A Library is an important wheel to make education operational. A library is the soul of the college. It is the one of the most important component of an educational institution, a component where knowledge grows continuously. A Library thus involved a continuous process of knowledge acquisition and dissemination. Education and library are two indivisible concepts, both being fundamentally and synchronically related to and co-existent with each other. The library is the store house of knowledge that helps to achieve the objectives of education, conservation of knowledge and ideas as well as teaching and research programmes. The library also helps the students and faculty with textbooks, reference books, magazines and journals and also e Resources with respect to all subject areas.
Library
The college library was setup in 2010 with 15,301 books, today it has grown to over 13,700 books with addition of e- resources as well. The growth of the library collection has been in tune with the growing needs of institution. The college also taken the membership of INFLIBNET Nlist , where we can access e books and e journals. Along with these, we are also having Riddlers- Library club to encourage students to participate in Library related activities. SIA Granthalaya is an online library system developed by SIA Tech Link of our college for Library Management.
| Sr. No. | Items | Availability |
| 1 | BOOKS | 16135 |
| 2 | JOURNALS/MAGAZINES | 35 |
| 3 | BOUND VOLUMES | 646 |
| 4 | NEWS PAPERS | 12 |
| 5 | CD’S | 194 |
| Sr. No. | Name of the Library Staff | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mrs. Bharathi V Rao | Librarian |
| 2 | Mr. Roshan R. Rathod | Library Attendant |
| 3 | Mr. Anil S Sawant | Library Attendant |
The Library has been providing various services to the students and teachers to enable maximum utilization of the available resources.
- Circulation of books for home issue and for Reading in the Study room
- Circulation of periodicals
- News Papers
- Reference Services
- Book Bank Scheme
- Question paper Set (Both Hard copy and Soft copy)
- Computers with Internet
- OPAC
- Access to students and faculty to E – Resources through N-List programme of INFLIBNET
- Photo copying facility
- Monday to Saturday [Except Holidays] – 8.00 am to 5.00 pm
- Books Issue & Return – 9.00 am to 3.00 pm
- Reading Room – 8.00 am to 5.00 pm
SIA Granthalaya is an online library system developed by SIA Tech Link of our college for Library Management. It is an web application manages and stores books information electronically according to students need. The system helps both librarian and students to keep a constant track of all the books available in the library and borrow the same through online requests.
SIA- Granthalya Software is customized on IP address http://103.190.14.234:94, which computerizes all in house operations of library. It consists of features like users login, Online public Access Catalogue(OPAC), Accessioning, Circulation and all kinds of Report generation for library administration. This software is user friendly and can be operated and handled by both library staff and readers.
Objectives:
- To build a system that can receive input and generate output automatically in easy way and short time.
- To build a monitoring system that is able to monitor and manage all library operations efficiently.
Scope of software:
- Authenticate users at their login
- Provide the list of books the users can borrow
- A Status pages that helps the users to view books requested, cancelled, borrowed, due date of the borrowed books an individual penalties if any
- Provide an interface to view and edit the own profile (users)
- Mechanism to reset the password in case of user forgets it.
Library books issued through online requests in 3 slots in SIA- Granthalya Software, which is customized on IP address http://103.190.14.234:94
Time Slots of library books request and issue:
Request Time
1.00 pm to 7.00 pm
7.00 pm to 12.00 am
5.00 am to 9.00 am
Issue Time
9.00 am to 11.00 am [Next Day]
11.00 am to 1.00 pm [Next Day]
1.00 pm to 3.00 pm [Same Day]
1st Time Login
Username: (Roll No)
Password: Roll No (uppercase) + mother’s name (lowercase)
Riddlers – Library Club takes initiative to create interest in various diversified field through debate, discussion and other activities. It also conducts various events and hold competitions to students in different field.
