The document describes the structure and functions of a college library, highlighting its various sections such as acquisition, technical, and administrative units. It explains e-resources, focusing on their importance and types, including e-books, e-journals, and internet resources relevant to economics. The aim is to familiarize users with library resources and management while emphasizing the growing role of digital materials in academic research.

1. DESCRIBE COLLEGE LIBRARY AND IDENTIFY
VARIOUS SECTIONS IN IT. ALSO DEFINE E-RESOURCES
AND DESCRIBE FEW E-RESOURCES
ON A SELECTED SUBJECT
(Economics) USING LIBRARY RESOURCES /
ONLINE RESOURCES
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2. Introduction
What is library?
A place/ room/ building containing collection of books,
periodicals and other reading materials arranged in a systematic
way for the use of readers is known as Library. There are
various kinds of libraries, i.e. Public library, Special Library,
academic library etc.
A College Library is an important Unit/ Department of a College
and its resources (books, journals, magazines, newspapers etc)
are used by its members i.e. College Teachers, Staff members
and Students [i.e. Shyam Lal College (Evening) Library].
Units of a library-
1. Acquisition Section/ Unit- This section do work related
with resources / books etc procurement , which further
involves with the work of Selection/ Order/Payment of
the library resources/books etc.
2. Technical Section/ Unit- This section/unit do work of
Classification and Cataloguing or the Library
resources/books.
3. Maintenance section/ Unit- This section/unit do work of
Labeling, Pasting of slips, Stamping, Book cards,
Shelving, Binding of the library resources/books.
4. Reprographic Section/ Unit- do work of photocopy/
Xeroxing to library users on demand.
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3. 5. Administrative and Management Section/ Unit- Deals
work related with administration and management of the
College library and submit information related with library
from time to time to authority.
Working of library administration-
Chief librarian
Library committee
Technical services
Library & services
Stack reading room
Acquisition Routine processing
Circulation
Classification cataloging Bibliography
Literature search
Reference services
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4. What is e-resource?
An electronic resource is any information source that the library
provides access to in an electronic format.
Our e-resources include lots of things: full-text journals,
newspapers, e-books, dictionaries, encyclopaedias, economic
data, digital images, market research, etc.
Few e-resources-
Electronic Books and Texts: e-books are paperless portable
computerized digital media which are expensive then the paper
version. Often e-books are available on CD ROM or internet.
E-books contain multimedia content such as texts, pictures,
sounds etc.
Electronic Journals: e-journals are periodical publications
electronically available to be used with the help of a computer
on optical disks, networks or in other forms.
E-journals are able to disseminate the information as speedily as
possible.
Websites- websites are built from a collection of linked web
pages where users can jump between available web pages by
clicking on the active links.
A user may have multiple options in the form of websites to
access the information.
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5. Internet resources- internet has been defined as a network of networks and
becomes very popular information resources among information seekers.
Today the vast amount of information is uploaded by
individuals/institutions on web servers via World Wide Web
(WWW).
Objective-
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6. Our objective is to describe various sections of library using
library resources such as books, CDs, DVDs, magazines,
computer, internet access etc. and e-resource like e-books,
journals, dictionaries, encyclopaedias, economic data,
newspapers etc.
Our main goal is to get familiar with the college library that how
it works, or what is the library management system in our
college. We took the help of librarian and teachers to know that
what is library and what are the features of our college library
and its resources
Observations
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7. In this project we’ve discussed the library resources that are
available in our college and also we have collect some e-books
on our subject (economics) using online resources. Few of them
are,
few e-books on economics-
THE THEORY OF THE LEISURE CLASS
By Thorstein Veblen
Publisher: eBooks Adelaide 2012
ISBN/ASIN: B001UZLC06
Number of pages: 326
Description:
Classic of economic and social theory offers a satiric
examination of the hollowness and falsity suggested by the term
'conspicuous consumption', exposing the emptiness of many
cherished standards of taste, education, dress, and culture. Since
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8. first appearing in 1899, it has become a classic of social theory
that has contributed to the modernization of economic policy.
Income, Employment and the Price
Level
By Jacob Marschak
Publisher: A. M. Kelley 1951
ISBN/ASIN: 0678001170
Number of pages: 101
Description:
In his lecture, Professor Marschak has set himself the task of
incorporating the new developments in monetary theory and
presenting them in a logical, precise and rigorous manner. He
reveals the precise nature of the new analytical equipment.
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9. Farewell to the Self-Employed: Deconstructing
a Socioeconomic and Legal Solipsism
By Marc Linder
Publisher: Greenwood Press 1992
ISBN/ASIN: 0313284660
ISBN-13: 9780313284663
Number of pages: 217
Description:
This work offers a firm theoretical foundation for discussing the
self-employed, their role over time, and the formulation of
policy towards them. It is a comprehensive analysis of self-
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10. employment to integrate legal, sociological, and economic
theory. Linder offers a conceptual critique of the underpinnings
of the category of the self-employed that calls into question the
theoretical coherence of the traditional approaches.
Principles of Economics
By Libby Rittenberg, Timothy Tregarthen
Publisher: Flat World Knowledge 2011
ISBN/ASIN: 193612601X
ISBN-13: 9781936126019
Number of pages: 913
Description:
The authors teach economics as the study of 'choice' by
providing students with an accessible, straightforward overview
of economics. Rittenberg and Tregarthen help students to
understand how real individuals actually work with economics.
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11. Library resources that is available in our college-
· Internet resources
· E-books
· Online database etc.
Features of our college library-
· Computer with internet access
· Wireless network
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12. · Word processing software (Microsoft)
· Large print collection
Arrangement of information resources in library-
Information resources in a library are arranged according to
classification scheme along with their call numbers. Books are
identified according to their reference section, classification
number, book number, author name etc. there’s the example of
how a book is arranged in library.
Conclusion-
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13. Library is an essential part of a college, having books and other
reading material (print and online version) useful to its
users/readers.
Presently online version of books etc are emerging rapidly
which is available easily with the help of computer system with
internet facilty.it is suggested that student may search reading
materials(eBooks n etc) towards his/her study.
References-
1. Book of Information Technology
2. Wikipedia
3. e-booksdirectory
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