The vision of the College Library is to become a model library among the state by providing information services and access to digital and printed resources to support the scholarly and informational need of the college community. Towards this it intends to incorporate the latest technology and adopt more user friendly approaches.
The library serves as an information resource centre and aims to develop a comprehensive collection of books, journals and other reading materials useful for the students and staff of the College and thus, provide a platform for an efficient dissemination of knowledge.
The library is an Institutional member of DELNET since June 2018. It is partially automated with SOUL 3.0. Library Management Software (LMS) and follows closed access system. Web OPAC module is a main tool to provide access to the collections. The Entire collection has been classified & catalogued according to Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) rules. The entire database of the library is kept in SOUL 3.0. All the books in the library are catalogued, bar-coded and tagged for easy circulation and better security. A digital facility is also introduced with many online Indian journals.
It was established in 2009 as a central library for all the departments with around 3000 books and 82 users. At present, the collection of books has increased to around 12875 books and 41 national and international journals/periodicals and 8 newspapers and with around 1245 users. In the year 2011, College library shifted in XTTI Campus. It is located on the ground floor of the College building.
The Objectives of the library are as follows:
- To acquire, organize and update the library collections to support teaching-learning process
- To provide instruction and assistance in the effective use of learning resources/ services.
- To cultivate and enhance reading habits among the students and staff.
Library Committee
S.No. | Name of the Employee | Designation | E-Mail ID |
1 | Fr Dr Martin Poras, SJ | Principal (Head) | prinicipal@sxcpatna.edu.in |
2 | Fr Dr Sherry George, SJ | Guide (Chair person) | sherrygeorge@sxcpatna.edu.in |
3 | Mrs Rekha Kumari | Librarian (Co-chair person) | rekhakumari@sxcpatna.edu.in |
4 | Mr Sudeep Kumar | Asst. Librarian (Member) | sudeepkumar@sxcpatna.edu.in |
5 | Dr Niharika Kumari | Dean of Academics (Member) | niharikakumari@sxcpatna.edu.in |