Library

• About S.R.M. College Library 

Sindhudurg district is situated in the hilly and remote region of the Konkan area of Maharashtra. Sant Rawool Maharaj Mahavidyalaya, one of the reputed institutions in the district, was established in 1984 with the objective of providing quality higher education to students from rural and coastal areas. The Central Library of the college was also established in the same year with an initial collection of 316 books to support the academic activities of the institution.

Over the years, the library has developed significantly in terms of its collection, facilities, and services. At present, the library houses more than 40,950 textbooks and reference books covering various academic disciplines. The library continuously enriches its collection to meet the academic and research needs of students and faculty members.

In keeping with technological advancements, the library has been fully computerized, which enables efficient management of library resources and services. Smart ID cards have been issued to both students and faculty members to facilitate smooth access to library facilities. The library also provides a B.C. Book Bank facility to support students belonging to economically weaker sections.

The library provides a well-maintained and spacious reading room that offers a quiet and comfortable environment for study and academic activities. The library thus plays an important role in promoting reading habits, self-learning, and intellectual development among students.

• Objectives of the Library  

• To increase collection of reading material for various courses
• To promote the reading habits 
• To provide every reader his / her book and Information 
• To save the time of the user / reader
• To Computerize the library housekeeping activities 

• Vision of the Library 

• To enable students, faculty, researchers, research supervisors, and research reviewers to work in context with designing and documenting research activities by allowing for diversity of views.  
• Assistance to poor and deserving students
• To provide value added services to those students and researchers who did not get the facilities easily, both inside and outside the institute.

• Mission of the Library 

 

The main goal is to meet the curriculum based information needs to all the beneficiaries in order to support teaching and academic research programs.

• Best Practices 

•     Book Exhibition 
• Career / Employment Information
• Providing question papers in hard copies to the faculty and students by the library
• Training in the use of library services as E-resources for users
• Suggestion box and timely response 
• User Feedback
• User Orientation and Information Literacy  

• Infrastructure  

Sr. No.	Sections	Sq.mt.
Library		338.00
1	Circulation Section & Text Book Section	35.96
2	Stack Room No. 1 & Periodical Section	58.50
3	Reading Room & Internet Section	133.17
4	Stack Room No. 2 & Staff Study Room	29.25
5	News Paper Section	32.77
6	Web – OPAC	18.29
7	Bound Volume Section	14.63
8	Librarian Cabin & New Arrivals Section	14.62

• ICT Infrastructure in Library  

9 PCs with internet connection and Vidhya Sagar client access to all PCs along with 4 bar code scanners, 1 laser and bar code printers, and 1 scanner are available in the library. Mobile app allows the remote access to all users, OPAC facility, Web OPAC, M-OPAC are also available in the library campus.  Automated circulation and Reading Room entry etc. are the features of the ICT infrastructure of library.

• Library Collection 

• Print Material Collection 

Sr. No	Name of the collection	Number of collection up to
1	Books	40950
2	Titles	20006
3	Text Books	21638
4	Reference Books	19312
5	Back Volumes of Journals	1275
6	Rare Books	289
7	Journals	16
8	News Papers	08

• Non Print Material Collection 

Sr. No	Name of the collection	Number of collection up to
1	CD / DVD’S	752
2	E – Book (N – List )	01
3	E – Journal (N – List)	01

•   Existing Membership

Sr. No.	Faculty	Number of Members
1	Arts	126
2	Commerce	205
3	Science	113
4	B. Com (A&F)	175
5	B.M.S	164
6	B. Sc. I.T.	192
7	B. Sc. Com. Sci.	164
8	M. Sc. (I.T)	39
9	M. Sc. Maths.	06
10	M. Com.	42
11	M. Sc. (Zoology)	13
12	M. Sc. (Chemistry)	12
13	Ph.D. (Zoology)	06
14	Ph.D. (Commerce)	06
15	Teaching Staff	53
16	Non – Teaching Staff	21
	Total	1337

• Library Staff 

Sr. No.	Name	Qualification	Designation
1	Dr. S. S. Lokhande	M.Lib & Inf.Sci., M.Phil, Ph. D.	Librarian
2	Mr. G. A. Haldankar	B.Com. B. Lib & Inf.Sci.	Lib. Attendant

• Library Working Hours 

Sr. No.	Particulars	Timing	Working day’s
1	Central Library	9.00 am to 5.00 pm	Monday to Friday
2	Study Room	9.00 am to 5.00 pm	Monday to Friday
3	Central Library & Study Room	9.00 am to 2.00 pm	Saturday

• Library Committee  

 

Sr. No.	Name	Designation	Status in Committee
1	Dr. Smita Survase	Principal	Chairman
2	Dr. S. S. Lokhande	Librarian	Secretary
3	Dr. M. N. Jamble	HOD, Zoology	Convener
4	Dr. S. K. Asolkar	HOD, Marathi	Member
5	Dr. B. A. Tupere	HOD, English	Member
6	Dr. S. T. Awate	HOD, Hindi	Member
7	Mr. G.A. Haldankar	NT Staff	Member
8	Miss. Tanu Kumavat	SR	Member

• Smart ID Cards with Library Borrower Card 

The Library provides smart ID cards with library borrower card to the staff and students. This smart card is useful for the book transactions.    

• Book Borrowing Facility  

 

Sr. No.	Category	No. of Books Issued	Periodicity
1	Under- graduate	03	07 Days
2	Post-graduate	03	07 Days
3	Teaching Staff	25	01 Year
4	CHB Teaching Staff	10	06 Months
5	Non – Teaching Staff	10	06 Months

• Library Services  

 

• Backward Classes Book Bank Facility 
• Current Awareness Services 
• Selective Dissemination of Information and Services
• News Clipping Services 
• Reference and Referral Services 
• Internet Services 
• Computerized Book Circulation 
• Web - OPAC, M - OPAC
• Mobile App
• Smart Cupboard system 
• Digital Notice Board / New Arrival