HNB GARHWAL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY SYSTEM
About the Library
HNB Garhwal University Library system was established in the year 1973 as a central facility to fulfill the information requirements of the academic community of the university. The Central Library of the University has been shifted to its new permanent Central Library building and started functioning since 1989. The Central Library building is having the total Plinth area of 44,700 sq ft (approx) and which includes newly separate fully air conditioned reading hall having 150 users seating capacity. The Central Library is also having ramp facility for differently abled users. A part from the Central Library at Birla Campus, a well equipped library at Chauras Campus has been established in the year 2003 which is having a very good collection, especially on the subjects like science and technology and management. Both the campuses (Pauri and Tehri) of University are also having the library with an excellent collection of learning resources. The main function of library includes–collection development of knowledge resources, technical processing, organization, retrieval and dissemination of information to the end users.
The Central Library a three-storey building at Birla campus is having a reading facility for the capacity for 350 users at a time. A part from the Central Library, all the Campuses encompass well developed libraries and reasonably good facilities to cater the information needs of users.
Rules and Regulations
- Entry to all campus libraries is restricted only to the authorized members of the University with Membership Card. Other users (outsiders) can consult the library for research purposes after producing letter of introduction from Supervisor/ Head of Deptt./ Institution to the University Librarian.
- Membership Card is compulsory for the getting to the library.
- Enter your name and sign in the register, kept at the entrance counter, before entry and exit.
- Photography, smoking, sleeping, use of cell phone and talking loudly are strictly prohibited in the library.
- No library material can be taken out from the library without permission.
- Users should not mark, underline, dog-ear mark, write, tear pages or damages the library documents.
- Readers should maintain peace in the library and should not disturb other users in any way.
- Readers should not spit in any part of the library.
- Dissertation/Theses cannot be xeroxed.
- Newspapers and magazines must be read only in the library on specific tables and should not be taken to other reading areas.
- The Librarian reserves the right to suspend/cancel the membership privileges of any member found misbehaving with the library staff or with any other indecent behaviour. Such a member is also liable to be expelled from the library by the order of the Librarian.
Library Collections
|
Srinagar |
Chauras |
Pauri |
Tehri |
Total |
|
2,30,715 documents |
68,992 documents |
1,18,591 documents |
1,38,460 documents |
5,56,758 documents |
At present Library has a stock of 3199 Theses and 15,739 e-books.
Library Sections
- Acquisition Section
- Technical Section
- Circulation Section
- Reference Section
- Periodical Section
- Theses and Dissertations Section
- E-resource lab
- Newspaper Corner
Books Borrowing
Book borrowing facility is available to all faculty, research scholars, students and staffs of the university. Only general/text books will be issued, but reference books, theses & dissertations, loose/bound issues of periodicals and such other reference materials are only for consultation within library. Borrowers must satisfy themselves about the physical condition of the books before borrowing otherwise, they will be held responsible for any damage or mutilation noticed later or at the time of returning.
