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Rev. JACOB MEMORIAL CHRISTIAN COLLEGE

Affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University and Recognized by UGC-New Delhi with 2(f) 12 (B) status
Reaccredited by NAAC with 'B' grade
Ambilikkai - 624 612, Dindigul Dist., Tamil Nadu

REV. JACOB MEMORIAL CHRISTIAN COLLEGE

Affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University
Recognized by UGC-New Delhi
Reaccredited by NAAC with 'B' grade

Library

About Library

ABOUT LIBRARY

The Eleanor Harwood library is the central part of the academic and research activities of the RJMCC, which is serving right from the inception of the Institution. Its mission is to provide collections and services that support the educational goals of the institution. All routine functions of the library are automated with the help of ModernLib Integrated Library Management Systems (ILMS). The books are classified using ‘Dewey Decimal Classification 19th Edition’, and are arranged in the shelf according to the class numbers. For cataloguing the library follows “Anglo American Cataloguing Rule 2” method. For locating individual book the author number also given in the spinal cord by using “3 Digit Cutter-Sanborn Three Figure Author Table.” The library has more than 7907 (as at the end of academic year 2022-2023) volumes of books were accessed, 313 back volumes, and 241 dissertations along with subscriptions of 18 periodicals (14 English and 4 Tamil) including subject journals. Apart from the college students, faculty members, administrative and non teaching faculty members and non members from other institutions are allowed to access with the proper permission.

 

LIBRARY WORKING HOURS: 09:00 am to 05:00 pm in all working days.

LIBRARY RULES AND REGULATIONS:

GENERAL RULES:
  • The case of misbehavior or discourtesy by the staff or unwillingness to provide service shall be reported to the librarian or his deputy during his absence.
  • A member, who infringes rules, shall be liable to forfeit his privilege of admission to and borrowing of books from the library
BOOK ISSUE, RETURN AND RESERVATION:
  • Selection, return and reservation of books can be done in between 9.00am – 9.45am, 1.00pm – 1.30pm and 4.05pm – 5.00pm only.
LIBRARY VISIT:
  • All the students must come to the library in allotted library hour with an accompany staff only with an assignment topic. That should be entered in the Gate Register.
  • For casual reading anybody can come to the library in between 9.00am – 9.45am, 1.00pm – 1.30pm and 4.05pm – 5.00pm only.
  • Apart from the students are not allow to library without the proper information from the faculty during the college working hours.
GENERAL READING AREA:
  • The general reading area located in between the stock and reference section which houses back volumes, GK books for competitive examinations.
  • Periodical section and Catalogue Cabinet are present in the general reading area.
  • The seating capacity in general reading section is 48.
BACK VOLUMES:
  • The library has 313 back volumes of various periodical like, Competitive Success Review, GK Today, Nature, National Geography etc.
  • Presently it was kept in reference section and in general reading area.
  • More than 50 back volumes are ready to bind.
DISSERTATIONS:
  • Presently library has 241 dissertations which are arranged chronologically and as author wise.
PERIODICAL SECTION
  • For the academic year 2022 – 2023, the Eleanor Harwood Library subscribed 18 periodicals (14 English and 4 Tamil Language) including magazines and subject journals.
SERVICES OF LIBRARY:
  • Library orientation (User Education) for the fresh students and faculties / if necessary for others at the time of new entry.
  • Lending service
  • Readers’ Advisory Service
  • Document Locating Service
  • Provision of general and specific information
  • Reservation service
  • Inter Library Loan services
  • Cataloguing service (Finding and locating document with available cards)
  • Assistance in the user of catalogue
  • Assistance in the use of reference books
  • N-list database services
  • Assisting available free open source resources like NDLI, etc in necessary situation to the users.

 

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