About Us

Sualkuchi Budram Madhab Satradhikar College, Sualkuchi is premier institution of higher education in Sualkuchi which was established on 1st August, 1963. The College has been titled in the sweet memories of two great Vaishnavite monks of Sualkuchi-Late Budram Mahanta, a saintly person and Late Madhab Mahanta who donated 42 bighas of land for the cause of higher education in Sualkuchi. The great love for education of the people of Sualkuchi led the establishment of S.B.M.S. College, Sualkuchi. The college is the result of the public support and donations.

The Central Library of S.B.M.S. College was started in the year 1963. It was initially housed in a single room of the College. The present library is located centrally within the college campus in an independent building. It is conventionally accessible by the user community. The library has undergone an expeditious growth in terms of its resources, staffs and infrastructures as time progressed.

The Central library plays a very critical role in supporting the academic programmes of the college. It identifies, evaluates, procures, process and then makes these learning resources available to the faculty and students for their teaching, learning and research assignments.

The central library signed a MoU with National Digital Library of India on 11th May, 2019. So the E-resources available in our digital library can also be accessed from NDLI website. The library is also a registered member of National Digital Library of India.

Objectives

The Central Library objectives are to-

  1. To support teaching-learning needs of the students, teachers and members;
  2. To develop comprehensive resources in the subjects taught in the college;
  3. To disseminate the knowledge to the stakeholders and to reach them;
  4. To stimulate knowledge creation among its stakeholders;
  5. To nurture and promote quality and excellence in education;
  6. To liaise with other libraries to meet the expectation and needs of the user.

Access Type

            The Central Library, S.B.M.S. College, Assam provides Open Access to its collection. Users can directly go to the book stake and pick up the book of their choice.

Classification System Used

The library is using the Dewey Decimal Classification system, 19th Ed. for organizing its collection.

Cataloguing System Used

The library previously used AACR II to provide printed catalogue card services to the user.

From the year 2015, the library stops creating printed catalogue card services and start maintaining the bibliographic data of the books in the SOUL 2.0s default field in MARC format.

Software Used

The Central library of S.B.M.S. College, Sualkuchi, Assam is using SOUL 2.0 Software developed by the INFLIBNET Centre-an inter university centre of UGC to automate it’s all housekeeping operations. All the bibliographic details of the library are entered into the SOUL 2.0 software. The Catalogue, Circulation and Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) facility of SOUL 2.0 is extensively used by the library.

 

Physical Infrastructure

The Library is presently located at an independent building covering approximately 1500 sq.ft. The building includes the property counter, stack areas, librarian’s chamber, circulation desk, Xeroxing chamber, reading room, digital library section, newspaper reading section and the toilet facility.

Stack Area

The documents of the library are housed in a large stack area that covers 84 book shelves.

Information Kiosk

            The Information Kiosk which is touch-enabled is placed near the entrance of the library so that the users can interact with it at ease. The information kiosk available in the library can be used to search and browse the bibliographic details of the documents available in the library (popularly known as Online Public Access Catalogue), member’s status (number of books issued by the user) and to recommend new books to be purchased by the library. It can also be used to check the availability of a particular book in the library, news and announcements from the college and so on. 

 Computers

The library has six computers excluding the information kiosk out of which one act as SOUL 2.0 Server, the other two for the staff of the library and rest computers are made available to the user to access internet and digital resources of the library.

Bar-code Equipment

Library has Barcode Printer, Barcode Scanner and Slip Printer. Barcodes are used for books, identity cards to ease the circulation of books.

Xerox Machine

            One Xerox machine is made available to the user to take photocopy of the important documents from the library.

Printers

Two Printers-one for staff member and one for the users are made available in the library.

Scanners                   

The library acquired two scanners as part of its digital library initiative. The scanner is used to preserve the institutional publications, faculty publications, previous years question paper, fragile rare books and other teaching-learning materials. Out of the two scanners of the library-one meant for staff member and one for the library users.

 

Library Collection

Physical Collection

The library of S.B.M.S. College acts as gateway to 28,732 books. The library holds an especially qualitative printed collection of documents that deals with the course curriculum of the college. The reference sources comprise of expensive books like Encyclopaedia Britannica, dictionaries, handbooks, manuals, directories, etc. The library has a notably rich collection of college publications, faculty publications; report generated by college and old questions papers.

