ABOUT

 

The H.R. College of Commerce & Economics Library started in 1960. Over the last 40 years, the Library has developed a multifaceted collection of around 50000 books. Our strength is well- abridged collection of Management, Marketing, Advertising, Economics and Travel & Tourism. Since beginning Library is subscribing around 90 Journals per year and maintained the ratio in today's expensive era. We are quite lucky to have book lovers - Principal Malkani and Principal Gidwani who had supported library whole heartedly and helped to develop a quality collection.

 

College library is adorned with state of art facilities. In keeping with the times, the library has been thoroughly revamped with an air-conditioned reading room. It supports the mission of the college and
is committed to providing information leading towards excellence in commerce and business education. The HR library is also committed to help students gather multifaceted knowledge and thereby facilitate the process of knowledge revolution and overall and holistic personality development.

LIBRARY COLLECTION

 

The library has a collection of more that 50,000 books on every conceivable subject - in English, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Sindhi. The library subscribes to Indian as well as foreign journals to keep the users abreast with the current knowledge on various subjects. Annually we receive 14 multilingual newspapers and 74 periodicals. Of these, 51 periodicals are for the various subjects taught in college and the rest are of general interest. It also has a collection of Audio-Visual materials, CD Roms, Floppies, maps etc. The library displays newly arrived books in a show case. These are changed every week/fortnight. Books related to specific themes are displayed on different occasions.

LIBRARY TIMINGS

The library is kept open throughout the year for 12 hours (8.00 a. m. to 8.00 p. m.) except on Sundays and Public Holidays. However, it also functions by special arrangement for 7 hours (10.00 a. m. to 5.00 p. m.) on Sundays and Public Holidays to provide facility of reading to the students before and during examinations.

 

SPECIAL CLASSROOMS are kept open as study rooms from 8.00 p.m. to 11.00 p.m. before and during examinations.

 

For discussions/project work, the Penthouse on the terrace is made available to students from 8.00 a. m. to 6.00 p. m.

 

LIBRARY MEMBERSHIP

 

Every bonafide student of this College may become a member of the library. No library fee is charged. A Library Borrower's Card is issued to every student on submitting the identity card and the First Term Fee
Receipt. These Borrower's cards will be maintained in the Library. An ex-student may be allowed to use library facilities after obtaining permission from the Principal and becoming member of the Alumni Association.

 

 

Subject wise list of Periodicals and Newspapers (May 2010)

 

Title	Foreign/Indian	Frequency	Subject
Accounting World	I	Monthly	Accountancy
Chartered Financial Analyst	I	Monthly	Accountancy
Finance India	I	Quarterly	Accountancy
Brand Reporter	I	Fortnightly	Advertising
Indian Bankers’	I	Monthly	Banking
Professional Banker	I	Monthly	Banking
4Ps	I	Monthly	Business Management
Business & Economy	I	Fortnightly	Business Management
Business India	I	Fortnightly	Business Management
Business Today	I	Fortnightly	Business Management
Business World	I	Weekly	Business Management
Case Folio	I	Monthly	Business Management
E-Business	I	Monthly	Business Management
Harvard Business Review	F	Quarterly	Business Management
Indian Management	I	Monthly	Business Management
ISB Insight	F	Quarterly	Business Management
Sloan Management Review	F	Quarterly	Business Management
Smart Manager	I	Quarterly	Business Management
Vikalp	I	Quarterly	Business Management
Chip	I	Monthly	Computer System
Digit	I	Monthly	Computer System
Express Computer	I	Weekly	Computer system
Economic & Political Weekly	I	Weekly	Economics
Economist	F	Weekly	Economics
Facts for you	I	Monthly	Economics
Man and Development	I	Quarterly	Economics
Monthly Commentary on Indian Economic Conditions	I	Monthly	Economics
Monthly Economic Digest (Free)	I	Monthly	Economics
Reserve Bank of India Bulletin	I	Monthly	Economics
University News	I	Weekly	Education
Journal of Entrepreneurship	I	Biannual	Entrepreneurship
Down To Earth	I	Fortnightly	Environmental studies
National Geographic	F	Monthly	Environmental Studies
Terragreen	I	Quarterly	Environmental Studies
Competition Success Review	I	Monthly	General
Employment News	I	Weekly	General
Femina	I	Fortnightly	General
Filmfare	I	Monthly	General
Frontline	I	Fortnightly	General
Health	I	Monthly	General

