Bethune College Library

Library

The Library which has a rich collection of rare books is an integral part of this heritage college. The location of the Library has been changed a number of times. Initially the college library was situated in the Bethune School Hall. In 1940 Bethune College was shifted to the Christ Church Building now named 'Vidyasagar Bhavan' and the library was shifted to the first floor of the building. With the increase in the number of students, honours subjects, library grants and simultaneous increase of books, the necessity of a separate library building was strongly felt. In 1983, the library was divided into two sections, one for Arts and one for Science. Mrs. Mrinalini Emerson's quarters was converted to the science library and the Arts Library was shifted the second floor of the centenary building, 'Kadambini Bhavan'. Presently the Science Library is housed in the ground floor of a new building beside Chandramukhi Bhawan.

Area
Arts Library Floor Area: 4900 sq ft
Science Library Floor Area: 1904.33 sq ft

Infrastructural Features:

• The college library is fully automated with LIBSYS software and RFID technology. From the month of April 2022, the Library uses KOHA software. View Certificate
• Library Automation enabled by RFID technology since 2019.
• Open Access Library
• Around 8 computers for OPAC Searching for students
• Reading Room to accommodate nearly 50 students in Arts and Science Libraries. Also, open access feature ensures access to students near bookshelves where they can sit and read.
• All departments are connected to Library server through LAN
• Internet facility for students
• Circulation Desk
• Server Room
• Book exhibitions organised on various occasions
• CCTV Surveillance (nearly 8 cameras in Science & Arts Libraries)
  

Resources

Books
The Library has a rich collection of about 1,00,000 (one lakh) books and journals. These include some rare and priceless books and journals. About 1100 new books are added every year. There are separate libraries for Science and Humanities to provide better accommodation and convenience. In addition to this, each department has its own Departmental library managed by the concerned department. 

Journals & Magazines
Apart from the e-resources, the library subscribes to around 12 journals and magazines.

Following is the detailed description of books & journals added from 1st July 2016 to 31st May 2022 updated August 2022 academic sessions: View Details

E-Resources

• The library subscribes to INFLIBNET-NLIST https://nlist.inflibnet.ac.in/
• Other resources

 

Activated and Purchased Ebooks

#	E-ISBN	TITLE	AUTHOR	PUBLISHER
	9780199080342	India Revisited	Jahanbegloo	Oxford
	9780199080373	Public Administration in India	S. R. Maheshwari	Oxford
	9780199081356	Talking India	Nandy	Oxford
	9780199080274	Politics of Inclusion	Hassan	Oxford
	9780190492144	The Making of Indian Diplomacy	Datta-Ray	Oxford
	9780199081387	The Nehrus	B.R. Nanda	Oxford
	9780199081417	In Search of Gandhi	B.R. Nanda	Oxford
	9780191868993	Evolutionary Genetics, concept Analysis	Glenn-Peter Sætre	Oxford
	9781781830604	Nuclear Physics: Experimental and Theoretical	Hans, H.S	NEW Age
	9788122444803	Matrices and Tensors in Physics	Joshi	NEW Age
	9788122445053	Financial Mathematics	Chakravarty, S.K.	NEW Age
	9788122429626	International Financial Markets and India	Machiraju	NEW Age
	9788122433074	International Business Environment & Foreign Exchange Economics	Singh	NEW Age
	9781350160873	Aristotle and the Ethics of Difference, Friendship, and	Filotas	Bloomsbury
	9780486835556	The Ethics	Spinoza	Dover
	9781452261720	The Health Psychology Handbook	Cohen	Sage
	9789354353437	Science Fiction in India	Kinane	Bloomsbury
	9781470415761	Analytic Functions of Several Complex Variables	Gunning	AMS
	9781000294248	Real Analysis: With Proof Strategies	Cunningham	CRC Press
	9780226819051	The Connected Iron Age	Hall	Univ of Chicago Press

 

Archive & Manuscript Section

The Archive and manuscript section of this heritage institution was established in 2006 with grants from both State and Central Governments. It contains documents dating back to the inception of the college, i.e., 1879. Presently the archive and manuscript section has been shifted to the newly constructed Archive Building beside Kadambini Bhawan.
Currently, the Archive holds 240 Classified files, out of which, 145 are digitized, laminated and enlisted. 56 such files are bound, digitized, laminated and enlisted. There are some unclassified files in the archive. About 100 laminated old photographs are present in the archives. Some important files include a letter written by Chandramukhi Basu (1890), Principal Miss A.L. Janau's message to students (1917) and a letter written by Pritilata Waddedar (1931). 

Rare Books :

About 160 Rare/Old books and other documents published by Bethune College have been digitized.

Braille Books:

At present 42 such books are present in the library.