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ABOUT TCSW LIBRARY

Library is regarded as heart and soul of an educational Institute. Tirpude College of Social Work has a modern library to cater to the diverse needs of stakeholders. TCSW library has been consistently making efforts to develop a strong collection of learning resources and to provide a human moderated access to knowledge. In its quest for excellence, some best practices being followed by the college library administration for its excellent services.

Ever since the commencement , the library has enhanced its collection extensively. More than15000 new books have been added to the collection as an extensive collection development exercise considering the new programmes being introduced by the college.

Library has made major development in terms of integrating ICT in library and information services. Several digitization activities , digital literacy and awareness programmes are being carried out continuously. Institutional repository has been set up. Library also spends a considerable amount to subscribe e-journals/e-books through INFLIBNET N-LIST, needed for the institutional academic programmes.

Activity Highlights :

  • Daily Book Issue return services for the students & staff.

  • Book Bank Scheme after clearance during the exam.

  • Dissertation Reference service (last 5 years).

  • University Paper Set (last 5 years).

  • Syllabus reference service

  • Reading room facility for the students

  • Back (Bound) volume service.

  • Reference Service facility for all the library users.

  • Resource sharing Facility available for the students.(Inter library Loan).

  • Display of new arrivals.

  • Open Access system available for the students & staff.

  • Internet Browsing Facility available for the students & staff.

  • Library User Orientation

  • Book Exhibition

  • “My Favourite Book” Competition

  • Library Orientation & Online Public Access Catalogue-OPAC Orientation

  • Library Orientation for faculty about E- Recourses

  • User Feedback process

  • Scrap Book Project on various Subjects for BSW Ist year

  • To Provide College I- Card service for students & staff

  • Provision E-Books facility

  • Provision of INFLIBNET –N-List (E-Books & E-Journals)

Total No. of Books 15460 (Purchased) + 1793 (Donated) = 17253
Total No. Journals National/ International National- 16, International- 3 = 19
Dissertations Last Five Years ( BSW group research, MSW Individual Research)
Bound Volume 82 (From 2011 to 2021)
Magazines 03
News Papers 15 (Hindi/Marathi/English including Employment News)
Users Category General Shelf Books
No. of Books Issue Period Renewal Book Time
Academic Staff: Faculty 10 15 once
Research Scholars Ph.D 5 15 once
Students (All programmes) PG 3 8 once
Students (All programmes) UG 2 8 once
Visitors (If required) (As per Authority Permission)

The mission of the library is to empower and inspire students to take an active role in their learning and provide learning resources.

The vision of the library is to empower and inspire students to take an active role in their learning and develop a community of teachers with expertise in modalities that will accommodate all students. As the premier provider of high quality, customized academic opportunities, library will shape educational futures and will be the ultimate model of learning excellence.

To provide information sources necessary for teaching learning process in the subjects, fields of interest in the college.

  • To assist the teachers to be abreast of the latest developments in their areas of specialization.
  • To develop & maintain reading habits among the students.
  • To help the students in their personal growth and to sharpen their intellectual curiosity.

Inter Library Loan :

Also known as resource sharing the process has two operations: borrowing and lending.

  • A borrowing library sends an owning library a request to borrow, books that are needed by their users.
  • The owning library fills the request by sending books to the borrowing library.

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