 

Title	Foreign/Indian	Frequency	Subject
Herald of Health	I	Monthly	General
India Today	I	Weekly	General
Inside Outside	I	Monthly	General
Meri Saheli	I	Monthly	General
News week	F	Weekly	General
Reader’s Digest	I	Monthly	General
Sanctuary Magazine	I	Monthly	General
Savvy	I	Monthly	General
Society	I	Monthly	General
Sportstar	I	Weekly	General
Time	F	Weekly	General
Woman’s Era	I	Fortnightly	General
Yoga & Total Health	I	Monthly	General
Insurance Chronicle	I	Monthly	Insurance
Capital Market	I	Fortnightly	Investment Analysis
Dalal Street	I	Fortnightly	Investment Analysis
Corporate India (Life membership)	I	Fortnightly	Investment Analysis
Fortune International	F	Fortnightly	Investment Analysis
IASLIC Bulletin	I	Quarterly	Library Science
IASLIC Newsletter	I	Bi-monthly	Library Science
Journal of Marketing	F	Quarterly	Marketing
Afternoon	I	Daily	Newspaper
Asian Age	I	Daily	Newspaper
Business Standard	I	Daily	Newspaper
DNA	I	Daily	Newspaper
Economic Times	I	Daily	Newspaper
Financial Express	I	Daily	Newspaper
Free Press Journal	I	Daily	Newspaper
Hindustan Times	I	Daily	Newspaper
Indian Express	I	Daily	Newspaper
Maharashtra Times	I	Daily	Newspaper
Mid-Day	I	Daily	Newspaper
Navbharat	I	Daily	Newspaper
Navbharat Times	I	Daily	Newspaper
Sunday Mid-Day	I	Weekly	Newspaper
The Hindu	I	Daily	Newspaper
The Hindu Sindhi	I	Daily	Newspaper
Times of India	I	Daily	Newspaper
Science Reporter	I	Monthly	Science
Sindhian	I	Quarterly	Sindhi
Sindhishaan	I	Quarterly	Sindhi
One India One People	I	Monthly	Travel & Tourism
India Today Travel Plus	I	Monthly	Travel & Tourism

 

USE OF BOOKS

 

Before entering the Open Access Section of the library one should keep his/her belongings out on the racks provided. Readers are requested to use the books with care. They should not do any marking with pen or pencil in the books, nor should they fold pages nor try to remove pages from books and magazines or take unissued material out of the library. For serious study a calm and peaceful atmosphere is necessary and we therefore, request the readers to help us maintain such an atmosphere in the Library. Students should refrain from causing disturbance to others or else they will be denied access to library facilities. Library is strictly a NO MOBILE ZONE. Students should switch off their mobiles before entering the main gate of the Library.

 

RE-ISSUE OF BOOKS

 

The books must be returned to the library on the date marked on the date slip at the end of the book. As a rule, a book will not be re-issued on the day on which it is returned. It may be issued next day, if here is no other claimant for if.

 

BOOKS FOR INTERNAL READING

 

A considerable number of textbooks, help books for various examinations, Non Book Material and journals are kept apart for internal reading in the Reference Section. The material from Reference Section must not be taken out of the Library under any circumstances and should be returned on the same day before 6.00 p.m. In case the material is not returned on the same day a fine of Rs. 5/- , shall be charged, If the same is not returned on the next day the default will be reported to the Principal.

 

DAMAGES AND LOSS

 

Every borrower is supposed to check the pages of the book before getting it issued. The last borrower shall be held responsible if the book is found damaged. If a borrower loses the hook he/she shall have to replace the book. If it is not available in the market then the borrower shall have to pay the market price plus replacing charges.

 

PENALTIES FOR DEFAULTS

 

The fine for overdue books will be

Rs. 1.00/day for first overdue week

Rs. 2.00/day for second overdue week

Rs. 5.00/day for next period of overdue.

For reference books the fine would be Rs.5.00/day.

