• Objective

The Library of HR College supports the mission of the college and is committed to providing information leading towards excellence in commerceandbusinesseducation.

HR's Library is also bound to help students gather multifaceted knowledge and thereby facilitate the process of knowledge revolution and overall and holistic personality development.

• Computerisation

The Library is fully computerised with SLIM 21 which is an integrated Multi user, multitasking library and information software. Library also has purchased DColl module of SLIM for developing digital repository for the institution. It also has barcode scanners, barcode printer and mobile mini computer – slim inventory device which facilitates effective shelving, stocktaking and circulation activities.

Library has a Digital Library & Research Centre equipped with 21 multimedia computers offers access to

1. E databases
2. E books, E Journals, E Newspapers
3. Multimedia Learning Resources
4. Language Lab
5. Research Software
6. Digital Repository of institutional reports
• Collection

Books:	59000+
Periodicals:	62
Audio-Visual Resources:	850+
Databases:	NLIST, JGATE, IDI, CBM

The Library follows the open access system.

• Membership

Every bonafide student of this College become a member of the library. No library fee is charged. A Library Borrower's Card is issued to each student on submitting the identity card, a photograph and the FirstTerm Fee Receipt. Libraryfollows “One Id Card” system.

• Rules & Regulation

Every user can borrow twobooks per week for home lending and one book/non book at atime for Reference Reading. If a borrower damages/loses thehook he/she shall have to replace the book. If it is not availablein the market then the borrower shall have to pay the marketprice plus replacement charges.

The charges for overdue books will be Rs.1.00/day for firstoverdue week, Rs.2.00/day for second overdue week andRs.5.00/day for next period of overdue. For reference books thefine would be Rs.5.00/day.

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. The library is a Silent, No Mobile, No Eatables Zone. 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.

Defaulters will be fined as per the university guidelines. Themembership of the library will be cancelled immediately if aperson is found guilty of violating wilfully the rules and regulations of the library.

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

• Fair Use and Copyright

Reprography: Under Fair use, part of the book or articles of journals, parts of research papers, technical papers are permissible to photocopy for personal study/research or teaching assignment only. Please Note that photocopying more than one chapter or 10% of total available pages may not be considered under the fair use. Photocopying entire out of print book for distribution purpose is not permitted.

E-Resources: The subscribed E-resources can be used by licensed users only, sharing of passwords is strictly prohibited.

Library Gallery

• Exclusive Collection
• Digital Library
• Air-conditioned Solar powered Reading Room
• Reference Queries
• Research Guidance
• Inter Library Loans
• Institutional Repository
• Library Orientations
• Library Assignments
• Library Credits
• Library Volunteerism
• Language Lab
• Video Lab
• Book Exhibitions
• Theme Displays
• Many More

Librarian

Dr. Madhuri Tikam

Assistant Librarian

Ms Dipika Rokade

Administrative Support

Ms. Pooja Garde

Mr. Akshay Mandavalekar

Associates

Mr. C. K. Yadav

Mr. K. Mishra

Mr. P. Haram

ACTIVITIES 2022-2023

The library is committed to providing information leading towards excellence in commerce and business education. It is located on the first floor offers an air-conditioned Solar Reading Room with seating capacity for 140 students.

Besides this, a special room which accommodates about 60 students is kept open as additional reading space. The Open Access Collection facility is offered from 8.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. on working days. Library subscribes e-resources like NLIST, Ibl, JGate, CBM E- books. The library is Fully Computerized and collection details can be accessed with “Any Word Anywhere” facility via SLIM21 - an integrated, multi-user, multi-tasking library information Windows based software. The library conducts Orientations, Research Guidance Sessions, Book Exhibitions, Book Talks, Library Volunteerism Programs etc. on a regular basis.

NEW ADDITIONS

• Around 469 books were added to the library which mainly includes textbooks, books on Finance, Management, Economics.
• Library upgraded its library system in September 2022 from SLIM 21 to cloud based SLIM along with iProx for remote access to E-resources.

ASIATIC LIBRARY VISIT

The library staff of H R College Library visited Asiatic Library on June 10, 2022. The visit was organized by Knowledge Resource Centre, HSNC University, Mumbai to explore the collection and services of the Asiatic Library. The staff learnt how to clean, stack and preserve the library books to enhance their life. The various instruments, material and processes involved were also explained in detail by the conservation specialist Mr Sunil Bhirud.

LIC VISIT

LIC Team for Ph.D. Centre and Research Guide approval of HSNC University, Mumbai visited the H.R. library on August 5, 2022.

KOHA WORKSHOP

H.R. College library hosted the One-day Workshop for KOHA Open-source Integrated Library Management Software conducted by KRC HSNC University, Mumbai & Maharashtra Rajya Granthalay Sangh on August 6, 2022. 50 LIS professionals benefitted from the session.