Activities conducted under Riddler’s – Library Club
- Celebration of National Library Day
- Inter Collegiate Quiz Competition
- Discussion on Union Budget
- Dussehra pooja (10 days)
- Debate Competition
- Reflection on Current affairs
- Celebration of National Science day
- Books Exhibition
- Celebration of World Literacy Day (Mass Reading Session)
- Book Review Competition
- E Quiz (During Pandemic)
2024-2025
National Library Day
Name of the Committee: Riddler’s Library Club
Name of the Event: National Library Day
Date: 12th August 2024
Purpose of the Event: To make the students to understand the role and importance of E- Resources education.
Activity: Arranged Session on “ E- Resources: Advanced tools for reading.” Where Resource person Mrs. Gauri Gothivrekar, Librarian of K. J Somaiya Institute of Technology, Sion, given detailed information regarding E- Resources, its importance, types of e- resources, databases and also the list of online resources designed to support and enhance the reading habits. L
Total Number of students participated: 135
Male: 63
Female: 72
Navaratri Pooja
Name of the Committee: Riddler’s- Library Club
Name of the Event: Navaratri Pooja
Date: 3 rd Oct 2024 to 12 th Oct 2024
Purpose of the Activity: Worshiping the Goddess Saraswati helps one to seek
brain power, educational attainment and artistic talents
Activity: Worshiping Goddess Saraswati helps one to seek brain power,
educational attainment and artistic talents. In this regard we Riddler’s Library
Club organized Navaratri pooja from 3 rd Oct to 12 th Oct 2024, Where Goddess
Saraswati decorated with nine colours and performed pooja between 9.20 am to
10.00 am . On 5 th October arranged Garbha, on 10 th Oct performed Gau Pooja, to
foster compassion and inner purity, attracting prosperity, removing obstacles.
On 11 th Oct arranged Bhondla, a thanks giving ritual to nature which blesses
mankind with prosperity.
Book Review Competition
Name of the Committee: Riddler’s-Library Club
Name of the Event: Book Review Competition
Date: 17 th Jan 2025
Purpose of the Event: The event was organized to motivate the students to
read more apart from academics
2023-2024
National Library Day
NAME OF THE COMMITTEE: RIDDLER’S LIBRARY CLUB
NAME OF THE EVENT: NATIONAL LIBRARY DAY
DATE: 12TH AUGUST 2023
PURPOSE OF THE EVENT: TO ADVISE THE STUDENTS ROLE OF LIBRARY IN EDUCATION
ACTIVITY: Organized Session on “ World of Libraries” where Prof. Mangesh Ghodke, Librarian of N G Acharya College, Chembur given a detailed information of Libraries in India and abroad, Job opportunities in Library and Information Science, how the Public libraries work in rural areas (mobile libraries) and importance of visiting libraries when we go for vacation/trips/tours.
TOTAL NO OF STUDENTS PARTICIPATED: 100
MALE: 30
FEMALE: 70
Navaratri Pooja
Name of the Committee: Riddler’s – Library Club
Name of the event: Navaratri Pooja
Date: 15th October to 24th October 2023
Purpose of the Activity: As the embodiment of Knowledge and wisdom, Goddess Saraswathi is associated to Library, education, writing and other related disciplines.
Activity: Riddler’s- Library Club organized Navaratri pooja from 15th October to 24th October, Where Goddess Saraswathi is decorated and performed pooja all 10 days between 9.00 am to 9.45 am. On 20th October performed Gau Pooja and on 21st October evening 4.30 pm onwards arranged Garbha
Quiz Competition ( E – Quiz)
Name of the competition: Quiz Competition ( E – Quiz)
Name of the Committee: Riddler’s Library Club
Date: 12th August 2023
Platform: Google form
Purpose of the Activity: The objective of the event to evaluate the knowledge of the participants within academics as well as beyond academics and make them familiar with the prospects of quizzes.
