E-Library facilities

Web OPAC

JAI HIND COLLEGE LIBRARY: WEBOPAC:   http://203.92.48.53/w27// Web OPAC provides an online database of materials held by the library.

For personalized information, Members are requested to click on  My Info  to get online library services like books issued till date, to find due date of the book issued.

Online Reservation of a book

Library members can reserve issued book online. Visit Web OPAC. Give User id and password details in My Info and reserve issued book. Note the due date of the book issued and claim the book on that day.

Online Request of a book

Students can be part of the library collection development. They can suggest books to the Library through online Propose a book Form. Visit Web OPAC. Give User id and password details in My Info and click on Propose tab, fill in the form and submit. You can check the status of the requested book in the proposals list.

E-Journals

Access to E-journals subscribed and E access to print journals is available in the journals section of the Web OPAC.

Jai Hind College Library Website

https://sites.google.com/jaihindcollege.edu.in/jai-hind-library/

It provides information on :
Open Access Educational Resources
Open Access to scholarly publication
E-Journals Subscribed
E Access with print journals Subscription
Open access E journals
Access to E Newspapers-Subscribed
Access to the Open Access Newspaper
Access to the E Department magazines
Theme-wise book displays

Students are encouraged to go through the books displays on different themes like Dr. Kalam: Life and his work, autobiographies, Gandhi: Life and his work, language books, Legislation Day, Ekta Diwas, Vijay Din, and latest books
purchased by the library and many more topics. Student’s response to these book displays is overwhelming. A display helps students to know the library collection on various subjects. Library organized virtual book displays during pandemic like a special collection on Gandhian Literature: Repository of the rich Gandhian knowledge. https://sites.google.com/jaihindcollege.edu.in/jai-hind-library/virtual-book-display/mahatma-gandhi-literature?authuser=0

E Library

E-LIBRARY provides access to the E- material available in the library to the library users. Collection of video lectures, Journal Articles, Phd Thesis and Research projects of teachers, Seminar presentations conducted in the college, department magazines, archive of college magazine “Saraswati” since 1948, question papers, etc. E-Library can be accessed through LAN in the college.

Digital Library

Digital Library offers DVD/CD ROM screening facility to staff and students. It contains two computers equipped with headphones and a collection on various topics listed below:

MOVIES, CDS ACCOMPANIED WITH BOOKS, INTERVIEWS, CAREER APTITUDE/IQ TEST, DICTIONARY,  ENCYCLOPAEDIA, E-BOOKS MAPS, SOCIAL DOCUMENTARIES, GAZETTEER, YOGA LANGUAGE LEARNING, EXCLUSIVE SINDHI COLLECTION, MANAGEMENT, MUSIC, SCIENCES/LAB PRACTICALS

N List

The Library provides access to NLIST. All e-resources subscribed for the college under the NLIST project are now accessible to the library through the NLIST website. Remote access of these resources includes databases, e-journals and e-books accessible to the faculty, students, and researchers free of cost. Library member has to register to avail of N List personal user id and password. The registration link for this membership is provided in the e-resources. Access and downloading ofthe articles is possible directly from the publisher’s website. Students are encouraged to read online e-resources available related to their syllabus. Students are informed about this service through library alerts.

Use of Social media

The library is connected to its clientele through Library whatsapp groups, Telegram email. Social media is used to make students acquainted with the library rules, policies, library activities and to clear their queries about the library facilities. This connectivity helped the library department to remain in touch with the students during the pandemic. Students approach the librarian directly to get help accessing resources.

List of online National/International Journals subscribed

Indian Journals

1 Arthshastra: Indian Journal Of Economics & Research
2 Indian Journal Of Finance
3 Indian Journal Of Marketing
4 Prabandhan Indian Journal Of Management
5 The University News
6 Economic & Political Weekly
7 Indian Literature
8 Resonance
9 The Radical Humanist
10 Pc Quest
11 The Economist
12 MTG Biology Today
13 MTG Physics for You
14 MTG Mathematics Today
15 MTG Chemistry Today
16 Business World
17 Down to Earth
18 Femina
19 India Today
20 Grihshobha
21 Sportster
22 Frontline
23 Taxmanns Corporate Professional Today
24 The Week
25 Competition Success
26 Entrepreneur

Foreign

1 National Geography
2 SAGE South Asia Economic Journal
3 SAGE The Medieval History Journal
4 Harvard Business Review

NList Subscription (Click here for Receipt)

