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The Central Library is an important educational center of the university and working as centralized library with three constituent colleges of Swami Keshwanand Agricultural University, Bikaner. The Central Library is situated in main SKRAU campus and occupies an area of 1987 sqm. Central Library houses 12832 books and currently subscribes 85 foreign journals and 20 Indian journals for the use of students and faculty members.
The facility of internet access and E-mail is available within the building through optical fiber from SKRAU Local Area Network. Twelve nodes are available for internet access. A separate room has been reserved for Ph. D. Scholars to access internet for their thesis work. Central Library has placed bibliography of entire completed Ph. D. thesis on the university website (www.raubikaner.org). Further, all the Ph. D. and M. Sc. Thesis’s converted into digitized form and could be accessed through computer in the Central Library. Reprography service and bibliography data base for PG and Ph. D. thesis is available in library. CD-ROM/Online data base access in also available.
At present the following mentioned database is subscribed by the university.
To facilitate library administration software SOUL (Library Management Software) Windows NT and SQL Server Software was procured. Statistical package “SPSS” was also procured for statistical by the students. The status of digitization of automation is as follows:
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Status
Online facilities available
1300 foreign journals available through CeRA Consortia by ICAR
All SAU, Ph. D. thesis database available online in central library through KRISHI PRABHA Project.
Project Sanction :
Strengthening of Digital Library and Information Management under NARS (e-Granth)
Two Senior Research Fellow for both discipline were appointed on the project entitled “Strengthening of Digital Library and Information Management under NARS (e-Granth)” and the work of project has been started from Sept. 1, 2013 with the software of Library Management (KOHA).
Library Services
The Central Library of SKRAU has been well equipped with the latest communication media and information technologies like web based information, CD Rom database search, OPAC, internet browsing as it is well connected through LAN. This library has become a HUB connected on LAN with all automated centralized facilities and acting as a nodal center for disseminating all kind agricultural information to its users. The library is linked with various consortiums for online journals and theses repository, Central Library maintains around sixth thousand collection of books, reference books, reports, theses, monograph, back volumes, journals, CD ROM Database, E-resources etc. Library subscribes 250+ journals in physical and/or in electronic forms. This is possible by the help of through NATP/NAIP. Rajasthan Govt. supported for its infrastructure development and provided other facilities.
E-Services
Internet Connectivity : Whole library is facilitating through LAN & Wi-Fi for internet browsing.
Consortium of e-Resources In Agriculture (CeRA) Online Journals : More than 3000 scientific journals are available online through with Springerlinks Springer-verlog: Through this bouquet user can access in full text 70+ journals, Annual Review: Annual Review is authoritative, analytic reviews in 22 focused disciplines. CSIRO: Australia commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization 8 journals, IndainJournals.com 131 journals, Taylor and Francis Ltd 1079 journals, Oxford Journals: Oxford University Press 30 journals, American Society of Agronomy 8 journals, Elsevier Science: 358 journals.
Online Doctoral Thesis Repository
Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC)
Library book catalogue is available in online from, which is a systematically records of the holding/collection to find the physical location of information for easier to search on SOUL and KOHA OPAC.
In House Repository
Central Library provide online information of elite SKRAU publications, seminars, symposia, conference, workshop proceedings, journals, and information of SKRAU Thesis Bibliography / Thesis Abstract, Rare documents etc.
Access to Library
All the bonafide staff members and members and students of SKRAU, Bikaner are eligible to use library services and get book issued. Research workers of other institutes may also use the library services on request. However, no reading material will be issued to them.
Every person who enters in the Library shall sign on the visiting register, placed at entry point of library.
Bags, Books, Umbrellas and other personal belongings should be kept at a property counter. Only loose papers and pens/pencils are allowed inside the library.
Loan Privileges
Electronic Bar-coded Membership card will be issued of books as under
Category | Max. No. of Books can be Issued | Duration (Days) | Overdue Fine per day (Rs.) |
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Officers/Professors/Scientists | 5 | 7 | 0.25 |
Non teaching Staff | 2 | 7 | 0.25 |
All other students are provided consultation.
Book will be issued according to the respective category for 7 days and may be recalled at any time.
A fine of Rs. 5/- would be levied for issue a duplicate membership card ID card. A member who has lost a card shall make written reports of the same to the Librarian.
Electronic Bar-coded Membership ID card is non-transferable. The borrower shall be responsible for the loss/damage of books and other library materials issued in their cards.
The book may be renewed for a further period of 7 days provided there is no demand from other readers.
Reference book may be issued for overnight to Scientist and Teaching Staff, provided another copy available on same title. In this case reading materials must be returned on the very next day before 11:00 AM. Various CD ROM database, reading materials in electronic forms, Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Yearbooks, Theses and Statistics etc will not be issued. The overdue charge for above materials will be Rs. 1.00 per hour.
RULES OF CD ROM DATABASE, E-RESOURCES & INTERNET USEAGES
OTHER RULES
Office E-mail Address : bikaner_center@rediffmail.com
Office Phone No. : 0151-