|
S.N. |
Members Category |
No. of Books |
Period |
|
1. |
UG Students |
03 |
28 Days |
|
2. |
PG Students |
04 |
28 Days |
|
3. |
B.Ed. |
03 |
28 Days |
|
4. |
M.Ed. |
04 |
28 Days |
|
5. |
Professional Courses |
03 |
28 Days |
|
6. |
Research scholars |
06 |
28 Days |
|
7. |
Faculty members |
10 |
28 Days |
|
8. |
Non Teaching Staff |
05 |
28 Days |
Total seating capacity
|
Campus |
Seating capacity |
|
Central Library, Srinagar |
350 |
|
Chauras Campus Library |
200 |
|
BGR Campus Library, Pauri |
150 |
|
SRT Campus Library, Tehri |
150 |
Library Timing
08:00 AM to 08:00 PM (Monday to Saturday)
(Library will be closed during HNB Garhwal University declared gazetted holidays and Sunday)
E-resources
a) E-books ( More than 15000 books)
|
S.N. |
Publisher |
|
|
e-books - |
|
1. |
Springer |
|
2. |
Elsevier |
|
3. |
Taylor & Francis |
|
4. |
World Technologies |
|
5. |
Sage E-vidya (Hindi & English) |
|
6. |
Wiley |
|
7. |
Bhasha (Hindi) |
|
8. |
Tritech |
|
9. |
Bibliotex |
|
10. |
Pearson (Hindi & English) |
|
11. |
The Info Library |
|
12. |
Vidya Books |
b) E-journals:
|
S.N. |
Publisher |
|
|
e-journals - |
|
1. |
Brill Humanities & Social Sciences Journal Collection |
|
2. |
Brill International Law & Human Rights Journal Collection |
|
3. |
Brill Biology Journal Collection |
|
4. |
indianjournals.com |
c) E-Databases:
|
S.N. |
Publisher |
URL |
|
1. |
SCOPUS |
https://www.scopus.com |
|
2. |
Indiastat |
https://www.indiastat.com |
|
3. |
Manupatra (Legal Database) |
https://www.manupatra.com |
Plagiarism Detection Software (PDS):
|
S. No. |
Software |
URL |
|
1. |
Turnitin |
https://www.ithenticate.com |
|
2. |
CFP (Check-For-Plag) (Hindi & other regional languages) |
https://www.checkforplag.com |
|
3. |
Urkund (through INFLIBNET) |
https://secure.urkund.com |
Remote Access Software (KNIMBUS): All the e-resources available in the library can also be accessed remotely. This facility is available to all the users through KNIMBUS platform, where all the students and faculties can access e-books, e-journals, databases and other resources like – more than 85,000 open access e-books and databases purchased by the library, 18,000 open access e-journals and more than 16,000 multi media contents from their desk and home as well.
E- Resources available through UGC-INFLIBNET-e-ShodhSindhu
|
S. No. |
E-resources |
URL |
|
1. |
Economic & Political Weekly |
http://epw.in/ |
|
2. |
Institute for Studies in Industrial Development (ISID) Database |
http://isid.org.in/ |
|
3. |
JGate Plus (JCCC) |
http://jgateplus.com/search |
|
4. |
JSTOR |
http://www.jstor.org/ |
Library Staffs
University Librarian: Dr. Madan Singh Rana
Ph.: +91-01346-250622
Mob.: +91-9412058290
Email: library73@rediffmail.com
msrana_2007@yahoo.co.in
Central Library, Srinagar
|
S.N. |
Name |
Designation |
Contact Details |
|
1. |
Mr. Pawan Singh Bisht |
Professional Assistant |
bisht_pawan@yahoo.com Ph+91-01346-252322 Mob.+91-9997868547 |
|
2. |
Mr. Chandra Mohan Bhatt |
Professional Assistant |
cm_bhatt@rediffmail.com Ph+91-01346-252528 Mob.+91-9412111148 |
|
3. |
Mr. Sanjay Gautam |
Professional Assistant |
gautamsanjay422@gmail.com Ph+91-01346-252528 Mob.+91-9411180886 |
|
4. |
Mr. Pawan Prakash |
Library Assistant |
pawanprkash86@gmail.com Mob.+91-7579212345 |
Chauras Campus Library
|
S. N. |
Name |
Designation |
Contact Details |
|
1. |
Mr. Narendra Datt Jhaldiyal |
Professional Assistant/Ic |
jhaldiyalnarendra@gmail.com Mob.+91-9412912738 |
BGR Campus Library, Pauri
|
S. N. |
Name |
Designation |
Contact Details |
|
1. |
Mr. Pawan Singh Bisht |
Professional Assistant/Ic |
campuslibrary31@ gmail.com bisht_pawan@yahoo.com Ph+91-01368-223541 Mob.+91-9997868547 |
SRT Campus Library, Badshahithaul, Tehri
|
S. N. |
Name |
Designation |
Contact Details |
|
1. |
Mr. Hansraj Singh Bisht |
Professional Assistant/Ic |
librarytehri73@rediffmail.com hansrajbisht11@gmail.com Ph+91-01376-254064 Mob.+91-941291001 |
|
2. |
Mr. Pyare Lal |
Library Assistant |
Pyarelal@gmail.com Mob.+91-9411103326 |
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