CLEANLINESS DRIVE

Annual Library Cleanup Drive was carried by NSS Students of H.R. College on August 18, 2022. The students cleaned the reading room and the library collection. The library staff appreciated the efforts of the students.

SLIM TRAINING SESSIONS

Library upgraded its library system in September 2022 from SLIM 21 to cloud based SLIM along with iProx for remote access to E resources. A series of training sessions were organized for the same on September 15, October 20-22, 2022 & March 13, 2023.

FLY SESSIONS

Librarian carried out “First Love Yourself” (FLY) sessions for library staff during Navratri (September 26 - October 6, 2022). The sessions included Chair Yoga, Pain Management Yoga, Brainstorming sessions and teambuilding games. A Navratri Color Theme Book display was also created by the participants.

VACHAN PRERANA DIN

A demo of ProwessIQ database was held for the Commerce faculty members on October 14, 2022. The Prowess database contains financial performance data from 1989 of around 50,000 Indian companies. It offers variety of search and retrieval modes which are useful for researchers in Commerce & Finance.

A video session on ‘How to Read Books Faster & Effectively’ was held on October 15, 2022 on the occasion of Vachan Prerana Din.

RATNA NIDHI CHARITABLE TRUST LIBRARY VISIT

Dr. Tikam visited Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust Library on December 6, 2022 to explore the modes of mutual beneficial collaborative efforts.

VISITORS

• On January 21, 2023: Mr. Dhnaji Lavate, Librarian of Hind Seva Parishad’s Public Night Degree College, Santacruz visited to know about best practices of H.R. College library.
• Dr. Jaydev Kadli, Librarian, Lala Lajpat rai College visited H.R. Library for CAS Guidance on March 15, 2023.
• Principal Jitendra Aherkar, B.L. Amlani College of Commerce & Economics, Principal Satinder Kaur Gujral, Reena Mehta College, Principal Pratima Singh, Chandrabhan Sharma College of Arts Science and Commerce, Powai and Librarian Mr. Sunil Ubale,Chandrabhan Sharma College of Arts Science and Commerce, Powai visited H.R. College Library on March 18, 2023 to learn record Management system of the library. A full day training session was held by the Librarian, Dr. Tikam.

AUTHOR @ HR

• On January 22, 2023, Author CA Mr. Percy Rustomjee and HR Alumni visited H.R. library to release his book “Mansarowar”. The book covers multilingual poems and experience about his manas sarovar yatra. The publishing team also joined the event.
• An online session “Be a Business Champ” was held February 21, 2023 by Mr. Malay Damania author of a book “Business Champ.”

EXPERTISE OFFERED

Dr. Tikam offered her expertise to different organizations for following

• “External Referee at Ph.D interview committee at University of Mumbai on 25 January 2023.
• A seminar was conducted at G N Khalsa College on “Unique Skills & Compatibilities in the field of LIS” on July 25, 2022.
• Two sessions on Publication Ethics and Publication Misconduct were delivered to Research Scholars of BTT College on September 17, 2022.
• Conducted Library Audits for Hind Seva Parishad’s Public Night Degree College, Sanatacruz and Chandrabhan Sharma College of Arts Science and Commerce, Powai on January 11 and March 14, 2023 respectively.
• Signed Mentorship Programme of SHPT School of Library & Information Science, SNDT women’s University as Mentor since March 4, 2023.
• CAS Committee VC Nominee Subject Expert at SIES College, Sion (January 9, 2023) and Mittal College, Malad (January 10, 2023).
• Gust lecturer and Guide for MLISC Thesis work at University of Mumbai for the academic year 2022-2023.

OTHER

• The Librarian - Dr. Madhuri V. Tikam received recognition award for successfully completing 25 Years at H.R. College of Commerce & Economics.
• Librarian Dr. Tikam attended The Week Seminar on August 26, 2022.
• Librarian Dr. Tikam and Assistant Librarian Ms. Rokade attended Knowledge Feast 2022 on September 30, 2022.

Library Photo Gallery

The Library is committed to providing information leading toward excellence in commerce and business education.

It is located on the first floor and offers an air-conditioned Solar Reading Room with a seating capacity of 140 students. Besides this, a special room that accommodates about 60 students is kept open as additional reading space. The Open Access Collection facility is offered from 8.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. on working days.

Library subscribes to e-resources like NLIST, Ibl, JGate, and CBM E-books. The Library is Fully Computerised and collection details can be accessed with the “Any Word Anywhere” facility via SLIM21 - an integrated, multi-user, multi-tasking library information Windows-based software.

The Library conducts Orientations, Research Guidance Sessions, Book Exhibitions, Book Talks, Library Volunteerism Programs, etc. regularly.

ACTIVITIES 2021-2022

After the lockdown of about one and half years, the library became fully functional post-Diwali. The library followed the post lockdown guidelines for library usage. 119 books on various subjects were added to the library.

