Welcome to the

NAAC Peer Team

 Central Library

Government College Malappuram

Ashraf K.
Librarian
MLIS, MPhil, UGC-NET JRF, PGDLAN
 Profile and History of the Central Library

 The library of Government College Malappuram started

functioning in the year 1973

 Until 2018 it housed in a spacious room in the main block

of the college.

 Library now functioning in a newly constructed  building at

the entrance of college main block.

 Now the library has total plinth area of 12,108 square feet.
 The library have a collection of more than 40,000 books,
1500 Reference books, 10 Magazines and 7 newspapers.
 Mission

The mission of the Central Library is to facilitate the

intellectual development of users by providing access to

high-quality information and research resources, promoting

study and teaching and fostering a culture of academic

inquiry and critical thinking.

 Objectives

 Acquire and maintain a diverse collection of books, journals, and

other resources that support the college's academic programs and

research interests.
Providing access to digital resources, including databases, e-books,
and online journals, to enhance users' research capabilities.
Offering reference services and research assistance to help users in
navigating and locating relevant information.
Developing and promoting information literacy skills to help users
critically evaluate and use information effectively.
 Infrastructure/Physical facilities

Particulars No. Area (Square Feet)

Property Counter 1 250
Librarian room 1 620
Reading room 1 1300
Reference room 1
Back room 1 800
Stack area 2 2000
Toilets 3 200
Computer lab 1 600
Circulation area 2 600
Magazine Display and 1 350
reading area
Technical processing room 1 350
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Library as learning resource

Library Library facilities Services

Collection

Books:40.000 Software : Koha Circulation Service

Reference Books- Barcoded Collection Reference service

1500

Magazine: 10 OPAC facility NLIST E-resources

Newspapers:7 Study spaces Plagiarism check

NLIST RESOURCES
 Arrangement of Books

 Books are arranged on the shelves according to Dewey Decimal

Classification Scheme. Each book is assigned a Class Number and Book

Number.
Class Number is assigned to a book according to its subject and Book
Number individualizes a book among others having the same Class Number.
In this arrangement books on the same subject are kept together.
Members are advised to check the availability of the books through the
Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) Service.
After obtaining relevant information through OPAC, the users can proceed
to the respective stack area to take the books of their choice.
 Best Practices made by Central Library

 Digital Library of Project report

 Students participation in library activities
 Best Library friend of the year
 Use of Web 2.0 in Library Services
Thank
You.....