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A comprehensive overview of the Kakatiya Medical College (K.M.C.) Library, established in 1959, detailing its facilities, budget, user demographics, services offered, collection, and staffing. The K.M.C. Library serves as a vital resource for students and faculty, supporting their academic and research needs through a variety of services and extensive collections.
Central Library
The K.M.C. Library has been an integral part of the college since its inception in 1959. It operates from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. in two shifts on all working days. The library is housed in a dedicated building that spans 1200 square meters, featuring three large halls and smaller rooms, including an air-conditioned reading room.
Budget
The primary source of funding for the K.M.C. Library comes from the Director of Medical Education, Telangana, Hyderabad. The Director has allocated a budget under Head of A/C 160 for publications to fulfill the library's needs.
Users
The K.M.C. Library caters to approximately 1000 undergraduate students from the first year to the final year, 300 postgraduate students, and 300 teaching staff members.
Services Provided
The K.M.C. Library offers a range of services to its users:
- Reference Service: Separate halls are designated for staff, postgraduates, and undergraduates. Each section is equipped with the latest textbooks, reference books, recent advances, monographs, and annual reviews. The library boasts nearly 1104 reference books in various medical subjects for staff and postgraduate reference, along with 414 recent textbooks for undergraduates. Additionally, the library subscribes to 70 Indian journals and 26 international journals, valued at 22 lakhs annually.
- Lending Service: Undergraduate MBBS students can borrow two books at a time for a period of two weeks, while postgraduate students may borrow two books for one month.
- Facilities for SC/ST Students: The library provides a separate SC/ST Book Bank with support from the Social Welfare Department.
- Additional Services:
- Current awareness services
- Selective dissemination of information services (SDI)
- Inter-library loan service
- Reprographic services
- Internet services
- Collection: The K.M.C. Library houses approximately 33,737 books, including 8,503 bound volumes of back journals. The library employs the Dewey Decimal Classification and Dictionary Cataloguing system. It is a member of the NTRMEDNET consortium, granting access to 541 online journals and 998 medical e-books. Furthermore, the library subscribes to 100 print journals (both Indian and international) annually.
Departmental Libraries
Each department within Kakatiya Medical College is equipped with its own departmental library, containing adequate text and reference books for quick access by faculty and postgraduate students.
Staff
The current staffing pattern of the Kakatiya Medical College Library includes:
- Librarian - 1
- Assistant Librarians - 2
- Junior Assistant - 1
- Record Assistants/Book Bearers - 6
- Class IV Staff - 4
This structure ensures that the library operates efficiently and meets the diverse needs of its users.
No. of Text Books 33737 (For Both) including Back Volume
No. of Journals Subscribed annually 1. Indian : 70 2. Foreign : 30
No. of Journals actually received annually 1. Indian : 70 2. Foreign : 30
No. of Journals with back Numbers : Foreign: 7990 No’so.
of Text Books
33737
(For Both) including Back Volume
No.
of Journals Subscribed annually
i.
Indian : 70
ii. Foreign : 30
ii. Foreign : 30
No.
of Journals actually received annually
i.
Indian : 70
ii. Foreign : 30
ii. Foreign : 30
No.
of Journals with back Numbers :
Foreign:
7990 No’s