Infrastructure

• A Separate decorative Office for the Chief Librarian.
• The Allama Anwar Shah Kashmiri Library has a separate and well decorated Browsing centre with a dedicated Wi-Fi based 20 maintained PCs for the Students and Teachers of the college.
• A dedicated Circulation Counter.
• A separate NOC Counter.
• A separate Bar-code Printer for printing out bar-code labels pasted on the books.
• A separate server with Windows 19 compatible with SOUL 3.0 software.
• A bar-code scanner.
• A dedicated Xerox Machine.
• Uninterrupted Power Backup for OPAC & Browsing Centre.
• Gas Heaters for Winter Warmth.
• ACs for Summer Cooling.
• Separate male and female washrooms

Automation

• A separate Automation Section with a dedicated Server room at Ground Floor.
• A three Tier Client-Server Architecture
• The Library has recently upgraded to the enhanced version of Software for University and College Libraries (SOUL 3.0) Integrated Library Management System which offers Interactive Graphical User Interface and several modules for carrying out different operations and services.
• The bibliographical data of all books are maintained using catalogue module of SOUL 3.0 Library Management Software. The master file in the form of hard copy is also well maintained. SOUL 3.0 library management software also offers Web based Online Public Access Catalogue (WEBOPAC) that allow library database searching by entering preferred search terms from anywhere through web. However WEBOPAC facility is our future target.
• A dedicated OPAC for Students/Staff/Head of Department.
• A dedicated bandwidth of 120 MBPS.
• CCTV Surveillance

SERVICES

• This automated library provides useful services to the reading community in calm, cozy and clean atmosphere. Among services, the library presently offer circulation, reference, reprography, newspaper, magazine, OPAC, wi-fi and reading room facility to its students and teaching community. In case of female students, a separate reading room facility is also provided.
• A dedicated OPAC facility for Users, Staff and Head of the Department respectively.
• The library provides Current Awareness Services (CAS) to all by displaying latest arrivals at prominent points.
• The library currently subscribes following leading local daily’s which are displayed at the prominent entrance point.
  • Greater Kashmir
  • Rising Kashmir
  • Aftab
  • and Afaq
• Besides well-equipped and high-speed browsing Centre at first floor, the wi-fi services are also offered to nearby departments against proper user login details. A separate computer science library stands established with laptop access points for our techno-oriented users.
• The library distinguishes itself by having highest footfall among the college libraries of North Kashmir. A large reading room with all reference collection with a special mention of Civil Services UPSC, NEET, CSIR/UGC NET/JRF and other career oriented competitive books are well organized for both academic as well as administrative job seeking aspirants. The library also stands well connected with the Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Ahmadabad, Gujrat and subscribes N-LIST for online journals, full text articles and eBooks in diverse fields of knowledge for stimulating potential students to higher studies and enhancing research base of its teaching community.
• Personal assistance to techno fear students for locating their desired books on OPAC and making them techno savvies instead of techno fears. The library also offers feedback/suggestion box right at the main entry to hear from its users for the improvement of its functions and services.
• Reprography/ Xerox facilities are available at nominal charges to students.
• A white board in the name of student speaks is put in place at the main entrance wherein our students pen down the thought of the Day.
• The library also provides Internship Training Program to BLIS/MLIS Students with the award of certificate. The following internees have been on our rolls since January 2024.
• Filtered drinking water through KENT RO UV facility.
• Online reference desk in the form of Ask the Librarian @ drhilal198@gmail.com is personally looked after by Head of the Department.

Remarks by Eminent Visitors

Future Targets

• The library will shortly implement RFID Technology which will begin with pasting the whole collection with RFID tags, a chip based technology, which plugs the book theft by mischievous users and detects the unauthorized borrowing of books by a Sensor Gate called RFID Gate. It also decodes the bibliographical details of book(s) stored into a chip and patron details on a smart card and displays them on a screen called as self-check-in/check-out machine, thereby enabling the patrons to issue and return the books in a seamless environment. This technology is called as RFID Technology.
• We are also seriously up for Remote Access Facility (RAF) to our students and teachers for maximizing our collection base remotely.
• The library will shortly extend its OPAC facility to wide users at their desktops irrespective of their geographical positioning through WEBOPAC.
• Though part of library shelving is wooden, however the remaining steel wracks and lockers will soon be replaced by wooden shelves for space saving and further beautification of the library.