 

Category Print Online Collection
Books Books=28,732 Database through N-List=10

e-Books through N-List=80,000+

Free E-books=108
Journals 4 Database through N-List=11

e-Journals through N-List=20,000+

Free E-Journals=902
Magazine 6 –
Newspaper 8 –
Old Question Papers Papers from 2012-2015 429
College Publications 14 7
Faculty Publications 23 33
Reports 14 10

 

Digital Collection

The digital collection of the Library of S.B.M.S. College includes the resources available through N-List programme of the INFLIBNET, free e-journals and e-books, the digitized collection of the college that include college publications, faculty publications, reports and old question papers. The digital collection of the college contributes a lot to the students and faculty members of the college.

Library Services

The library membership is open to students, faculty members & Staff of the college. The duration of membership will be for an academic year and will have to renew every year.

Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC)

OPAC is a platform to search and locate the information on available resources in the library or in other words it is computerized form of library card catalogue. The library maintains access to both printed catalogue card as well as OPAC. However, from the year 2015, updating in printed card is kept in halt due to the launching of the OPAC. The OPAC is available through Information Kiosk and from any computer of the library. The bibliographic information of a resource includes title, author, place of the publication, publisher, year of publication, shelving location and the availability status of the particular item i.e. whether in loan, damaged, lost etc. The user can also access the subscribed electronic databases and books, recommend a document via information kiosk to be purchased by the library if the item is not available in the library. The user can also check their list of issued documents through the information kiosk.

Bar-Code Enabled Automated Circulation of Books

            Circulation basically includes check-outs and check-ins of library resources and items, collection of fines and other charges, renewal and holding of the materials and so on. The library circulation is fully automated by using Bar-Code. In the circulation desks patrons may register for library membership, issue and return library items, renew the issued item, reserve the items, update library patron records (new address, telephone numbers, etc.) and so on. The circulation privileges of the members are as follows-

Category Number Days
HS Students 1 15
Degree Students 2 15
Faculty Member 15 30

Table: Circulation Privileges of Library Members

Photocopy

Users can take the photocopy of the printed documents by using Xeroxing facility available in the library.

Reading Room:

            The library has reading space for Boys, Girls and Faculty Members. The Newspaper can be read in Newspaper Reading Table. The text books are available for loan and for reference purposes and not available for loan. Patrons cannot take the reference books out from the library premises but they can consult such books in the reading room of the library.

Internet Section:

            The user of the library can access the internet as well as the digital library of the college by using the computers available in the library.

Scanning

            The library provides scanning facilities to the users through its digital library section at a very nominal fee.

Printing

The electronic document accessed through the digital library can be printed by using the printer available in the digital library section and by paying a nominal fee for the purpose.

Current Awareness Services (CAS)

            The library’s current service is meant to keep the patrons up-to-date with the most recent happenings and development in the college and the library. New Arrival of journals & magazines are displayed on the Display Stack.

Library Orientation

            The library used to conduct training sessions, orientation programme to equip the patrons with the knowledge of search strategies, using e-databases, and OPAC search. It also provides research assistance to teacher (e.g. searching literature, retrieving qualitative materials). The library strives to provide users with complete, accurate answers to information queries regardless of the complexity of those queries. Assistance in using library OPAC search facilities, instruction and help in using library and its resources are also provided.

Book Fair

            Book fair is organized in collaboration with the publishers frequently so that the students can purchase books at concessional rate without the need to go the market.

Publicity Programme of the Library

The library resources and services are widely publicized through the Digital Library, SMS, Email and Blog. The library also publicizes through the social media like Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, Really Simple Syndication, etc. to popularize its services and collection among the readers.

Best Reader Award

In order to motivate students for maximum unitisation of library services, Best Reader’s Award i.e. “Nityananda Baishya Best Reader Award” sponsored by Dr. Badan Barman, Assistant Professor of Library Science, Gauhati University is given to the student at the time of college youth festival on the basis of maximum utilisation of the library resources and services every year.