Total Participants: 48
Male Participants:18
Female Participants: 30
Inter-Collegiate Book Review Competition
Name of the Committee: Riddler’s Library Club
Name of the Event : Inter-Collegiate Book Review Competition
Purpose of the Event: The Event was organized to motivate the Students to Read more apart form Academics
Date: 2nd March 2024
Riddler’s Library Club Organized Inter Collegiate Book Review Competition on 2th March 2024. 15 students participated in the competition out of that 3 were male and 12 Female. The winners of the competition are 1. Miss Vaishnavi Shinde – The SIA College of Higher Education 2. Ms. Aishwarya Shetty from The SIES College Sion 3. Ms. Arya Satam from The SIA College of Higher Education. The objective of the competition is to inculcate reading habits and develop critical thinking among students.
TOTAL NO OF STUDENTS PARTICIPATED: 15
MALE: 3
FEMALE: 12
2022-2023
Inter collegiate Quiz Competition ( E Quiz)
Name of the competition: Inter collegiate Quiz Competition ( E – Quiz)
Name of the Committee: Riddler’s Library Club
Date: 6th March 2023
Platform: Google form
Purpose of the Activity: The objective of the event to evaluate the knowledge of the participants within academics as well as beyond academics and make them familiar with the prospects of quizzes.
Total Participants: 192
Male Participants: 88
Female Participants: 104
Inter Collegiate Book Review Competition
Name of the Committee: Riddler’s Library Club
Name of the event: Inter Collegiate Book Review Competition
Date: 6th MARCH 2023
Purpose of the Event: The event was organized to motivate the students to read more apart from academics.
Total Students Participated: 14
Male: 4
Female: 10
Navaratri Pooja
Name of the Committee: Riddler’s – Library Club
Name of the event: Navaratri Pooja
Date: 26th SEP to 5th OCT 2022
Purpose of the Activity: As the embodiment of Knowledge and wisdom, Goddess Saraswathi is associated to Library, education, writing and other related disciplines. In this regard we Riddler’s- Library Club organised Navaratri pooja from 26th September to 5th October, 2022 . Where Goddess Saraswathi is decorated and performed pooja all 10 days .
National Library Day
Name of the Committee: Riddler’s Library Club
Name of the event: National Library Day
Date: 12th August 2022
Purpose of the Activity: To make the students to understand the role of library in education.
Total no. of Students Participated: 178
Male: 98
Female: 80
2021-2022
Inter collegiate Quiz Competition ( E Quiz)
Name of the competition: Inter collegiate Quiz Competition ( E – Quiz)
Name of the Committee: Riddler’s Library Club
Date: 17th March to 24th March 2022
Platform: Google form
Purpose of the Activity: The objective of the event to evaluate the knowledge of the participants within academics as well as beyond academics and make them familiar with the prospects of quizzes.
Total Participants: 300
Male Participants: 104
Female Participants: 196
Inter Collegiate Book Review Competition
Name of the Committee: Riddler’s – Library Club
Name of the event: Inter Collegiate Book Review Competition
Date: 8th Jan 2022
Purpose of the Event: The event was organized to motivate the students to read more apart from academics.
Total Students Participated: 17
Male: 3
Female: 14
Navaratri Pooja
Name of the Committee: Riddler’s – Library Club
Name of the event: Navaratri Pooja
Date: 7th Oct to 15th Oct
Purpose of the Activity: As the embodiment of Knowledge and wisdom, Goddess Saraswathi is associated to Library, education, writing and other related disciplines. In this regard we Riddler’s- Library Club organised Navaratri pooja from 7th Oct to 15th Oct . Where Goddess Saraswathi is decorated and performed pooja all 10 days .
National Library Day
Name of the Committee: Riddler’s – Library Club
Name of the event: Navaratri Pooja
Date: 7th Oct to 15th Oct
Purpose of the Activity: As the embodiment of Knowledge and wisdom, Goddess Saraswathi is associated to Library, education, writing and other related disciplines. In this regard we Riddler’s- Library Club organised Navaratri pooja from 7th Oct to 15th Oct . Where Goddess Saraswathi is decorated and performed pooja all 10 days .
