Overview
The Department of Library & Information Science is committed to realizing the mission of the University to enhance the quality of learning and research through continuous of resources and services. The Students of B.S.Abdur Rahman University have access to two different library facilities namely the General Library and the Digital Library.
The Library is currently is managed by a qualified Librarian and three Assistant Librarians.
Staff Members
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Librarian
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Dr. P. Panneerselvam, M.A., M.L.I.Sc., Ph.D
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Assistant Librarians
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Mr.A.Selvantony, M.A, M.L.I.S. MPhil
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Mr.T.Pattabhi Raman, B.Com, MBA, M.L.I.S., M.Phil
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Dr. M. P.Srinivasan, M.A.M.L.I.S, M.Phil, Ph.D.
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Objectives
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To meet the requirement of academic needs of UG/PG students and Research scholars of the Institution.
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To support and facilitate Research, Learning, Teaching and Administration activities of the Institution.
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To make Library & Information System as user friendly as possible with the applications of ICT (Information and Communication Technology).
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To provide appropriate and comfortable ambience for the library users.
Library Working Hours
The library works on 12 hours a day, on all working days (8 am to 8 pm). On Saturdays and Sundays also the Library is functioning from 10 am to 4 pm. Book transactions will be done from 9.30 am to 4.30 pm on all working days.
Library Collections
The library has 57,651 volumes of books in 26034 titles on different disciplines covering all major fields of Engineering, Science and Humanities.
The Library subscribes more than 2500 National & International periodicals including IEEE, ACM, ASME, ASCE, Elsevier, Emerald & Springer publications. The library is also having Educational Audio & Video Cassettes, CD ROMs, Back Volumes, Project Reports, Thesis reports etc. Apart from the central library each department is maintaining department library effectively. (A number of Text guides are available in reference section for competitive exams like GATE, Civil Service Exam, TOEFL, GRE, GMAT, Defence Service exam.) more than 600 courses in Engineering and Technology are made available.
e- Journals
The Central library is a member of INDEST-AICTE Consortium. Through this consortium, it subscribes e- Journals viz. IEL Online, ACM, ASME, ASCE, Springer Journals etc.
OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue)
The library information could be accessed by the members via Internet through a customer friendly web system called as electronic student relation management system (eSRM). Search for a book can be made Authorwise, Titlewise, Subjectwise, and keywords on OPAC catalog. The Advance Search provides with more specific search for a title. The Library has OPAC terminals at various points in the Library and is open from 8.00am to 8.00pm.
Audio Visual Section
Audiovisual section of the university library equipped with computer systems, TV, media players Audiocassettes, CD ROM diskettes and Videocassettes. The library has got a collection of CD version of final year UG/PG student project reports. The AV Section provided with a colour television, DVD player and computer systems for effective and efficient utilization.
Crescent News: Library Information Bulletin
The library publishes a bulletin called as “Crescent News” once in three months. This quarterly bulletin encompasses information about R&D News, Paper published/presented by staff & students, Conference/Seminar/Workshop attended and conducted by staff & students, Academic section activities, IIPC activities, Higher studies, Industrial visit, Placement details, Sports & Library activities etc.,
Merit Card
The university library issues one membership card to the topper of University exams (per student, per class), as a token of appreciation.
Personality Development Centre (PDC)
To strengthen the campus placement activity of BSAU, the central library has established a personality development center (PDC) inside the library premises.
Books & Periodicals related to communication skill development, aptitude & attitude improvement, Computer systems with multimedia facilities, educational audio & video cassettes/CD-ROM, are made available in the Central Library.
Book Bank Scheme
As per the directions of Government of Tamil Nadu, the library has got a book bank scheme exclusively for the SC/ST students. The students can avail four additional books for a semester apart from their regular quota.
Membership in other Libraries
The Department of Library has enrolled as a corporate member in the following libraries:
- British Council Division, Chennai
- American Resource Information Centre, Chennai
- Anna University, Chennai
- Structural Engineering Research Centre, Chennai
- IIT-Madras and
- MALIBNET (Madras Library Network)
- DELNET, New Delhi.
Value Added Services
In order to meet the contemporary needs of the library user, the Central Library offers the following value added services;
- OPAC facility
- Current Awareness Service
- Reprographic Service
- Effective Reservation Service
- News paper-clippings Service
- Article alert service
ONLINE RESOURCES – SUBSCRIBED
OPEN ACCESS RESOURCES
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E-Books
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4eBooks has a huge collection of computer programming e-books.