 

TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP

 

The membership of the library will he cancelled immediately if a person is found guilty of violating willfully the rules and regulations of the library. Facility of issuing books for home reading can be suspended if a borrower is in the habit of retaining hooks overtime.

 

CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE

 

At the end of the second term all books must be returned to the library. However by special provision, books would be issued during examination period. The Librarian will issue a 'NO DUE CERTIFICATE' to borrower who has cleared his/her account. This is necessary for obtaining the refund of Student Deposit from the College Office.

 

LIBRARY SERVICES

 

AC READING ROOM

 

The library has fully air conditioned Reading Room with a MEZANINE FLOOR for silence study. Special classrooms are kept open as study rooms from 8.00 p.m. to 11.00 p.m. before and during examinations. For discussions/project work, the Penthouse on the terrace is made available to students.

 

OPEN ACCESS

 

By providing open access to the entire collection to all its members, the library offers complete access to treasure-house of information and reference literature. It helps the users to browse through at leisure and select the book of choice.

 

COMPUTERISED CATALOGUE

 

The library has a computerized catalogue of its entire collection which facilitates the users to search books via different access points like author, title, keyword or publisher in fraction of seconds. The library uses a user friendly, menu driven, and highly interactive software i.e. SLIM 21 developed by Algorythms Consultants, Pune a certified partner of Microsoft.

 

LIBRARY ORIENTATIONS

 

The library is already equipped with guidelines, displays, and of course the cheerful, ready-to-help staff, which makes utilisation of the library an easy and enjoyable experience. In addition, Library Orientations are held for new students (especially for Jr. College students) on a regular basis to make them aware about library's activities/procedures. Library is open for all suggestions, recommendations, etc. All the complaints are handled personally and immediately. Library orientation in powerpoint format is available throughout the year on library terminals which guides the students about library and its services.

 

DISPLAYS

 

The library displays newly arrived books in a showcase. These are changed every week/fortnight. Books related to specific themes are displayed on different occasions. Students' projects, Foreign Colleges/Universities' Brochures and other interesting material are also displayed from time to time.

 

BOOKBANK

 

Every year the library issues sets of textbooks to degree college students for a whole academic year. The facility is available for economically backward students.

 

LIBRARY EVENTS

 

Library organizes themewise displays, book exhibitions, booktalks on a regular basis. The library also conducts various faculty development programmes, seminars and workshops for inhouse and outsiders. It also provides guidance to other colleges about NAAC preparation, computerization, library development and promotion.

 

LANGUAGE LAB

 

To enhance the user's language skills the library provides special language library. It offers self explanatory course in English, French, Hindi and advanced English with the help of audio cassettes. Users can utilize the linguaphone to rectify ones' bloomers -- by hearing themselves speaking the language and speak fluently.

 

MULTIMEDIA SECTION

 

The library also has a moderate collection of audio/visuals on various topics. It has 638 non book material available in the form of audio cassettes, VCds, etc. on various subjects like Education, Management, Personality Development, Travel and Tourism, etc.

 

TEACHING LEARNING MATERIALS CENTRE

 

The Teaching Materials Centre (TLMC) is a curriculum laboratory which provides resources aimed at improving the teaching and learning process. The TLMC collection has activity guides, simulation games, cassettes, slides, curriculum guides, multimedia kits, video discs etc.

 

LIBRARY STAFF

 

Dr. Madhuri Tikam, Librarian
Ms. Manik Riswadkar Assistant Librarian

Mr. Mukesh Bhatia Head Clerk

Ms. Pooja Garde Junior Clerk

Mr. C. K. Yadav Library Attendant

Mr. K. Mishra Library Attendant

Mr. O. Balmiki Library Peon

 

Contact us via

Phone: 91 22 2287 6115 Ext. 116/117

Fax: 91 22 2281 0758

E-mail: hrlib@rediffmail.com

 

LIBRARY REPORT 2009-2010

 

EVENTS

 

Golden Jubilee "Back to College" celebration for alumni

The college is celebrating its Golden Jubilee Year 2009-2010. As a part of the celebrations, a grand exhibition was held in the Library Reading Room on September 5, 2009 for the alumni. Voyagers, prospectus and college reports from 1960 to till date were displayed. A photo gallery was created in the library. The library provided photocopy and photography facility to alumni to store their valuable memories for the future. The display got overwhelming response from the alumni and they thanked the library staff for preserving and reproducing the golden memories of past years.

