ABOUT
The College Library started in the year 1931, the year in which the College Dupleix was reopened after a gap of 23 year,
with 500 Books, mostly donated by eminent local individuals and teachers.
Chandernagore College Library system consists of one Central Library and 16 Seminar Libraries ( i.e. Departmental
Libraries for Hons. Departments). The Central Library is situated at the Ground Floor of Administrative Building
of the College with an area of 6500 sq. ft. Both open and closed access systems have been maintained simultaneously.
Apart from the circulation of books, the library also provides a reading room for students and teachers, reprographic
service ( as and when required), access to e-learning resources and career guidance corner consisting of preparatory
books related to competitive examinations.
FACILITIES
- 1 Office Room
- 1 Circulation Center
- 1 Stack Room
- 1 Reading Room
- 1 ICT Room
- 1 Fumigation Room
SERVICES
- User Awareness Programme: At the beginning of every academic session, awareness programmes for first semester students are
organized to get them acquainted with the library collection, rules and regulations and the
various services available.
- Reading Room service: The library has one Reading Room for students and a separate cubicle for teachers. Students may borrow
more than one book at a time against identity card. Both reference books and text books are issued at
the Reading Room.
- Lending Service / Circulation:
- Reference Service
- Internet facility through LAN & Wi-fi
- Display of New Arrivals
- Online journals are made available through electronic database like Jstor
- Career Guidance Books: Books related to different competitive examinations(such as NET/SLET Exam, SSC, Bank etc.)
and current events, news, information, general knowledge etc for career/service and other
documents are separately available for consultation only in the Reading Room of the library.
- Library Automation: The college authority has taken appropriate steps to computerize the library using KOHA Software.
Information relating to four thousand books have already been incorporated in the database. The
work of data entry relating to the remaining books will commence as soon as funds are made available.
- Reprographic Service
- This service is provided to the readers as and when required.
OPEN E-LEARNING RESOURCES
ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE
| Name |
Profile |
Designation |
Department |
| Debashis Sarkar |
President |
Principal, Chandernagore College |
- |
| Rita Sen Chaudhuri |
Convenor |
Librarian, Chandernagore College |
Library |
| Abin Chakraborty |
Member |
Faculty, Chandernagore College |
English |
| Amalendu Ghosh |
Member |
Faculty, Chandernagore College |
Mathematics |
| Anindita Sur |
Member |
Faculty, Chandernagore College |
French |
| Bidisha Sinha |
Member |
Faculty, Chandernagore College |
Sanskrit |
| Debaditya Roy Choudhury |
Member |
Faculty, Chandernagore College |
Computer Science |
| Jhuma Bandyopadhyay |
Member |
Faculty, Chandernagore College |
Education |
| Soumya Goswamy |
Member |
Faculty, Chandernagore College |
History |
| Sunrita Chakravarti |
Member |
Faculty, Chandernagore College |
English |
| Tusar Kanti Samanta |
Member |
Faculty, Chandernagore College |
Economics |
LIBRARY HOURS
|
MON - FRI |
SATURDAY |
| Working Hours |
10:30 AM - 5:00 PM |
10:30 AM - 2:30 PM |
| Lending Hours |
12:30 PM - 3:30 PM |
No Issuance |
| Reading Room Issuance |
10:30 AM - 4:30 PM |
10:30 AM - 2:00 PM |
| Library remains closed on Sunday and Holidays |
RULES & REGULATIONS
Library rules and regulations can be found out here.
MEMBERS & PRIVILEGES
| CATEGORY |
DURATION |
VOLUMES |
| Full Time Faculties |
90 days |
30 |
| Librarian |
90 days |
30 |
| Part Time Faculties |
30 days |
10 |
| Non-Teaching Staffs |
30 days |
10 |
| UG Students (Hons) |
15 days |
3 |
| UG Students (Gen) |
15 days |
2 |
| PG Students |
15 days |
2 |
| Library remains closed on Sunday and Holidays |
