Building

The library was started alongwith the establishment of the University in the year 1986. The library was established on 15th January, 1988. Initially It was housed in the Gandhi Memorial Hall. The University received a donation of Rs.51 lakhs from Dr. M.S.Patel Trust, Mumbai for the construction of the library building, hence the library is named as Shivabhai Umedbhai Patel Library. The state government had also sanctioned Rs. 25 lakhs. Overall Rs. 85,69,616 has been spent for the construction of the two storied library building. The total built up area of the building is 2486.41 sq. meter. The Rotary Patan City has also donated Rs. 11.50 lakhs for library furniture, reading cabinets and books.

Collection

• 55,900 books

• 1893 Dissertation & theses

• 1981 back volumes of the Periodicals

• 775 Audio/Video cassettes

• 123 current periodicals

Its annual budget for purchasing of books is Rupees 3,25,000 and for periodicals is Rupees 75000 (2003-2004) Total Rupees 86,18,168 has been spent for purchasing of the books. The library received the late Dr. B.J.Sandesara's personal library as a gratis. It contains about 3,500 books and some back volumes of literary and indological journals. The collection is very rich in the areas of Gujarati and Sanskrit literature, History, Culture Jainology and Indology. The library is also planning to build up a local history museum and Hemachandrachary a corner. Hemachandracharya was a versatile scholar and a great jainnologist of Patan (also known as Anhilwad Patan) who flourished in the 12th century. The documents are being classified according to D.D.C. and A.A.C.R.-II is followed for cataloguing.

Services

The library provides all the traditional services like Reference, Bibliographical, Literature search, User, Education, Inter Library Loan, Photocopy, Audio Visual, Cyber Cafe- Internet, OPAC, Newspaper clipping, CAS, etc. Since last fifteen years the library is also organization weekly discussion group called 'Characha vartula' for students. It meets every Wednesday hence called as Budhavariyum. Average 25-30 students are regularly attending it and discussion on various subjects.

The library provides all the traditional services like Reference, Bibliographical, Literature search, User, Education, Inter Library Loan, Photocopy, Audio Visual, Cyber Cafe- Internet, OPAC, Newspaper clipping, CAS, etc. Since last fifteen years the library is also organization weekly discussion group called 'Characha vartula' for students. It meets every Wednesday hence called as Budhavariyum. Average 25-30 students are regularly attending it and discussion on various subjects.

Working Hours

• Office Time: 10.30 A.M. - 6.10 P.M.

• Reading Hall: 8.00 A.M. To 10.00 P.M.

• Stack Room : 8.00 A.M. To 8.00 P.M.

• (2nd and 4th Saturday, Sunday and Holiday : 8.00 A.M. to 4.00 P.M.

Publication

• University's newsletter "UDEECHYA"

• Research journal "ANART"

Membership

• BRITISH LIBRARY                   :  www.britishcouncilonline.org

   

• DELNET  (DELNET ONLINE) :  www.delnet.nic.in      Username : gjhngu   

  (Developing Library Network)                                         Password : hngu775

   

• INFLIBNET CENTRE               : www.inflibnet.ac.in

• HNGU LIBRARY                       : click here

Automation

UGC has sanctioned Rs. 7.50 lakhs under the plan of computerization and networking of University Libraries for the purchase of computer system. Out of this grants the library has acquired necessary equipment as suggested by the INFLIBNET centre. With this systems the library has made a beginning in creating database of books using CDS/ISIS software currently data of the 32,190 books have been computerized bu using of SOUL Software developed by INFLIBNET. Besides data of 44 current journals/ Periodicals are also computerized.

Contact Us

Dr. Manubhai G. Patel    

I/C University  Librarian
 

Phone : +91 2766 222744  Ext. No. : 335  Mo : 99250 46205
 

E-mail  : lib@ngu.ac.in