Satyanand Stokes Library Readers’ Paradise: Connecting People to Learning

Multimedia Services

The Library provides access to bibliographic databases subscribed on CD ROM. The following databases are available on CD-ROM in the multimedia centre of the library
Database Coverage in CD ROM
AGRIS 1975-2001

HORT-CD

1973-2013
CAB-CD 1987-1995

AGRICOLA

1984-1990

TREE-CD

1939-2013

The library has following in-house bibliographic computerized databases-

  • Database on M.Sc. and Ph.D. Theses
  • Database on Books
  • Database of Serial Holdings.

The multimedia centre provides facility to access electronic resources to support multidimensional information needs of the users.

The Library offers inter-library loan service to its users for the books and periodicals not available in the Library by procuring them from other neighbouring universities / Institutes. This Library, in turn also lends its resources to the libraries of other government and academic institutions. However, photocopies of articles are sent to the libraries situated any where in the country on demand.

The Library users are given assistance in locating misplaced books. The users may fill-in the Location Books, available at the Circulation Counter and in the Serials Division, for books / journals not found by them. The Library staff makes a thorough search for the books / journals reported in the Location Books. The users are informed accordingly in due course of time.

The Library maintains a separate collection of textbooks in the text book section, which can be consulted within the Library premises. Text Books can also be issued for one/two days. A database of books available in Text-Book Section and Book Bank Collection is available for consultation at the Text Book Section.

The library has a Book Bank section. The collection consists of prescribed text-books in paperback editions costing not less than Rs.20.00 and not more than Rs.800.00. The text-books to be included in this collection are recommended by the Heads of the Department. Students whose parent's income does not exceed Rs.2500.00 per month are given preference over others in grant of books from the Book Bank. The Borrowers have to pay 10% of the cost of books as rental charges per semester. The scheduled caste and scheduled tribes students are given this facility free of charge. The book bank scheme is basically for undergraduates only.

The library also conducts computer training programs for the Library Staff of the universities and working librarians in the H.P. State. The library has conducted so far Ten training programs in collaboration with NISSAT, Raja Rammohun Rai Library Foundation, Calcutta, Department of Higher Education to The H.P. Government and INFLIBNET.

The Xeroxing facility in the library is extended through a private firm who is allowed to operate from within the Library premises. The rates for Xeroxing and other services are as follows:

Paper Size Charges in Rupees
A4 0.90
B4 0.90
Foolscap 0.75
Enlargement / Reduction 1.0

Transparency

4.00

The Library has a bindery section which looks after the maintenance of library documents. Most of the binding jobs for the Library, is done in the Library bindery section. The Library Bindery also does the lamination work.

Library provides new related to university and its regional centers on daily basis through e-mail to all departments and displayed on notice board for physical users of the Library.