The document summarizes information about the Mahatma Gandhi University Library located in Athirampuzha, India. It provides details on the library's collection of 45,000 books and over 4,500 online full-text journals. It also describes the library staff of 10 assistants, 7 reference assistants, and 1 deputy librarian. Finally, it outlines the library's achievements in launching an online digital archive of PhD theses and plans for a new building and expanded collections and services over the next five years.

1. Mahatma Gandhi University Library www.mgu.ernet.in www.mgulmoments.blogspot.com

2. About the Library Located in M G University campus, Athirampuzha Started in 1989 Librarian: Dr. R. Raman Nair Library is fully automated using library software SOUL , developed by INFLIBNET Library is able to make Document Delivery Services and inter-library loan through DELNET and INFLIBNET

3. LIBRARY COLLECTION BOOKS 45000 Periodicals (Print) 362 Theses 1360 CD-ROM Databases 324 Online Databases INFONET, EBSCO, SCIFINDER Online Full Text Journals 4500 + Online Bibliographic Databases 8 International Journals 128 Newspapers 16 National Journals 104 Popular Magazines 30

4. STAFF PATTERN 10 Library Assistants 1 Technical Assistants 7 Reference Assistants 9 Assistant Librarians 1 Deputy Librarian

5. BOOKS PURCHASED 1071 2897 964 365 1589 1160 1006 2010-11 2009-10 2008-09 2007-08 2006-07 2005-06 2004-05

6. JOURNALS PURCHASED 235 238 245 203 193 172 166 Indian 125 126 108 137 131 143 144 Foreign 2010-11 2009-10 2008-09 2007-08 2006-07 2005-06 2004-05

7. MEMBERSHIPS 971 966 838 905 938 975 701 Total 106 143 103 104 76 65 32 Research Scholars 100 28 10 18 18 20 27 Non-Teaching Staff 51 69 44 38 61 68 30 Teachers 168 160 164 230 171 212 149 College Students 546 566 517 515 612 610 463 Department Students 2010-11 2009-10 2008-09 2007-08 2006-07 2005-06 2004-05 Members Added

8. ONLINE RESOURCES UGC-INFONET Sci-Finder EBSCO Theses Archive

9. Programmes Organised for Library Professionals 13 User Education 10 Orientation Programmes 2 Regional Work Shops 3 National Workshops 1 International Workshops

10. INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS UNESCO’s WINISIS/GENISIS for developing Digital Archives, Sept 2008 2008-09

11. NATIONAL WORKSHOPS Developing Digital Library Using GNU Eprints, Sep 2008 Building Institutional Repositories using Dspace, Oct 2008 2008-09 Building Digital Library Using DSpace, May 2005 2005-06

12. REGIONAL WORKSHOPS Workshop on KOHA, Nov 2008 2008-09 Managing E-Document Collection with UNESCO’S WINISIS/GENISIS, Oct 2006 2006-07

13. ORIENTATION PROGRAMMES Programme of Sci-Finder Scholar, Feb, 2008 Programme on JCCC@UGC-INFONET, June 2008 2008-09 Programme on Proquest-Academic Research Library, Feb 2009 2009-10 Programme on N-LIST (UGC- INFLIBNET), June 2010 Effective use of World Wide Web for Research, August 2010. Programme on J-CC on 1 October 2010. Programme on EBSCO Database on 12 October 2010. 2010-11 Access to Biological Science Information, Jan 2006 2006-07 Access to E-Journals using UGC-INFONET, April 2004 Virtual Private Networking * Access to Online Journals & Databases 2004-05

14. USER EDUCATION PROGRAMMES E-Resources of UGC-INFONET E-Journal Consortia 2005-2010

15. Theses and Dissertation: Digital Library Online Access to collection of Dissertations 1191 Ph.D Theses are uploaded till Dec 2008 Launched by Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam in Nov 9, 2008 www.mgutheses.org

16. ACHIEVEMENTS Online Digital Archives of Ph.D theses launched on Nov.9, 2008 Audio Visual Resources Centre inagurated on October 1, 2009. Digital Library /ICT Lab inagurated on 17 th August 2010 with 15 computers.

17. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS www.mgutheses.org selected as best website by INTUTE Mahatma Gandhi University library’s website received recognition by UNESCO Libraries Portal . MGU Theses Project won First Place in Kerala State IT Mission’s excellence in E-governance Award 2010.

18. ACTIVITIES OF AVRC Audio visual programmes conducted on important international days, Earth Day – 22 April 2009 International Youth Day - 11 August 2010

19. IMPORTANT EVENTS MG University linked the first agreement by any university in the country (MOU) with INFLIBNET of UGC on 10 June 2010 to provide Open Access to its Doctoral Dissertations. MGU bags IT award for excellence in E-governance on 4 November 2010.

20. Articles of M G U Library staff Appeared in University news ILA Bulletin Library Herald Annals of Library and Information studies Library Science with a slant to Documentation The Journal of Academic Librarianship

21. Extension activities of the University Library MGU Library co-ordinates and conducts seminars,workshops,training programmes and various developmental activities since 1996

22. Plan of action for the next five years New building for the University Library Subscribing new journals in new subject areas (both Foreign and Indian) Provide new services Provide closed circuit TV in cellar, periodical section and stack room Provide Audio-Visual services

23. “ Literary education is of no value, if it is not able to build up a sound character.” -Mahatma Gandhi THANK YOU