A Knowledge Hub at the Heart of Jai Hind College
The Jai Hind College Library is a well-equipped, resource-rich learning center that supports academic excellence and research across all disciplines. With a blend of traditional resources and modern technology, the library plays a pivotal role in the academic life of students and faculty.
đ Key Features:
- Extensive Collection: Over 45,000+ books, including academic texts, reference materials, journals, magazines, and newspapers.
- Digital Resources: Access to online databases, e-journals, and e-books through INFLIBNET, NLIST, and other platforms.
- Reading & Study Zones: Quiet reading areas, group study rooms, and a designated research zone.
- Library Automation: Fully computerized using Library Management Software for easy catalog search, issuing, and returning of books.
- Wi-Fi Enabled: Seamless internet access for research and reference work.
- Library App / OPAC Access: Students can search, reserve, and renew books online.
đ Timings:
- Open from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM on weekdays
- Special extended hours during exam season
The library regularly organizes book exhibitions, reading drives, and orientation sessions for first-year students to foster a culture of reading and research.
The history of Jai Hind College library dates back to 1948 with the inception of Jai Hind College. The library was named in 1969 as the âT.M. Advani Memorial Libraryâ in loving memory of the late Principal T.M. Advani.
The library has a rich collection of books consisting of a wide variety and subscribes to daily journals, periodicals, and magazines. The library also has a comprehensive reference collection of encyclopedias, handbooks, dictionaries, atlases, etc.
The Dewey decimal classification system is followed to classify books in the library. The library has provided Open Access Facility since the 90s. It has a wide range of novels in different languages and other light reading materials catering to diverse interests. The library collection includes languages such as English, Marathi, Hindi, Sindhi, Gujarati, Sanskrit, and French.
The library has a Reading Room Committee to support the functioning of the library and facilitate its development plans by advocating library development activities. The committeeâs structure is as follows: Chairperson â Librarian; Members â teaching staff members from different streams and students. The purpose of the Reading Room Committee is to act as a channel of communication and dialogue between the library and its users.
The library uses SLIM21 software and is a fully computerized library with online functional modules like book acquisition, circulation, catalog, serials, etc. The E-Library consists of e-journals, online access to the subscribed print journals, theses, teachersâ publications, lectures, seminar/conference proceedings, links of open access e-books suggested by teachers, in-house publications, etc. The E-Library is accessible on the intranet. The library provides free access to its members.
The library provides access to NLIST. All e-resources subscribed for the college under the NLIST project are now accessible to the library through the NLIST website. Remote access to these resources includes databases, e-journals, and e-books accessible to faculty, students, and researchers free of cost. Library members have to register to avail the N List personal user ID and password. The registration link for this membership is provided separately. Accessing and downloading articles is possible directly from the publishersâ websites. Jai Hind Library has been featured in the Top 10 users list of NLIST.