LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)
Chennai -600 034

1.

Campus area in acres

:

96 Acres

2.

Working hours of the Library

On working days

:

12 Hrs

On holidays

:

5 Hrs

3.

Open access : (Except I UG students)

:

Yes

4.

Total Collection

a.

Books

:

78,239

b.

Reference books

:

23,870

c.

Magazines

:

60

d.

Current journals

Indian journals

:

138

Foreign journals

:

62

e.

Peer reviewed journals

:

25

f.

Back volumes of journals

:

5250

g.

E-information resources

CDs/DVDs

:

520

Databases

:

3

Online journals

:

-Nil-

AV resources

:

Yes

h.

Special Collection

UNO Depository Centre

:

Yes

World Bank Depository

:

Yes

Material acquired under special schemes

(IEEE,ACM,NBHM,DST etc.)

Competitive Examinations

:

Yes

Book Bank

:

6895

Braille materials

:

Yes

Manuscripts

:

-Nil-

Any other please specify

:

IMH,ILO,UNESCO,UNICEF,IFRI,FAO

5.

Number of books/journals/periodicals added during the last five years and their cost

:

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6.

Mention the

Total carpet area of the Central Library (in sq.ft)

:

3795 Sq.m

Number of departmental libraries

:

7

Average carpet area of the departemntal Libraries

:

400 Sq.m

Seating capacity of the Central Library

:

250

7.

Automation of Library

:

Yes

If yes, name the application software used

:

Indigenously developed

8.

Percentage of Library budget in relation to total budget

:

1.1%

9.

Services/facilities in the library

Circulation

:

Yes

Clipping

:

Yes

Bibliography compilation

:

Yes

Reference

:

Yes

Photocopying

:

Yes

Computer and Printing

:

Yes

Internet

:

Yes

Digitalization

:

Yes

Inter-library loan

:

Yes

Power back up

:

Yes

Information display and notification

:

Yes

User orientation/information literacy

:

Yes

Any others. Please specify

:

-Nil-

10.

Are students allowed to reatin books for examinations?

:

Yes

11.

Furnish

Average number of books issued/returned per day

:

450

Average number of users who visited/consulted per month

:

20,000

Ratio of library books to the number of students enrolled

:

14.7 : 1

12.

Computer Terminals

:

396

Departments with computer facilities

:

All the Departments

Budget alloted for computers in the last academic year

:

40,00,000

Amount spent on maintenance and upgrading of computer facilities in the last academic year

:

46,37,804

Workshop/Instrumentation Centre

:

Any other (specify)

:

-Nil-

13.

Health Centre

:

14.

Residential accomodation

Faculty

:

Non-teaching staff

:

15.

Hostels

:

If yes, no. of students residing in hostels

Men

Women

16.

Sports fields

:

17.

Gymnasium (Mini)

:

18.

Women's rest rooms

:

19.

Transport

:

20.

Any others (specify)

:

-Nil-