The document provides information about the Sree Sankarachrya University of Sanskrit library. It discusses [1] the history and establishment of the library in 1993, [2] its collections including over 86,000 books, journals, manuscripts and other materials, and [3] the various library sections and services available to users, including circulation, reference, periodicals, and digital resources. Orientation is provided on library policies, resources and how to access and use the materials.

1. Know your Library
Library Orientation Programme
December 2017

2. Sree Sankarachrya University of Sanskrit
UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
-Accredited with ‘A’ Grade by NAAC
Welcomes you…

3. “A university is just a group of buildings gathered
around a library.”
-Shelby Foote

4. Sanskrit University Library

5. Interactive Centre for Teaching and Learning

6. History of University Library
 Established in the year 1993.
 Earlier located in the Administrative Building.
 Shifted to a separate building in the year 2008.
 Since inception library aims to develop a comprehensive collection of
documents that is useful for the faculty, students and research scholars
educational and research activities in the University.
 The library has a well balanced collection of ancient and modern thoughts mainly on
Social Science and Humanities.

7. Books Journals E-Resources Periodicals
Bound
Volumes
Manuscripts CDROMs NewspapersDissertationsThesis
Collections
We preserve following

8. LIBRARY COLLECTIONS
Books - 86000
Journals Indian - 108
Foreign - 22
E resources - 4 (pub)
Periodicals - 28
Bound Volumes - 423
Manuscripts - 270
CD ROMs - 990
Thesis - 406
Dissertations -1445
Newspapers -22

9. We will be available
Working hours 07.30 a.m. – 08.00 p.m.
Phone no: 0484-2463585,
0484-2464902, 2463380 extn. 400, 401, 405
E-mail: ssusdylib@gmail.com

10. Working Hours of Different Sections
 Circulation 07:45 a.m to 08.00 p.m
 Stack Room 07:45 a.m to 08:00
p.m
 Reference & Journal 07:45 a.m to 08:00 p.m
 Magazines & Newspapers 07:45 a.m to 08:00 p.m
 Web Center 10.00 a.m to 05.00 p.m
 ETD Lab 10.00 a.m to 05.00 p.m.
 INFONET &Digital Library 10.00 am to 06.00p.m

11. Library Sections
 Acquisition section
 Circulation Section
 INFONET & Digital Library
 Technical section
 Periodical & Journal section
 Reference section
 Manuscript Section
 Newspaper Reading Room
 Reprographic Section
 Maintenance & Binding Section

12. Stack Area of University Library

13. Reference Section

14. Reference Section

15. Journals Section

16. Journals Section, SSUS Library

17. Periodicals Section

18. MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION
 270 Manuscripts
covering subject areas
like Sanskrit Sahitya,
Ayurveda,Yoga,
Astrology,Vetinary
Medicine,Tantras,
Puranas are available

19. Newspaper Section

20. Newspaper Section
 Subscribes to 20 Regional & National Dailies .
 News papers in 3 languages are available.

21. Circulation Counter

22. INFONET & Digital Library
 E-Resources constitute a major segment of our learning
materials.
We facilitate and manage the right infrastructure and ambience
for its effective usage.
15 Computer terminals are installed inside the Section for
students to access the digital resources.
Users can also access the e-resources from the computer center

23. INFONET & Digital Library

24. INFONET & Digital Library

25. ETD Lab

26. Students Web Centre
 20 Computer Terminals are
provided for browsing.
 Internet Browsing is free of
charge.
 One hour usage per student.
 Print Facility is available
 Working hours 10 am to 5 pm

27. Library OPAC

28. Online Public Access Catalogue
Facilities Available in OPAC
• Book Search
• Issue details
• Overdue details
• Personal Details
• Reading history etc.,

29. Library at your fingertips
http://opac.ssus.ac.in/

30. Library at your fingertips
library.ssus.ac.in

31. Library Publication
SCAIRIRJ
Saraswatham Centre for Advanced Information
Resource International Research Journal

32. E –Resources
Full -Text Resources through E- Shodh Sindu
 Economic & Political WEEKLY
 Springer Link
 JGate Plus (JCCC)
Institute for Studies in Industrial Development ( Database)
NDL - Resources
 WORLD e - BOOK LIBRARY
 South Asia Archive (SAA)

33. Period of Loan
All members (Except Teachers) - 14 days
For Teachers - 30 days
Renewal for teachers - 30 days
Renewal for others - 14 days

34. Lending Privileges
 Faculty - 6 Books
 Ph.D Student - 5 Books
 M.Phil Student - 4 Books
 Post Graduate Student - 3 Books
 Guest Faculty - 4 Books
 Non-Teaching Staff - 2 Books

35.  Display of New Arrivals
Newly procured books are displayed on every Monday for a week. Books on display will not be issued on
any account.
 Reservation
A book on loan or in display can be reserved by filling the reservation slip at the Circulation Counter.
Reserved books are kept separately in the Circulation Counter for two days for each member. If the book is not
collected, the reservation lapses after two days and the next person gets the chance.
Library Services

36. Renewals
are allowed only once when there is no claim by others.
 Photocopying:
Photocopying of materials, other than Theses/Dissertations available in the library are
permitted. Xeroxing may be made without violating the copyright act.
 CD-ROM Search:
Provides facility for Data base search and full text search.
 Wi-Fi : can be used for academic purpose only.
 Web OPAC : University Library has web based Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) for
book searching.
Library Services

37. General Instructions
1. Produce Library ID card at the time of entry to
the library and for issuing books.
2. Borrower’s Cards to be returned to the library
before leaving the university.
3. “No Dues Certificate” will be issued on return of
all the library borrower’s cards.
4. Please clear the dues of library before getting the
hall ticket.

38. 5. Change in Department, Status, Address etc. to be
informed and the borrower’s cards to be
corrected.
6. Private papers and non library materials not to be
left unattended on tables.
7. Please handle documents with great care as they
are costly and valuable, particularly loose issues of
journals.
8. On violation of library rules or misconduct of any
member, the library authorities can withdraw the
library facilities to him/her.
General Instructions

39. Please do………
 Keep Silence.
 Sign the register kept at the Check Point, while
entering the library.
 Show the documents which are being taken out of the
library, to the staff at the Check Point.
 Contact the staff on duty/section staff for any queries.
 Complaint Register is maintained with the security
staff for registering complaints regarding library.
 Keep the library premises neat and tidy.
 Bring loose papers only inside the library to take
notes

40. Please do………
 Keep mobile phone in silent mode and avoid using
inside the Library.
 Do not transfer Borrower’s cards to others.
 Do not move the books/journals from its specific area
to another area.
 Do not replace the documents.
 Do not sleep in the library.
 Do not bring files, folders, text books etc. inside the
library.
 Please do not mutilate documents and do not bend or
underline the pages while reading.

41. LIBRARY ID CARD

42. LIBRARY ID CARD

43. Reader’s Ticket

44. Loss of Readers Ticket or Books
For loss of Readers Ticket/Books,
Report immediately to the -
Librarian.

45. Arrangement of the collection
 Books are arranged on the shelves according to Dewey Decimal
Classification (DDC) scheme.
 Consult OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue) for Call
Number of a book before going to the shelf.

46. MAIN CLASS NUMBERS ARE:-
000 Generalities
100 Philosophy & Psychology
200 Religion
300 Social Sciences
400 Languages
500 Natural Science & Mathematics
600 Technology (Applied Sciences)
700 The Arts
800 Literature
900 Geography & History

48. Shelved Locataion

49. Subject Indicators

50. Thank You
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