Library

The library is an integral part of the academic setup of the college, the major aim of which is to acquire, collect and organize books and other allied reading materials for use by the students and faculty members and thus to support the teaching-learning programme of the college. The Institute of Home Economics Library System comprises of awell-stocked central library and 11 departmental libraries which collectively support the teaching, research and extension programmes of the institute. The library is open to all the students, faculty members and non-teaching staff of the college. The library caters the needs of more than 1500 students at under-graduate, post-graduate and research level. There is a well-equipped reading room, to enable users to skim through newspapers, weeklies and magazines.There is a collection of more than 25000 resource materials which include text books, reference books, thesis and volumes of journals indifferent fields. The library is duplex in structure and located on the first and second floors of the college building.The Libraryis fully automated and uses the software ‘KOHA’. Koha is an open source, Integrated Library System (ILS). Koha allows customize web based interfaces. Koha’s main strength is its web accessibility and ease of use. Koha supports all library housekeeping activities such as acquisition, cataloguing, circulation, serial control, patron Management, and OPAC. It is a resource planning system for a library, used to track items owned, orders made, bills paid, and individuals who have borrowed.