THE CENTRAL LIBRARY
LIBRARY
Govt college Thalassery, Chokli has well maintained Central library. It has an area of 900 Sq. Ft and a seating capacity of 20 persons in Reading area. The mission of the library is to support the learning and teaching programs. The library has a collection of 4741 books of which 120 are reference books.53 donated books are also available in library. The books are classified and arranged as per Dewey decimal classification. The library has the provision of General reading, Student’s reading area, reference section and reprographic section .
LIBRARY TIMINGS
The Library currently kept open on all the working days, except the government holidays. Monday to Saturday: 9.30 AM to 4.30 PM.
GENERAL RULES
- The users should enter their membership number, name and the entry time in the gate register kept at the security counter while they enter inside the library. Similarly; when they leave the library the leaving time should be entered in the gate register.
- Silence must be observed inside the library and loud talking is prohibited in all parts of the library. As the library is the place of individual study and research, members should conduct themselves to maintain an atmosphere conducive to this.
- Use of mobile phone inside the library is not permitted.
- Photography/videography inside the library is prohibited normally, but special permission can be obtained.
- Books should be handled with care. Marking on books is most objectionable and may lead to cancellation of membership privileges.
- Our college Library is following Open Access System and hence the members have the privilege of direct access to book shelves in the Stack and Reference and Reading room.
- It is important that the classified arrangements of books according to the numbers, is maintained in the shelves for the convenience of the members themselves. A book could be freely taken out of the shelves, on no account should they be reshelve by the members
- For better use of the Library, usres can approach the library staff.
LIBRARY STAFFS
The Central Library has a Librarian Grade-4 and an Attender.
- Librarian: Mr. Prasobh Puthan Purakkal
- Attender: Mr. Bibeesh K
SECTIONS OF THE LIBRARY
CIRCULAR SECTION
Circulation Section functions from 9.30 am to 4.30 pm on all working days.
- PG- 5 Books for 14 days
- UG (1st & 2nd Year)- 2 Books for 14 days
- UG (Final Year) -3 Books for 14 days
- Teaching Faculty – 10 Books for 14 days
- Non-Teaching Staff- 2 Books for 14 days
Renewal is allowed on request for another 14 days.
REFERENCE SECTION
There is 100+ books available in reference section.
Books in General Reference section can only be consulted within the library. Subject to copyright regulation this material can be photocopied.
PERIODICALS AND NEWSPAPER SECTION
Periodicals can only be used with in the library.
Following periodicals are available in the library
- Mathrubhumi weekly, Madhyamam weekly,Mathrubhumi thozhilvartha,Gokulam Sree(sponsored), Madhyamam Kudumbam(Sponsered)
Following Newspapers are available in library
- Mathrubhumi, Malayala Manorama, Deshabhimani, Madhyamam (Sponsered)
STOCK AREA
4700+ Books are made available in this section for day-to-day transaction.
There 16 shelves and 3 racks (containing 4 shelves in each) in stack area for book storage.
QUESTION PAPER AND SYLLABUS
Previous year question papers and Syllabus of all the courses offered by the institution are available for reference in this section.
LIBRARY SERVICES
The Library services / facilities include Circulation Service, Reference Service, Current Awareness Service, Photocopy Service..
CIRCULATION SERVICE
Library materials are borrowed and returned at the circulation desk, which is located near the main entrance. Reference books, periodicals and newspapers can be used with in library.
REFERENCE SERVICE
Library provides reference and referral service to its users. Queries are answered using all possible sources. If the required information source is not available / accessible in our library, the users are referred to other libraries where the required information may be available.
CURRENT AWARENESS SERVICE
Library members are regularly informed about the recent acquisitions in the library. A list of “NEW ARRIVALS” is displayed on notice board.
PHOTOCOPY SERVICE
Photocopy machine is not available in library now but by using an available multi-function printer, photocopying can be done on urgent conditions.
E-RESOURCES
ePG Pathshala: https://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in/
DOAJ: https://doaj.org/
Spriger LinK: https://link.springer.com/
NISCAIR Journals: https://www.niscair.res.in/sciencecommunication/researchjournals/rejour/rejour1-del.htm
E-JOURNALS
https://aip.scitation.org/
http://www.oajse.com/
E-BOOKS
MALAYALAM
https://b-ok.asia/s/malayalam
https://keralasahityaakademi.org/online_library/index.html
https://archive.org/details/booksbylanguage_malayalamhttps://archive.org/search.php?query=malayalam
https://www.pdfdrive.com/search?q=malayalam+novels&pagecount=&pubyear=&searchin=&em=
https://shijualex.in/
ARABIC
https://www.pdfdrive.com/arabic-books-books.html
https://b-ok.asia/s/arabic
HISTORY
https://hourlyhistory.com/
https://www.pdfdrive.com/indian-history-books.html
https://b-ok.asia/s/history
COMMERCE
https://www.intechopen.com/subjects/7
ECONOMICS
https://www.freebookcentre.net/Business/Economics-Books.html
https://www.pdfdrive.com/category/52
https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/subjects/economics
POLITICAL SCIENCE
https://bookboon.https://www.bookrix.com/books;political-science,id:39.html
MATHEMATICS
https://bookboon.com/en/search?query=mathematics
http://www.freebookcentre.net/SpecialCat/Free-Mathematics-Books-Download.html
https://www.pdfdrive.com/mathematics-books.html
PHILOSOPHY
https://www.bookrix.com/books;philosophy,id:36.html
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
https://www.pdfdrive.com/health-and-physical-education-e17564871.html