Library

The college Library named, Shihab Thangal Library and Information Centre, is working on a separate multi facility building with an area of 464.5 sq.m (5000 square feet). The library has a collection of 21071 volumes and subscribes 86 periodicals every year. The library advisory committee (Library Council) takes decision on every single activity of library. The library is fully automated with standard library software named Book Magic. Books are arranged on the shelves according to Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC). The library offers Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) – a computerized catalogue service which is provided to locate the documents available in the library quickly. The OPAC is a module of Book Magic Software, which was installed in the academic year 2002-2003 and updated in 2006. Students can renew a book using their password through OPAC. The library has a wide repository of books, journals, CDs, newspapers, e-resources, previous year question papers, etc. Specialized services provided by library include information deployment and notification, photo copying facility, e-library solution search, Reservation of books, INFLIBNET, N-LIST Programme and Book bank scheme. Readers Forum, an initiative of the college Library, is an active forum that organizes events to promote reading habit among teachers and students.