The Library provides access to NLIST to its members from the year 2010. All e- resources subscribed for the college under the NLIST project are accessible to the library through the NLIST website. The remote access of these resources includes database, e-journals and e -books accessible to the faculty, students and researchers free of cost. Library member has to register to avail N List personal user id and password. Registration link for this membership is provided in the e resources. Access and downloading of the articles is possible directly from the publisher’s website. Jai Hind Library has featured in Top 10 users list of NLIST. E Resources available on NList are :

E-Journals (Fulltext)

American Institute of Physics (18 titles) http://journals.aip.org/
Annual Reviews (33 titles) http://arjournals.annualreviews.org/
Economic and Political Weekly (EPW)  http://www.epw.in/
Indian Journals (180+ titles) http://www.indianjournals.com/
Institute of Physics (46 titles) http://iopscience.iop.org/
JSTOR (2500+ titles) http://www.jstor.org/
Oxford University Press (262 titles)http://www.oxfordjournals.org
Royal Society of Chemistry (29 titles)
http://pubs.rsc.org/en/journals?key=title&value=current
Cambridge University Press (224 titles) [2010-2016]
http://journals.cambridge.org/
EBSCO – OmniFile Full Text Mega [3000+ titles]
https://nlistidp.inflibnet.ac.in/idp/profile/SAML2/Redirect/SSO?execution=e2s1

Database

ISID

E-Books

Cambridge Books Online [1800 titles]
E-brary [185000+ titles]
EBSCoHost-Net Library [936 titles]
Hindustan Book Agency [65+ titles]
Institute of South East Asian Studies (ISEAS) Books [382+ titles]
Oxford Scholarship [1402+ titles]
Springer eBooks [2300 titles]
Sage Publication eBooks [1000 titles]
Taylor Francis eBooks [1800 titles]
Myilibrary-McGraw Hill [1124 titles]

Library Progression

2022

Book Donation Drive
Library Visit Program for the library staff

2021

Recipient of The Japan Science Society’s READ JAPAN PROJECT “Books for
Understanding Japan program.

2020

Library webpage
Virtual book exhibition

2019

Digital Ink became intercollegiate competition

2018

Use of social media to connect with the library members

2017

Signed MOU with the Nirmala Niketan College of Home Science on Inter Library Loan Facility.
Inclusion of the Rules and regulations, Library details, e resources information on the WEB OPAC.

2016

Digitization of the College magazine ‘Saraswati’.
E-access to the scanned copies of the last three years College and Board Question papers in the E-Library.
Introduced service “My Info” on the Web Online Public Access Catalogue which allows facility of online reservation of
the issued book and to send an online request to purchase a book for the library.

2015

Provision of the Wi fi Facility.
A Talk on “Paper conservation” by Mr. Anupam Sah, Chief consulting head of art conservation, research and training
at Museum Art Conservation Centre of the Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya and Director of the
Himalayan Society for Heritage and Art Conservation.

2014

Fully automated library
E-Library
Featured in the Top 10 colleges using the NLIST
Special counseling session for the Library staff on Stress Management

2013

Partially automated Library
Library Online Catalogue (OPAC) on Intranet
Workshop on How to manage money and be a smart investor in association with The
Consumer Guidance Society of India and the National Stock Exchange
Promotion of the Jai Hind College Student book during the Fiction Fest event
Staff Development Program for Library Attendants
Special Counseling session on “Employee Motivation and Conflict Resolution for the Library Staff Members”
Basic English Speaking Course for Library support staff conducted by Library professional staff.
Formation of “The Library staff reading club”

2012

Changed Bookworm library software to new SLIM Library package
“Digital Ink Competition” in two categories short story and Poetry.

2011

E-Alert service to teaching staff members

2010

Access to NLIST

Career Fair to provide information about various careers and educational opportunities

2008

Workshop on Reengineering of academic libraries

2002

Inauguration of the Renovated & Computerized Library by Dr. Bhalchandra Mungekar, Vice Chancellor of University of Mumbai.
Library automation with the help of Bookworm Software
Online Catalogue (OPAC-Online Public Access Catalogue)
Internet Facility
Multimedia facility
Renovated library with Air conditioned Reading room
Library under video surveillance

1997

Introduction of Regional language books in the book exhibition

1994

Special information service to students seeking admission into courses of study in India and abroad

1993

Open access Library

1988

Formation of Students Discipline committee

1987

Formation of Library Committee comprising student’s participation to maintain discipline in the library

1982

Introduced Commerce Library in Annexe building.
First Book Exhibition

1969

College library named as Principal T.M. Advani Memorial library

1967

Open shelf library

1948

Library established with the Institute