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http://4ebooks.org/
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Arts & Photography
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http://www.e-booksdirectory.com/listing.php?category=108
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Ask Sam E-books has a collection of free e-books like Shakespeare, and assorted legal & governmental texts.
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http://www.asksam.com/ebooks/
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Audio books
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http://www.audible.com/t1/PBRP0329WS022409? source_code=PBRP0310WS012709
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Baen Free Library is an online library of downloadable science fiction novels.
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http://www.baen.com/library/
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Biographies & Memoirs
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http://www.e-booksdirectory.com/listing.php?category=146
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Blue Portal provides e-books in various subjects
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http://www.zillr.org/
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Book Yards is a web portal which contains books, education materials, information etc.
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http://www.bookyards.com/
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Business & Investing
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http://www.e-booksdirectory.com/listing.php?category=118
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Computers Science & Internet
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http://www.e-booksdirectory.com/listing.php?category=9
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Directory of Open access Books
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http://www.doabooks.org/
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e-Book Lobby containing collection of various subjects.
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http://www.ebooklobby.com/
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Engineering & Technology
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http://www.e-booksdirectory.com/listing.php?category=73
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Entertainment & Games
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http://www.e-booksdirectory.com/listing.php?category=21
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ENVIS Bulletin "Telemetry in Wildlife Science"
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http://www2.wii.gov.in/envis/telemetry/index.html
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Free Book Spot is an online source of free e-books download with 4485 Titles in various subjects
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http://www.freebookspot.es/
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Free Computer Books consists of a huge collection of free online Computer, Programming, Mathematics, Technical Books
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http://freecomputerbooks.com/
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Get Free EBooks
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http://www.getfreeebooks.com/
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Gigapedia – more than 3,00,000 free e-books in various subjects
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http://www.library.nu/
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Globusz is a unique e-Publishing house, specializing in free e-Book downloads
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http://www.globusz.com/
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Gutenberg- more than 20,000 public domain books that are out of copyright and also world’s greatest fiction available.
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http://www.gutenberg.org/
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Health, Mind & Body
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http://www.e-booksdirectory.com/listing.php?category=83
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History
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http://www.e-booksdirectory.com/listing.php?category=110
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Humanities
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http://www.e-booksdirectory.com/listing.php?category=282
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Know Free is a web portal where users are able to exchange freely e-books, video training and other materials for educational purposes and self-practice
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http://knowfree.net/
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Law
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http://www.e-booksdirectory.com/listing.php?category=268
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Literature & Fiction
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http://www.e-booksdirectory.com/listing.php?category=74
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Many Books provides more than 20,000 e-books in various subjects
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http://www.manybooks.net/
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Mathematics
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http://www.e-booksdirectory.com/listing.php?category=3
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Medical Science
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http://www.e-booksdirectory.com/listing.php?category=77
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Memo Ware has a unique collection of thousands of documents (databases, literature, maps, technical references, lists, etc.)
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http://www.memoware.com/
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Nonfiction
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http://www.e-booksdirectory.com/listing.php?category=19
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Online Books for children
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http://www.biguniverse.com/
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Online Computer Books contains details about free computer books
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http://www.onlineprogrammingbooks.com/
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Online Free E-Books provides various subject e-books
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http://www.onlinefreeebooks.net/
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Open Book Publishers - Publishing open access academic books in the humanities and social sciences.
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http://www.openbookpublishers.com
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Outdoors & Nature
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http://www.e-booksdirectory.com/listing.php?category=136
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Pure Science
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http://www.e-booksdirectory.com/listing.php?category=1
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Religion & Spirituality
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http://www.e-booksdirectory.com/listing.php?category=65
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Scribed, the online document sharing site which supports Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF and other popular formats.
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http://www.scribd.com/
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Snip Files offers you free e-books and software
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http://www.snipfiles.com/
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The Online Books Page is a Listing over 30,000 free books on the Web.
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http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/
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The Public Library and Digital Archive
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http://www.ibiblio.org/
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Topics like biography, fiction, games, history or tutorials etc.
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http://www.free-ebooks.net/
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Tourism & Travel
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http://www.e-booksdirectory.com/listing.php?category=174
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