JMJ COLLEGE FOR WOMEN Library

College Library occupies a place of pride in JMJ College for Women, Tenali and is an essential component of the institutes' outstanding research and education mission. It enables learning, and promotes discovery, scholarship and advancement of knowledge. The mission of the college library is to facilitate creation of new knowledge through acquisition, organization and dissemination of knowledge resources and providing for value added services. It is a major resource centre for engineering, science and technology information in this part of the world.

JMJ College for Women library is automated with NewGenLib library management software during the academic year 2011-12 and also connected with internet broad band connection.

The main aim of the collection development is to make available all types of important reading material, i.e. books, reference books, reports, serials, journals, non- book materials resources etc to support learning, teaching and research pursuits of the readers of the college. JMJ College for Women Library has following collection as on 01-06-2018:

Total No. of books as on Today : 45,251

Total No. of Titles : 28,312

Total No. of Periodicals : 105

International Journals : 10

National Journals : 15

Magazines : 80

E-Journals : 6,000

E-Books : 30,00,000

CDs & DVDs : 131

NEWSPAPERS :

THE HINDU https://epaper.thehindu.com/

THE INDIAN EXPRESS https://epaper.indianexpress.com/

DECCANCHRONICLE  https://epaper.deccanchronicle.com/epaper_main.aspx

The Hans of India  https://epaper.thehansindia.com/

Andhra Jyothy https://epaper.andhrajyothy.com/

VAARTHA https://epaper.vaartha.com/

ANDHRA PRABHA  https://epaper.prabhanews.com/

Andhra Bhoomi https://epaper.andhrabhoomi.net/

SAKSHI https://epaper.sakshi.com/

MAGAZINES

EMPLOYMENT NEWS https://employmentnews.gov.in/NewEmp/Home.aspx

INDIA TODAY (E)

SPORT STAR

Biology Today

Physics Today

Chemistry Today

Psychology Today

Biology Today

VIJETA COMPETITIONS

UDYOGA SOPHANAM

TELUGU VIDYARTHI

YOJANA (E)

VIVEK

COMPETITVE SUCCESS REVIEW

CSR G.K. TODAY

UNIVERSITY NEWS

KURUKSHETRA

CAREER 360

SCIENCE REPORTER

WISDOM

WONDER WORLD

ANDHRA PRADESH

SRI RAMAKRISHNA PRABHA

JOURNALS

CURRENT SCIENCE https://www.currentscience.ac.in/

ELECTRINICS FOR YOU 

ANU JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES

ANU JOURNAL OF COMMERCE AND MANAGEMENT

ANU JOURNAL OF EDUCATION AND PHYSICAL EDUCATON

ANU JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

ANU JOURNAL OF LAW

ANU JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES

ANU JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

The library provides open access to its collection except rare books. It takes special care to ensure that the entire collection is properly and regularly shelved, library stack are neatly maintained and users get the desired documents without wasting time. The concerned staff has been given the responsibility of maintaining specific number of shelves. Professional staff undertakes shelf rectification at regular intervals.

The library conducts stock verification every year. The books found in damaged and mutilated condition or found missing are written off as per rules. Although, library does not have a defined policy for weeding out of old, unused and outdated material, it however attempts to segregate and write off such material selectively in consultation with the faculty.

The security of library material is a challenge in an academic institution. The library will have to plan for better solution (CCTV), once the present system has worn out.

SERVICES

Library Hours

8.30 AM to 05.30 PM

Library rules:

Silence to be maintained

No discussion permitted inside the library

Registration should be done to become a library member prior to using the library resources

No personal belongings allowed inside the library

Textbook, printed materials and issued books are not allowed to be taken inside the library

Using Cellular phones and audio instruments with or without speaker or headphone in strictly prohibited in the library premises

Enter your name and Sign in the register kept at the entrance counter before entering library

Show the books and other materials which are being taken out of the library to the staff at the entrance counter

The librarian may recall any book from any member at any time and the member shall return the same immediately

Library borrowed books are not transferable. The borrower is responsible for the borrowed book on his/her card.

