Library

"Bad libraries build collections, good libraries build services, great libraries build communities."

R. David Lankes (Professor and Director of the School of Library & Information Science at the University of South Carolina, the Follett Chair at Dominican’s Graduate School of Library & Information Science, and recipient of the American Library Association’s 2016 Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship)

Don Bosco College Central Library is a repository of information on Humanities & Commerce Department. The Don Bosco College Central Library started its collection and development of print/ non-print media from the year 2010 and has adequate number of books, journal, e-book and e-journal etc. Don Bosco College Central Library has own website and adopted new emerging tools like Web 2.0 tools, Q R Code and CCTV etc. Apart from this, Don Bosco College Central Library has a well-established fully air conditioned. The facility of “Open Access System” adopted in the Don Bosco College Central Library. Library has partially automated and facilitate computerized Catalogue Search Services though OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue). Users can search and browse their particular documents through Subjects, Author, Title, and Publishers, ISBN etc. The search facility is also available online. This service is restricted to access within college campus through internet. The process is under way to host the Web OPAC. The Don Bosco College Central Library also provides an excellent Photostat facility, which is available within the Don Bosco College Central Library and User-Orientation Programmes are continuously being undertaken in the Don Bosco College Central Library for newly admitted students. Books are classified subject wise and arranged according to the Dewey Decimal Classification scheme with the help of OCLC & Indcate website. The Don Bosco College Central Library is open from 9.30 a.m. to 2.45 p.m. on all working days. In the Don Bosco College Central Library, we have 02 National and 2 regional English newspapers subscribed. We have circulation section, reference section, Group Discussion Room, E-library section. Its intake capacity of seating to the user is 98. For more information visit Library Website https://www.librarydbc.com/

Book Club Member List 2023

Book Club Member List 2021

Book Club Member List 2019

Our Motto & Mission
- a) To serve as a Knowledge Resource Center;
- b) To provide and disseminate up to date information;
- c) To give the satisfaction of users and service with smile.
Objectives
- a) To develop a comprehensive collection of books and journals for students and faculty of institute;
- b) To computerize & integrated all the housekeeping activities;
- c) To promote & inculcate reading habits of readers.

Objectives and Functions of Library Advisory Committee:
- To consider policy matters regarding college library and departmental library including procurement of books and journals etc.
- To look into day-to-day problems of the user’s community, library staff and send requisition to the higher authority for further improvement of the library.
- To frame the rules and regulation for the usage policy of the library.
- To monitor proper functioning of the college library.
- To modernize the library by computerizing the library to look all the affairs of the college.
- To take measures to increase the membership of the Library beyond the boundaries of the College.
- To seek feedback on Library functions from readers.
- To submit the annual report on the functioning of the library.

Members for the Library Advisory committee
- Principal (Chair Person)
- Vice Principal (Co-Chair Person)
- English (HOD) (Member)
- Economics (HOD) (Member)
- Political Science (HOD) (Member)
- Sociology (HOD) (Member)
- History (HOD) (Member)
- Commerce (HOD) (Member)
- Social Work (HOD) (Member)
- Student Representative (01) (Member)
- IQAC Coordinator (Member)
- Librarian (General Secretary)
- Asst. Librarian (Member)

State Central Library Visit Itanagar Arunachal Pradesh on 22nd October 2022
National Librarian’s Day Celebration on 12th August, 2021 cum "Awareness and Use of Open Access E-Resources during Covid 19 Pandemic Period".

Celebration of “World Book and Copyright Day" on 23rd April 2021 jointly organised by Research Wing and Book Club.".

Inauguration of E-Library 22nd March 2021".

Three Days National Webinar Lecture Series on "Academic Writing and Research Ethics" from 27th to 29th June 2020 organised by IQAC, Janata College, Kabuganj and Don Bosco College Central Library, Itanagar: Last Date 26/06/20".

One Week International Virtual FDP Programme on ''Moodle Learning Management System'' from 15th to 19th June, 2020 organised by Don Bosco College, Arunachal Pradesh, in association with IIT Bombay Spoken Tutorial : Last Date 09/05/20".

World Environment Day Quiz 2020 : Last Date 06/06/20".

Online One Week National Level Faculty Development Programme on "Joomla" 1st-5th June, 2020 organised by DBC, AP, Dept. of Computer Science, MU in association with IIT, Bombay Spoken Tutorial : Last Date 29/05/20".

COVID-19 Awareness Test Quiz 2020 : Last Date 24/05/20".

1. Circulation & Book Lending a) Two Library cards are issued to each student for 03-year validity, for Honors students 03 Library Cards & for faculty 04 Library Cards. (One Card One Book) b) A library book issued can be retained for a period 07 days for students & 15 Days for faculty. If the user wants to retain the books beyond 07/15 days, he/she has to renew the books. A fine of Rs. 10/- will be charged for overdue per day.

2. Internet Facility/ E-Library Don Bosco College Central Library has an e-library facility to encourage blended learning of the faculty & students by subscribing online e-journals.

i) Our college is a member of the N-LIST (National Library and Information Services Infrastructure for Scholarly Content) programme of UGC INFLIBNET since 14/07/2020. N-LIST is providing access to a huge number of E-Resources such as e-books, e-journals, documents, etc. can be downloaded and saved.

Subscribed N-LIST e-Journals and e-Books

ii) National Digital Library of India (NDLI)

Our college is a member of the National Digital Library of India. NDLI is a virtual world full of books and e-resources in digitized formats. NDLI is easy to use and any resources can be accessed here with a single search option. NDLI is the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) sponsored and is hosted by IIT Kharagpur at ndl.iitkgp.ac.in.

iii) IIT Bombay Spoken Tutorial Our college is a member of the IIT Bombay Spoken Tutorial. The Spoken Tutorial project is funded by the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (ICT), launched by the erstwhile Ministry of Human Resources and Development, Government of India. (https://spoken-tutorial.org/)

3. News Paper Clipping Services

4. User Orientation Programme

5. Photocopy Service Users are responsible for complying with copyright act while photocopying library documents.

6. Current Awareness Service QR Code (Quick Response Code) used for promoting & disseminating the information like Download Corner, Feedback Corner, New Arrival Corner, Online Reference Citation, Virtual Learning Corner, Free Online Plagiarism Checker & Civil Service Preparation etc.

7. OPAC & Web OPAC Don Bosco College Central Library facilitate computerized Catalogue Search Services through OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue). Users can search and browse their particular documents through Subjects, Author, Title, and Publishers, ISBN, etc. The search facility is also available online. This service is restricted to access within university campus through the internet. The process is underway to host the Web OPAC.

8. Virtual Reference Service Online reference service will offer during office hours.

9. Best Reader Award Don Bosco Central Library will start the best reader award for users to motivate users to make use of the library and its services. Students will select on the basis of academic performance and after using the library. 10. DBC Virtual Reference (Telgram Service)