 

Digital Library

The Digital Library of the S.B.M.S. College, can be used 24X7 to access electronic resources from anywhere in the world. It provides access to-

  • 11 Subscribed E-Journal Databases
  • 10 Subscribed E-Book Databases
  • 20,000+ Subscribed E-Journals
  • 80,000+ Subscribed E-Books
  • 902 Free E-Journals
  • 108 Free E-Books
  • 429 Old Question Papers
  • 7 College Publications
  • 33 Faculty Publications and 10 Administrative Reports

Permitted Actions in Digital Library

  • Using e-resources for scholarly, educational or scientific research, teaching, private study and clinical purposes.
  • Viewing, downloading, copying, printing and saving of a resource for personal use.
  • Sending a copy of an article to another authorized user (i.e. current faculty, students or staff).
  • Posting the URL to the publisher’s version of the article on a class website (publisher links will allow only authorized users access).

Non-permitted Actions in Digital Library

  • Using robots or intelligent agents to do systematic and bulk downloading.
  • Systematic downloading (downloading entire issues of a journal or all pages of an issue. of the journal) or printing of entire journal issues or volumes, or large portions of other e-resources.
  • Using e-resources for commercial gain (i.e. reselling, redistributing or republishing licensed content).
  • Making online content available to unauthorized users (i.e. sending to mailing lists or electronic bulletin boards).
  • Posting the publisher’s version or PDF of an article to an open website.

Preservation

            The Library takes necessary action against probable damage of its digital resources due to natural calamities and others. The digital resources of the college are preserved in two external hard disk of 1 TB and are stored at different locations. The digital resources include

  1. Bibliographic database of the books of the college library
  2. College publications
  3. College reports
  4. Faculty publications
  5. Old question papers
  6. All other resources of the digital library.

Library Rules

  • The Students must carry their Library Card with them to get the books issued/ returned.
  • Library Membership cards are not transferable
  • The students can borrow two books at a time for 15 days. After 15 days if book will not be return then a fine of Rs. 1 per day will be imposed.
  • The faculties can borrow 15 books at a time for 30 days. After 30 days if book will not be return then a fine of Rs.1 will be imposed.
  • Members are responsible for the books borrowed against their library card.
  • Members are requested to check the condition of the book before getting issued. Any damage found in the books taken out for reading or borrowing should be brought to the notice of the staff on duty before getting issued.
  • Loss of any borrowed books must be reported immediately to the Librarian/Library Staff. The member must replace the lost book/pay the cost of the latest edition of the lost book along with overdue charges, if any.
  • Reference books, Journals will not be issued.
  • Bags personal belongings and books must be brought inside the library. These must be kept at the property counter at reader’s own risk.
  • Library does not accept any responsibility for loss or damage to personal property left on its premises.
  • A Register is provided at the entrance of the library. Users are requested to make their entry in the Register while entering into the library or digital section of the library.
  • The students are required to get the clearance certificate from the library before the final examination of Board/ University
  • Eating, sleeping and smoking are not allowed in the library
  • Readers should observe strict silence and their Mobile-Phones need to be kept in silence mode while in the library premises.
  • The Librarian is vested with the powers to restrict or suspend the library privileges of any member/user contravening/violating any of the rules/regulations of the Library at any time.
  • The Principal may, on the recommendations of the Library Committee amend/add/delete any of the above regulations.

 

Library Committee

There is a library committee for smooth functioning of the library. The committee of S.B.M.S. College is constituted annually. The main objective of the library committee is to decide & adopt the policies to govern the management and various programme of the library, to prepare the annual budget, rules and regulations of the library. The committee is sole responsible for looking after all matters related to the library. The composition of committee is as follows-

Chairman/ President:Principal of the college

Member Secretary:Librarian

Members:Vice Principal

IQAC Coordinator and All Heads of the Departments of the college

 

 Acquisition Policy

Following points are followed for acquisition of library books and periodicals-

  • Recommendations for books and periodicals from the concerned subject teachers or head of the departments and library users are called for in the beginning of every academic year.
  • The list of recommended books is checked with the existing library collection, to avoid the duplication.
  • The list of books not available in the library is put for approval before the library committee.
  • The order for the approval books is given to the concerned publisher or book vendor.