The HR College Library supports excellence in commerce and business education through its collection. It provides a fully air conditioned reading room, computerized search capabilities, and various services and facilities to support students and teachers. The library staff regularly participates in development activities and surveys to improve library services.

1. Timing : 24 x 7 Reading Room Welcome to H R Library

2. Knowledge Revolution The Library of H R College supports the mission of the college and is committed to providing information leading towards excellence in commerce and business education. HR's Library is also bound to help students gather multifaceted knowledge and thereby facilitate the process of knowledge revolution and overall and holistic personality development. OBJECTIVE

3. LIBRARY STAFF

4. TO PROVIDE INFORMATION LEADING TOWARDS EXCELLENCE IN COMMERCE AND BUSINESS EDUCATION FOR A HOLISTIC PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITMENT

5. HISTORY The H.R. College of Commerce & Economics Library started in 1960 YEARS LIBRARIAN 1960 - 1966 Mr. Pandey 1966 - 1968 Ms. Dabke 1968 – 1997 Ms. Bhojwani 1997 - till date Dr. Madhuri Tikam

7. SUBJECT-WISE COLLECTION

8. SUBJECT-WISE COLLECTION

10. Previously the library was on fifth floor. The location and unavailability of elevators de-motivates the users from using the library. We have therefore shifted to First Floor for the convenience of our users. On students demands the library has adopted a complete makeover from this academic year and is providing a range of quality added services to its users. These new look is being appreciated by our users a lot. DEVELOPMENT

11. OLD LIBRARY

12. NEW LIBRARY

13. The library has FULLY AIR CONDITIONED READING ROOM with a MEZANINE FLOOR for silence study. The library is kept open throughout the year for 12 hours (8.00 a. m. to 8.00 p. m.) except on Sundays and Public Holidays. However, it also functions by special arrangement for 7 hours (10.00 a. m. to 5.00 p. m.) on Sundays and Public Holidays to provide facility of reading to the students before and during examinations. Reading Room is kept open as study rooms from 24X7 throughout the year. For discussions/project work, the Penthouse on the terrace is made available to students. LIBRARY TIMING

19. READING ROOM

20. READING ROOM

22. OPEN ACCESS

23. HELP MESSAGES, LABELED BOOK RACKS

24. FRIENDLY USER ASSISTANCE BY OUR STAFF

27. LANGUAGE LAB

28. OTHER ACTIVITIES

29. The library is already equipped with guidelines, displays, and of course the cheerful, ready-to-help staff , which makes utilisation of the library an easy and enjoyable experience. In addition, Library Orientations are held for new students (especially for Jr. College students) to make them aware about library’s activities/procedures. Library is open for all suggestions, recommendations, etc. All the complaints are handled personally and immediately. LIBRARY ORIENTATIONS

30. The library displays newly arrived books in a showcase. These are changed every week/fortnight. Books related to specific themes are displayed on different occasions. BOOK DISPLAYS

31. Library organizes Library exhibitions frequently. Students’ projects, Foreign Colleges/Universities’ Brochures and other interesting material are displayed from time to time. LIBRARY EXHIBITIONS

32. Library for its regular growth and achieving the goals of user satisfaction conducts library surveys on a regular basis. The library invites outside experts for conducting surveys about library operations and seeks their suggestions for improvements. It also conducts in-house surveys to understand the user’s demands, problems and suggestions. Suggestions are invited from all and are treated seriously. LIBRARY SURVEYS

34. The staff of the library attend workshops and seminars on a regular basis to update their knowledge and skills. Staff has been given computer training in-house as well as at professional institutes like NIIT. Recently the library hosted a three-day workshop by Dr. Wallace Koehler Associate Professor/Director, Valdosta State University, University System of Georgia, U.S.A., where he discussed in-depth a number of issues regarding digitisation of libraries, copyright and development of student-friendly libraries, among others. FACULTY DEVELOPMENT

36. A Library Committee has been formed to solve problems confronting the library and to improve its services. The members are: Dr. Shahani, Indu Principal Ms Parikh, S. L Vice-Principal (Sr. College) Ms Samtaney, A. Professor (Sr. College) Ms Abdulla, S. Professor (Jr. College) Ms Hingorani, Gehna Coordinator (BMS) Ms Naik, Madhuri Librarian The Library Committee meets regularly every term and tries to solve the problems, if any. A few major tasks performed by the Library Committee were withdrawal of dead stock and taking steps to design the modern, open access library. LIBRARY COMMITTEE

37. Every bona fide student of the college can become a member of the library. No Library Membership Card Fee is charged. A borrower card is issued to every student on submission of the Identity Card, Fee Receipt and a recent photograph On MONDAY – FRIDAY From 8 AM- 12 PM – Sr. College & 12 PM- 3 PM – Jr. College) .. Ex-students , with the special permission of the Principal, can use few of the library facilities including reference reading by paying Rs. 500/- p.a. as Library Fees . LIBRARY MEMBERSHIP

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