LIBRARY

Notice for orientation and card distribution

• Physics-Chemistry-Mathematics
• Botany-Zoology-Biology
• Bengali
• Geography-Sanskrit
• Economics-History
• English-Education
• Philosophy-Political Science

Notice on Library Clearance 06-10-2023
Notice on DELNET27-05-2023
Notice on SWAYAM

The A.B.N. Seal College has a vibrant Library & Information Centre embracing the print and digital resources which is one of the oldest and largest learning resource centre of West Bengal catering to the ever growing and uncompromising information and intellectual requirements of the students, faculty and researchers. It is quite large with approximately 1 lakh books including a huge number of rare and old books which are being preserved as a special collection. A.B.N.S.C. library has become one of the best in class college library in this state, complimented with state-of-art technology supports to the users. In addition to the print materials the library offers thousands of electronic books, journals, magazines, thesis and dissertations, learning videos, language learning facilities, news papers and many more. You can access these resources anytime from anywhere. The library is becoming fully automated with koha Integrated Library Management Software.

• Circulation Timing –
  Monday to Friday – 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Reading Room Timing –
  Monday to Saturday – 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
• e-Library Timing –
  Monday to Saturday – 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• (Library will remain closed on all Sundays and gazetted holidays)
• Home Issue –
  • Full Time Teachers – 15 books for 60 days
  • Intern Teachers – 5 books for 30 days
    Students – 2 books for 14 days
  • Non-Teaching Staffs – 8 books for 60 days
• Day Issue –
  In addition to this all library members can issue any one book for
  whole day.

At present the library offers the following services

1. Book Lending Service
2. Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) Service
3.  Reference Section Service
4. Wi-Fi enabled Hybrid Reading Room Service
5.  Digital Library Service
6. Current Awareness Service through email
7. Career Guidance Cell
8. Special Dissemination of Information (SDI) service through email
9. Research Support Service
10. Seamless access to e-books and e-journals
11. Books on Loan Service through DELNET
12. User Orientation Services on different open educational resources
13. Training on different Moc Test through NTA Portal
14. User Empowerment Program on handling ICT tools for Higher Education
15. National Level Workshop and Seminars on latest Digital Learning
    Technologies
16. Special class arrangements for preparation of NTA-NET, CSIR-NET, WBSET,
    CUET (PG), GATE, IIT-JAM, GAT-B examinations
17. Special Lectures on Academic Writing and Research
18. Language learning through DELNET portal
19. Specially prepared audio book services for students with special needs

• MANAN (The Central Library) is spread over a 3 storied building, comprises the
  following sections – (i) Text books; (ii) General books; (iii) Reference tools; (iv) News
  Paper & Periodicals; (v) Rare books; (vi) Heritage books; (vii) Hybrid Reading room,
  (viii) e-Library; (ix) Audio-visual Seminar hall; (x) Career Guidance section.
• Central library is fully automated with cloud based ILMS: ‘koha’ and barcoding
  technology.
• Open access library with separate circulation counter.
• The building is fully Wi-Fi enabled.
• Static IP based domain gateway.
• QR enabled web open access catalogue.
• E-Library section for 50 students with 15 desktops and provision of using
  35 personal Laptop/Tabs.
• CCTV surveillance with 25 cameras.
• Language Lab facility.
• Hybrid reading room with seating capacity of 80 students at a time.
• Special provisions for visually impaired students.
• 15 departmental libraries are regularly updated by central library.
• Nodal centre of District wise UPSC coaching facility.

1. Books
2. Manuscripts
3. Artifacts
4. Rare books
5. Archived materials
6. Journals
7. Magazines
8. e-books & e-journals
9. Handicrafts
10. CDs and DVDs
11. Newspapers

1.PUBLICATIONS ON ACHARYA BROJENDRA NATH SEAL

2.PUBLICATIONS ON HERITAGE STATUS OF COOCHBEHAR

3. STUDY MATERIALS FOR STUDENTS ( U.G.)

4. STUDY MATERIALS FOR STUDENTS (P.G.)

5. PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTION PAPERS

Annual Activity Report

• 2017-22
• 2022-23

Library Workshop report

• 2021-22
• 2022-23

Email:librarian.abnsc@gmail.com