000 books in 1945 and 1955 respectively. The primary mission of the library is to support the educational and research programme in the Vidyapith by maximizing access to information. In order to fulfill the objectives of the Vidyapith, the library aims to develop a comprehensive collection of documents useful for the faculty and the research community. This rich and valuable collection built over eight decades has some of the rare reference materials and several important journals. Since then there is consistent growth of the collection of the library. Today, the Libraries' collection exceeds 5 lakh records including books, reports, theses, dissertations, bound journals, manuscripts, albums, maps, charts, audio/video cassettes, gramophone records, CDs/DVDs, atlas, slides and many more. The library currently receives over 300 national and international print journals. In addition, so many e-journals, e-databases and e-books are subscribed by the libraries. Furthermore, the library also provides Users' Orientation Services, Circulation Services, Current Awareness Services, Reference Services, Plagiarism Checking, Xerox facility etc. In addition to Central Library there are 12 departmental libraries in higher education system and 3 libraries in school division.
All the libraries have been using the LIBSYS-10, an Integrated Library Management software package with all the modules for the library housekeeping operations.
Library Automation The library has been operating all house-keeping functions using ICT since the year 2004. All the services are providing by using Libsys-10 Library Management System which has a user-friendly interface and built on international standards and technology. It covers functions in well-built modules i.e. Acquisition, Cataloguing, Circulation, and Serial Control which enables a seamless workflow to library staff with a powerful tool to manage library operations efficiently. The Web OPAC provides gateway to all Library Resources - Books, Journals, E-Books, E-Journals, Articles, and many other resources.
Facilities 1. Xerox Centre 2. Computer Labs for Online Resources 3. OPAC for searching library database 4. Document Delivery 5. Reading Hall
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