Refreshment of any kind shall not be taken anywhere in the library premises.

Membership

Library membership is free to all students, faculty and staff of the JMJ College for Women. Students and faculty from the Educational institutions are also allowed to use the library (reference only) free of charge. In order to optimize the use of library resources, the membership is also offered to College Alumni and retired faculty.

Circulation

Circulation is one of the most important services of the library and over 50 loan transactions are carried out every day. All students, faculty and staff have been provided the library card. The Library observes following time schedule for circulation service:

10.00 AM to 12.30 and 01.30 to 05.00 PM

Reference books, bound volumes of journals, loose issues and Competitive books are issued after 5.00 PM for night issues or holidays and returned next day morning at 10.00 AM or reopening of college after holidays. The library also issued books for the entire duration of the vacation at the end of the each semester to students. Following tables gives an idea of the entitlement of various categories of users, number of the books they can borrow and the period of loan :

                Students                 03 Books                        15 days

         SC/ST Students           09 Books                  One Semester

         Teaching Staff              10 Books                  One Semester

     Non-Teaching staff           2 Books                         15 days

Reference Service

A service that connects users with the library and helps them to make full use of the resources. It includes guidance in the use of information resources and services, help in locating required documents, instructions for accessing on line library resources including Catalogue, e-journals, e-books, databases, CDs and DVDs etc. This is the human interface between library and its users.

Document Delivery Service

The library provides free photocopying service to the faculty of the Institute. An external outfit operating within the premises of the library offers the service on payment to students, staff and walk-in users.

Book Bank

The library maintains a book bank comprising mainly text books to help students belonging to weaker sections of the society. The books (5-7) from this collection are issued for a period of one semester to the SC/ST, as well as to economically weaker students.

ICT-Enabled Services - Digital Library Services

College Library has computerized all its operations and activities, and is a part of the BSNL Broad Band Network. The library has 1 server, 11 PCs, one printer and one Xerox machine accessories adequate to cater to its needs. 10 PCs are meant for users to access databases, e-books, e-journals and other e-resources.

Library Portal

The College Library Portal and Library blog is a gateway to its resources and services is under processing. The purpose of an information gateway of this type is to help users discover high quality, relevant web-based information quickly and effectively. The portal besides providing information about the staff, collection and services, allows access to the Catalogue, and provides direct link to e-resources of N-LIST, INFLIBNET SHODHGANGA, e-PG Pathshala, Integrated e-content Portal, NPTEL, SWAYAM and NATIONAL DIGITAL LIBRARY.

USER EMPOWERMENT, INFORMATION LITERACY

Orientation Programmes

College library organizes intensive programmes for orientation of new students both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, in the beginning of the academic year. College librarian is a regular invitee to address the new entrants and explains them the important role a library plays in higher education in Arts, Commerce and Science and technology. An audio-visual presentation is made to introduce them to the facilities, rules, resources (print and electronic), and services of the library. Training sessions are also organized whenever a new product or service is introduced.

Library Tours

All the new entrants are taken to the library tour in small groups to physically show them the library resources, how to access these resources and various other services that they can avail during their studies.

Information Alert Services

The library offers a number of current awareness services to inform and alert its users. A list of recent additions of books and faculty publications added to the collection is put on the library blog. It displays important information of interest appearing in journals, newspapers, newsletters and other sources. The library also displays announcements of forthcoming training programmes, conferences and international events, Job opportunities, Educational opportunities, Internships, fellowships and scholarships in the library blog and also in whatsApp.

Future Plans:

About 1,000 more books to be added in next two years.

More focus will be on e-Resources (e-books, e-journals, e-databases, etc.).

To conduct User Awareness programmes on Utilisation e-resources, MOOCs, 

To encourage both staff and students for enrolment of MOOCs and Online courses.