Library Membership

Central Library extends its services towards University students (UG & PG), research scholars, teachers, officers, non-teaching staff members, ex-employees and others.

Users need to fill up the Membership Form properly and submit it to the Central Library in order to receive the Library Membership Card.

Important Membership Rules

• Membership card is not transferable.
• A fine of Re. 1/day will be charged failing to return the book/books within the due date.
• Member will be responsible for any kind of mutilation of books.
• In case of loss/damage/mutilation of book, borrower should be liable to
  i. replace the book with the same edition or the latest one.
  or
  ii. reimburse the price of book in a following way
  ***Price of book as per Accession Register + @15/p.a. of the price as penal charge from the date of accession of that book.

• Library Membership Form: Click Here
• Library Non- Membership Form: Click Here
• Form for Fine or Replacement of Books: Click Here
• Membership and Borrowing Norms: Click Here

Library Collections

Central Library is having its healthy collection of physical as well as electronic/online resources to satisfy the need of its user community. Collection of the Central Library mainly covers 

Physical Resources Click Here

Electronic/Online Resources

Facilities & Services

• Access of print as well as e-resources, browsing of internet, downloading and computer printout facility from the computer laboratory along with photocopying facility.
• Circulation of books, open access stack room including reading area with all subject collections. (Book Circulation history)

• Access of theses of the University and current and old print journals from the periodicals section and bound journal section.
• Daily Newspapers service.
• Plagiarism checking of the research contents like PhD theses, research articles, book contents etc. are being done through the Ouriginal (previously known as URKUND) to maintain the academic integrity. (Similarity checking status)

• Institutional membership with the other renowned libraries, associations, consortium & library network like British Council Library, Kolkata, American Library, Kolkata, Indian Library Association, New Delhi, Bengal Library Association, Kolkata etc..
• Air conditioned auditorium with 70 seating capacity for academic discussion, exhibition, seminars and other important activities.
• Reading facility for the external users.
• Resource Sharing/ Inter library loan service.
• Property counter.
• CCTV Surveillance.
• Wi-Fi Facility.
• Ramp and wheel chairs for differently abled person.
• Filtered drinking water.

Digitization and other Important Activities

With the aim to digitize the doctoral theses (Ph.D. theses on different subjects), of the University of Kalyani, MOU was signed between UGC-INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar and University of Kalyani, Nadia on 24^th March, 2015 under Sodhganga and Sodhgangotri Project. Financial assistance of an amount of Rs. 21,50,000 (Twenty one Lakh Fifty Thousand) has been granted by the UGC on 15^th March 2017 out of which Rs.11,50,000 for Digitization of Theses and Rs.10,00,000 for setting up Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD) Laboratory.

To ensure the continuous cycle of digitization process in future, fully air-conditioned well designed and well equipped EDT lab has been created, with the assistance from the University and financial support from UGC. Institutional Repository has also been created with the DSpace software which covers presently the old question papers (PG level), PhD theses of our University. 

Presently more that 2581 numbers of PhD theses of University of Kalyani have already been uploaded on Sodhganga and efforts are being continued to complete the digitization of balance theses within a short period. The digitized data is available through link http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/. (Click here to view the present status of the University)

Research Outcomes of the University

Research work is considered as the backbone of the teaching and learning process of our University. Research work like M.Phil and PhD degree are performed in all the departments of the university as a continuous process under the supervision of respective faculty members. Apart from the University financial support, departments received UGC SAP and DST FIST supports which have strongly enhanced our research activities. The University strongly encourages research work after monitoring by the statutory committee under the chairmanship of the Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor. A large number of research publications of our university have earned reputation nationally as well as internationally. The research publications during the last four years include more than three thousand research outcomes. Recently a number of MoU are signed which indicates that inter-University/ institute research collaborations are being encouraged. Several conferences/ workshops are organized and collaborative programs go on regular basis to improve the academic excellence. It is needless to mention that any kinds of research contents are submitted/ communicated after similarity checking through the Plagiarism Detection Software in order to maintain the academic integrity. 

Present Research outcomes of our University as per Scopus Database as on 27/09/2022:

Human resources of the Central Library

• Professional (Officer) staff – 1
• Professional (Non-Officer) staff -1
• Non-professional staff – 8
• Contractual library assistant – 5
• Casual staff – 5
• Sweeper -2

Events

Book Exhibition

A book exhibition on Swami Vivekananda’ was organized by the Central Library, University of Kalyani from 17^th -20^th January, 2017 in order to celebrate  the 154^th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. It was inaugurated by the Hon’ble Vice- Chancellor, University of Kalyani, Professor Sankar Kumar Ghosh. Swami Atmapriyananda, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor; Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University was present as Guest- in- Chief and delivered a valuable lecture on the topic of ‘ Swami Vivekananda’s Vision of Rejuvenated India’.

List of institutional membership

Libraries, Associations, Consortium & Library Network

1. British Council Library, Kolkata
2. UGC INFONET Digital Library Consortium, Gandhinagar
3. Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre, Gandhinagar
4. Developing Library Network (DELNET), New Delhi
5. National Digital Library of India

Future Plans

• Web OPAC.
• Could based library service
• Preservation of rare documents through Institutional Repository.
• Betterment of the library security system through RFID technology.
• Green Library.

Remote Access( Off Campus)

All the e resources are accessible outside the University campus through the remote access facility. Moreover, the subscribed e-journals and databases are also accessible remotely using the user id and password communicated by the Central Library.

Remote Access( Off Campus)

Contact Details

Email Us: Kucl1961@klyuniv.ac.in