SOFTWARE UPGRADATION & TRAINING SESSION

The library has updated its software, which has more added features like auto-generated emails, bulk user registration, QR codes, and Google Books links in OPAC for value-added efficient services. Training Sessions were arranged between February 24 and April 28, 2022.

LIBRARY COMMITTEE MEETINGS

December 7, 2021 & April 27, 2022

During the year library committee meetings were conducted for discussing various issues regarding post-lockdown services and library development were discussed during the meeting.

HSNCB LIBRARY PROFESSIONALS' BRAINSTORMING SESSION:

September 20, 2021

Discussions were held on various topics such as post lockdown library services, challenges, and solutions, innovative practices, collaborative activities, etc. Library professionals from KC College, KC Law College, HR College, Thadomal Shahani Engineering College, and Smt. M.M.K. College of Commerce & Economics, Principal K.M.Kundnani College, Bombay Teachers' Training College, Advani Law College, and Watumul College joined the session and shared their valuable inputs.

MEMBER REGISTRATION AND ORIENTATION FOR E-DATABASES

Member Registration and orientation for E-databases were carried out for NLIST, Jgate, and IBI databases from March 6, 2021, onward.

LIBRARY AUDIT

HR College of Commerce & Economics arranged a voluntary library audit for further improvement of the library system - given the expected NAAC Peer Team visit - on October 29, 2021. Dr. Shehernaz Nalawalla, Vice President, Asiatic Society Mumbai, and Dr. Jaydev Kadli, Librarian, Lala Lajpat Rai College of Commerce & Economics, Mahalakshmi shared their views regarding library improvement. They appreciated the library's best practices, record management, and digital initiatives.

LIBRARY EXHIBITION

As an annual event this year, the library organised a hybrid book exhibition on March 9, 2022.

Experts and faculties of board colleges visited exhibition of Sindhi books from January 10-31, 2022.

VACHAN PRERANA DIN

October 15, 2021

Vachan Prerana Din was celebrated by the library. The library created a video on this occasion to the promotion of reading culture.

VISITS TO OTHER LIBRARIES

Dr. Tikam, visited various university-level libraries to learn about their best practices and services.

December 10, 2021: NMIMS Deemed-to-be-University, Vile Parle

March 10, 2022: University of Mumbai, Fort

March 16, 2022: Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Matunga

DEMONSTRATIONS

The library has organized demonstrations for various hardware and software, which were attended by library professionals and faculty members.

LIBRARY PERSONNEL

Ms. Manik Riswadkar, Assistant Librarian has taken voluntary retirement since September 2, 2021. Interviews were conducted for the post of Assistant Librarian on a contract basis on October 12, 2021. Ms. Dipika Rokade was selected and joined The H.R. Library on December 1, 2021.

On February 23, 2022, Mr. Prashant joined the library in place of Mr. Shivkumar who was transferred to the board office.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Director, Knowledge Resource Centre, HSNCU, Mumbai

Dr. Madhuri Tikam has been assigned additional charge as Director (Ag.), Knowledge Resource Centre, HSNCU, Mumbai Since February 11, 2022.

Professorship

The career advancement scheme interviews for a professorship were conducted on April 2, 2022, which granted professorship to Dr. Madhuri Tikam.

EXPERTISE OFFERED

Interviews

Dr. Tikam was invited to conduct interviews at Xavier Institute of Engineering, Mahim on March 26, 2021.

Dr. Tikam was invited to the interview panel of HSNCU, Mumbai to conduct interviews at KC College, Churchgate on April 5, 2022.

Library Audits

The librarian conducted library audits for Smt. K. G. Mittal College (August 3, 2021), Wilson College (August 20, 2021), and MMK College (March 29, 2022)

Resource person

Dr. Tikam delivered lectures to MLISC Students of the Department of Library Science, the University of Mumbai on Management and Digital library throughout the year.

On May 7, 2022, Dr. Tikam delivered a lecture on Data Harvesting to History Department students of Khalsa College, Matunga.

On April 21, 2022, the librarian was invited by Co-operative Education Program, Wilson College, Charni Road to deliver a lecture on "Career in Library and Information Science"

On April 30, 2022, the librarian demonstrated the Mendeley – Reference Management Tool to the Botany Department of Jaihind College, Churchgate

Research Assistance

Dr. Tikam was invited to Doctoral Research Committee (DRC) Meeting on February 18, 2022, at The Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU).

Dr. Tikam was invited for Presentations and viva voce of MLISC students of the Department of Library Science, University of Mumbai.

Research Assistance

Dr. Tikam was invited to Doctoral Research Committee (DRC) Meeting on February 18, 2022, at The Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU).

Dr. Tikam was invited for Presentations and viva voce of MLISC students of the Department of Library Science, University of Mumbai.

Library Photo Gallery