Gadvasu

College Library is central to academic activities of the College and is playing a fundamental role in enhancing learning experience of its readers. College Library is fully automated of its operations using KOHA library management software and is providing the best of reading materials and services to its users. 

Facilities and Services:

• Library Membership: Students, faculty and non-teaching staff of the college can become members of the Library.  
• Reading Hall: Library has a big reading hall with a seating capacity of 150 users. The reading hall also has a separate air-conditioned section.
• Furniture: Library has sufficient comfortable and cozy furniture as per the library standards.
• Book Collection: Library has a collection of about 1700 books related to various subjects of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry.
• Periodicals: Library subscribes to four newspapers, seven magazines, Vigyanak Pashupalan and Indian Dairyman.
• Computer facility: Library has a separate Digital Resources Section, where five computers with internet connection are deployed for its users.
• Wi-Fi facility: The College Library is wi-fi enabled. This service is provided to the users free-of-cost.
  
• Digital Resources: Resources: Library provides access to digital resources through VPN: Consortium for e-Resources in Agriculture (CeRA), Online Books, Krishikosh, Indiastat Agri, Digital Repository of the University.
• Online Public Access Catalogue Kiosk:  The link for Online Public Access Catalogue of the library is http://gadvasu.bestbookbuddies.com/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.plhttp://gadvasu.bestbookbuddies.com/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl
  
• Lending service: Teachers can borrow four books; and students and non-teaching staff can borrow two books each from the library.
• Photostat service:  Photostat service is also available to the users on payment basis.

 

General Rules of College Library

• Member should carry his/her library card for library usage. The member will produce his/her library card at the time of borrowing books.
• The member is responsible for all the books issued on his/her library card.
• Before borrowing, member should ensure that the book is in good condition and no page is missing.
• Sub lending of books is not allowed.
• Overdue charges as applicable shall be charged from members.
• The Librarian is empowered to recall any book at any time.
• The Library staff on duty is authorized to search any person on entry and exit of the Library.
• Theft and mutilation of the library material, damaging or defacing of the library property is punishable under rules.
• Smoking, making noise, spitting, use of mobile or doing anything else which may disturb other readers or may be against the discipline of the University is strictly prohibited.