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March 25th, 2017, 08:31 AM
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Establishment of Calcutta University Library
Can you tell me in detail about the Library of University of Calcutta? Also list me the types of Books available in the University of Calcutta?
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March 25th, 2017, 09:29 AM
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Re: Establishment of Calcutta University Library
The University of Calcutta Library was originally meant for the use of the Resident Fellows only. Later on, rules governing the use of the Library were revised and included Resident Registered Graduates and University teachers and scholars as well. The composition of Library has undergone periodic changes since its establishment. At present, it consists of the Central Library, 2 campus libraries, 39 departmental libraries and 2 libraries of the Advanced Centres. The libraries are spread over 7 campuses. Departmental libraries are located within the department concerned. The University library, at present, has a collection of more than 10 lakh books. Besides books, 7 campuses of the University together possess more than 2 lakh volumes of bound Journals, M.Phil and Ph.D. dissertations, proceedings of conferences, reports, maps, standards, patents, newspapers, manuscripts, microfilms, CD-ROMs. The departmental libraries serve the academic disciplines bearing their names. The Central Library serves the entire University community. Sections E Books Springer e-Books (2005-2008) Springer e-Books (2009-2012) Taylor & Francis e-Books CRCnetBASE (Science & Technology) Wiley Book online SAGE e-Books Cambridge e-Books & e-Collections Oxford e-Books Oxford Constitutions of the World South Asia Archive McGraw-Hill e-Books Shakespeare Collection Early English Books Online Literature Online E-journals/Theses/Databases Elsevier Earth and Planetary Sciences Journals Elsevier Scopus Database China Knowledge Resource Integrated Database (TRIAL) Indian Citation Index Indian Journals SAGE Journals Online Springer-Journals Archive CSI Publications ProQuest Dissertations & Theses IEEE Journals Thieme Chemistry Journals House of Commons Parliamentary Papers(1668-2014/15) House of Lords Parliamentary Papers LISA Foreign Office Files for India, Pakistan and Afghanistan |