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A Brief Profile of Librarian

 

Dr S. P. Jain     

Librarian

G.B. Pant Univ. of Ag. & Tech., Pantnagar

Phone:+91-5944-233557 (Office)

Fax:+ 91-5944-233473

E-mail: lib@gbpuat.ernet.in

        


 
 

INTRODUCTION

Established in the year 1960, since then it continues to make progress in its programme to face the challenges of information explosion by adopting information technology. The University Library of G. B. Pant  University of Agriculture & Technology is providing quality  services to the students, teachers & research scholars, supporting teaching research  and extension programmes of the university

COLLECTION 

University Library has a highly specialised collection of 3.7 Lakh documents in the field of Agriculture, Veterinary Sciences, Animal  Husbandry, Home Science, Fisheries, Basic Sciences, Humanities, Technology & other allied subjects. The collection includes Books, Theses, Periodicals, Standards, Reprints, Maps, Toposheets, Globes, Microfilms, Microfiches, Records, Tapes & CD-ROMs. The collection grows at an average rate of 4000 Volumes per year. 
 
MEMBERSHIP

Students, teachers, & other staff of the university are eligible for the membership of the University Library. Library membership is also available to outsiders as "Special Guest Membership" against a security deposit of Rs.500 per book and a local guarantor.
 



SERVICES

The library provides following services:
  •         Reference & Information
  •         Rental Text Book/Book Bank Scheme
  •         CD-ROM Based Bibliographical Search
  •         Indian Agricultural Index
  •         Reprography
  •         Inter Library Loan / Resource Sharing
  •         On-line Full Text e-journals
  •         OPAC (On-line public access catalogue)
  •         User  Education
Rental Text Book Scheme 
In this scheme UG/PG students are given textbooks for the semester on rental basis @ Rs. 10 per Book Rental collection has 50,000 multiple copies of the textbooks 
 
Book Bank Scheme 
In this scheme SC/ST students are given prescribed textbooks free of charge for a semester. 
 
Reprography 
Photocopying Service is available to users @ Rs. 0.50 per page
 
Overnight Issue 
Urgently required books/magazines are issued for overnight


CIRCULATION 

The following categories of members are entitled for borrowing publications from the Library as per the details given below
Member Category                No. of  Books                        Issue Period
        Students UG                      04   Books                               15     Days
        Students PG                       07   Books                               15     Days
        Teachers                            10   Books                                01     Month/Semester
        Other Staff                    02-05   Books                               15      Days
 
Overdue Charges: Rs. 0.50 per book per day,  Rs. 0.50 per book per  hour for overnight issue
 

CD-ROM DATABASES (Bibliographic)

Documentation Section of the University Library provides CD-ROM Database search facility .The following Databases are available in the  Library 

AGRICOLA              -         1970 -1995.
AGRIS                      -          1975-Contd.
BIOSIS                     -          2003-Contd.
CAB                         -          1973-Contd.
COMPENDEX        -          1990-Contd.
FSTA                       -          1969-Contd.

ADMINISTRATION

Library Advisory Committee  (LAC)

LAC  is an statutory body which decides the plans & policies for the Library. LAC consists of  following members
Vice-chancellor                                               :         Chairman
                
Deans/Directors/ Heads of Departments/
Comptroller
                                                     :        Members                                
                
University Librarian                                       :        Secretary
Organisational Structure
       
         University Librarian        

Dr. S.P. Jain         


Assistant Librarian 

            Smt. Arundhati Kaushik
     
            Dr. Dinesh Pratap Singh

            Dr. Sunil Goria

            Shri Kamal Prakash Saxena

            Smt. Poonam Singh

            Shri Jagdambika Prasad   

            Smt. Hema Haldwa

            Shri Ram Prasad

            Smt. Suman Lata Yadav

            Smt. Chanda Arya

            Dr. Shivpal Singh Kushwah


CONTACT INFORMATION

              Dr. S.P. Jain
                
University Librarian
                       G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology
                       Pantngar - 263145  Dist. US Nagar, Uttaranchal, India
                       Phone              : + 91-5944-233557 (Off.), + 91-5944-233450 ( Resi.)
                       Fax                    : + 91-5944-233473,             
                 e-mail
               
: lib@gbpuat.ernet.in