 

Book Exhibitions

i) On the occasion of Golden Jubilee Year of the college, the library has organised *Two days Book Exhibition cum Sale* on November 10-11, 2009. It was inaugurated by the Sheriff of Mumbai and Principal Dr. Indu Shahani. More than 4000 books and CDs on variety of subjects were displayed. The event was appreciated by all the visitors, teachers and students.

 

ii) The library has organised *Half day Book Exhibition cum Sale* on March 11, 2010 for unaided courses. The faculties of these courses gave overwhelmed response and admired such a specialised event. The other departments also requested the library to conduct their respective subject special exhibitions in future.

 

LIBRARY DEVELOPMENTS

 

Library became solar

A Solar Power Generating System for library reading Room was inaugurated by Mr. Ratan Tata on March 8, 2010. The project is designed by Tata BP Solar India Ltd. and is funded by KPMG Foundation. The system is low maintenance and has three day no sunshine autonomy. It helps to save 1400 watts per day.

 

Up gradation of Library Software:

New update for SLIM software was installed on November 6, 2009 for speedy retrieval of information and to provide efficient services to the users.

 

Color Code System

Inspired by London School of Economics, Library initiated colour code system for easy and fast retrieval of reference books and borrower cards.

 

Promotions of the staff

Ms. Pooja Garde, the Library Attendant, has been promoted as a Junior Clerk and Mr. K. Misra, the Library Peon, also got his promotion as a Library Attendant on August 3, 2009.

 

New Additions

Library subscribed total 70 journals and 17 Newspapers and added around 794 books during 2009-10.

Library Membership

Total 1587 students became library members during 2009-10.

 

About 30 Ex-students availed day and night library reading room facility.

 

About 25 students of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) availed the library reading room facility on an institutional request basis.

 

Library continued its institutional membership with BCL and American resource Center.

 

A number of faculty members and students benefited from Inter Library Loan Service and availed library facilities from IGIDR, K.C. and K.C. Law College libraries.

 

LIBRARY CONSULTANCY

 

Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI) Service:

The Librarian effectively provided details for about 112 reference queries on various topics to the college faculty as well as outsider clients such as HDFC, Sydenham College, Jaihind College, Thakur College,
etc.

 

NAAC Consultancy

The Librarian Dr. Madhuri Tikam, provided consultancy for NAAC reaccreditation procedure to

Ms Ruhi, Librarian of Sant Gadage Maharaj College, on June 8, 2009.

Dr. Aruna Narayanan, professor of Hinduja College on July 26, 2009.

Ms. Nilambari Chavan, Librarian of Khalsa College in the months of April-June 2009.

Vice Principal and three professor of B.T.T.C. on November 16, 2009.

Library Consultancy

Mrs. Pournima Joshi, Librarian of K. C. Law College visited the Library on May 11, 2009 for innovative ideas about computerized library services.

Mrs. Manpreet Kaur, Reader and HOD of Hindi Department, Gurunanak College, Sion visited the Library on May 21, 2009 to collect ideas about various library services for remedial courses.

Guidance on "Development of Library Staff" was provided to Ms. Ligimol Benny, Librarian of MMK on June 8, 2009.

Ms. Nilambari Chavan, Librarian of Khalsa College took timely guidance about innovative library services and collection development.

Ms. Neelima Balachandran, Librarian of SIES (Nerul) College and her two library staff members were guided about innovative and efficient library services on February 24, 2010.

 

Paper Presented

Librarian, Dr. Madhuri Tikam, presented a paper on "Best Practices in Academic Libraries" in a one day Seminar at Nagrik Shikshan Sanstha's College of Education , Tardeo on September 19, 2009.

 

Other:

Librarian, Dr. Madhuri Tikam, was twice invited on the interview panel of HSNC Board to conduct interviews for the post of Librarian in other colleges of the Board.

 

Dr. Madhuri Tikam was called for Centralized Paper Assessment (CAP) for B.L.I.Sc. & M.L.I.Sc. course papers on "Information Technology" by S.N.D.T. Women's University on December 22 & 24, 2009.