TUNGA MAHAVIDYALAYA
A centre of learning serving students, faculty and researchers since 1967 — with 52,900+ books, digital resources and a 100-seat reading room.
ABOUT THE LIBRARY
Our library offers a wide range of tools and services to support your studies and research, with access to an extensive collection of books, journals and online databases. Our dedicated staff are always available to help you navigate these resources, and we aim to create an environment that is conducive to learning and exploration.
Established in 1967, the library moved to its own independent building in 1998. It is spread over two floors, with the ground floor covering 70×50 metres and the first floor 80×60 metres.
The Browsing and Reading Room (100 seats) is on the first floor, along with a separate Reference Section for students and teachers offering books, journals, magazines, Wi-Fi, internet access, power points and computers. The ground floor houses the Circulation Counter, Periodicals, Reference Books, Textbooks and Language Sections, along with an office, the Librarian’s room and a computer lab. The building is well lit, hygienic, well ventilated and naturally lit.
All operations are managed through E-Lib Library Automation Software, enabling efficient cataloguing, circulation and acquisition, with online access to the catalogue.
“A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.”
RESOURCES
Resources across disciplines — Arts, Science, Commerce, Management, Computer Science, General Knowledge and Competitive Examinations.
| Sl. No. | Type of Documents | Numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Books | 52,909 |
| 2 | Journals | 5 |
| 3 | Reference Materials | 4,000 |
| 4 | Bound Volumes | 150 |
| 5 | Electronic Journals | N-LIST |
| 6 | CD-ROMs | 149 |
| 7 | Project Reports | 45 |
| 8 | Magazines | 10 |
| 9 | Newspapers | 5 |
FACILITIES AND SERVICES
Twenty-eight services that support reading, research and learning. Open a category to see the details.
Users are eligible to borrow books against their identity card / borrower’s ticket for a period of 15 days. Books kept in the reference section and periodicals are normally not issued. However, under certain conditions reference textbooks are issued to faculty for overnight reference and return. Those who fail to return / renew books by the due date will be levied an overdue charge of Re. 1 per book per day.
Books from the stack area are issued for 15 days; reference books are issued overnight.
The greatest advantage a library can offer its readers is an open access system, where books are brought very close to the readers, so that staff and students can easily find books of their choice on the shelves without any interference. Though open access requires greater care and responsibility on the part of the library staff, this system has been adopted to cultivate the reading habits of students and restore their love for books.
Books are classified broadly according to the Dewey Decimal Classification system, with small modifications to suit all UG and PG syllabi. Books on different subjects are neatly placed in the open stack room, and shelves are arranged according to the array of subjects as they appear in the syllabus. Kannada and English books are kept separately.
A unique service for students and teaching faculty who have exceeded their borrowing limits. To provide uninterrupted library service, books are lent overnight and returned within a day or two — a great help when library material is urgently needed.
Students and faculty members can request a book that is not available in the library by entering it in the Demand Book Register, available with the library staff.
The library has a well-equipped and spacious reading room with a seating capacity of 100 users. The reference books, periodicals and current awareness sections also function from the reading room, and some rare collections of the college are displayed here.
Reference service is the process of establishing contact between users and their information needs in a personal way. The library has a good selection of reference materials. Professional staff make use of these as well as resources available outside the library, and either give users the information they need or guide them to the documents that contain it.
The OPAC facility lets users search the database of books in the college library collection. Training on using the OPAC is given to students at the beginning of the academic year.
Internet facility is available in the library. The computer at the librarian’s desk is connected through the college LAN and is used to help students and faculty access N-LIST, the National Digital Library, MOOCs, etc.
E-Lib is a multi-user library management package that handles large volumes at high speed and runs as Windows / web-based software with an easy interface, so any user can find information in the library just by typing a few words.
N-LIST (INFLIBNET): 6,000+ e-journals and 97,000+ e-books, along with databases, are available through the N-LIST programme.
An internet-enabled computer is connected directly to the photocopy machine for printing online and offline material.
The newspaper clipping service is one of the most important services offered by the library. Library staff peruse the leading national newspapers daily and extract relevant news articles about higher education, which are then digitized and stored as files.
Old question papers are collected and categorised by course (BA, B.Com, BCA and B.Sc) and by semester, preserved in hard and soft copy, and issued for reference on all working days. View question papers online →
Odu Mancha is an innovative concept of Tunga Mahavidyalaya. It is a separate section in the reading area of the library where all the works of Kannada Jnanapeetha awardees are collected and kept in separate racks, with a few chairs arranged around a table. Students and teachers who wish to study these works can take the books from the racks, read them there, and place them back in the same racks.
A register is maintained at Odu Mancha where visitors record their names. Its aim is to introduce students to the Kannada Jnanapeetha awardees and their works, and to develop interest in Kannada literature.
The library displays collections of recently acquired books, books on important occasions, and books by renowned authors.
Newly added resources are displayed in the ‘New Arrivals’ racks for the benefit of users. These books are on display for at least one week, after which they are made available for borrowing.
Books on special occasions such as Independence Day, Gandhi Jayanthi, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Jayanthi, etc., are selected and displayed in the library.
Books and journals relating to competitive examinations such as IAS, career / service-oriented programmes and other related subjects are available for consultation in the library.
Books and e-books relating to UGC CSIR NET / SET (JRF & LS) are available in the library.
The book bank facility is provided to students belonging to economically challenged groups and communities. Besides regular library facilities, they can borrow up to four books from the book bank for a full semester. Textbooks are mainly emphasised, though a few common reference books may also be lent. Funds are provided specifically for SC/ST students.
The Toppers Book Bank Scheme motivates rank students: toppers are selected by the Heads of Departments based on the previous semester’s marks. Many students have benefited and excelled in their academics.
Under this scheme, the top scorers of each class in a semester get an extra 4 to 5 books. The library provides this service from the second semester to the final semester.
An induction programme is conducted for first-year students at the beginning of every academic year. It introduces them to the library’s print and electronic resources, its facilities and services, its various sections, the online catalogue, and its rules and regulations.
An overdue fine of Re. 1.00 per day is charged if books are not returned by the date stamped on the book.
Readers must check the condition of books when borrowing. If books are found damaged, mutilated or spoilt on return, the reader must replace them with a new copy.
Loss of a book must be reported immediately to the librarian and the same copy replaced; otherwise the borrower must pay twice the price for an Indian book and three times the price for a foreign book, along with overdue charges.
Students and staff leaving the institution must return all library books and documents and pay any pending overdue fine to obtain a no-dues certificate from the library.
Every year at the time of stock verification, brittle, old and unused books are identified, a subject-wise report with cost analysis is prepared, and the books are written off in consultation with the Library Advisory Committee and in accordance with UGC rules and regulations.
GUIDELINES
Rules that keep the library a calm, fair and efficient place for everyone. Library users are requested to observe the following.
AWARENESS AND TRAINING
DIGITAL LIBRARY
Free and subscribed digital resources for teaching, learning and research. Each link opens the resource in a new tab.
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Tunga Mahavidyalaya, Thirthahalli, Shivamogga District, Karnataka
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