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Since 1854

அரசினர் கலைக் கல்லூரி (தன்னாட்சி)

Government Arts College (Autonomous)

Re-accredited (II Cycle) with A Grade by NAAC
Affiliated to Bharathidasan University
Kumbakonam - 612 002, Tamil Nadu

Centre Code 004

About the Library

Central Library as the Learning Resource Centre (LRC) is well equipped with 74,852 books and Library follows Open Access System. Our Library has been fully automated with KOHA (version 21.05) Open Source Library Management System since 2014. Faculty members & Students have easy access to all resources in the library. Every year new books on all discipline have been added to upgrade its collections. Besides News Papers both in English & Vernacular, Weekly, Fortnightly, Monthly magazines & periodicals are subscribed. Various Library Services facilitates the students to enrich and update their knowledge. Library is functioning in a separate building (6500 sq. ft.) and has one central hall, one reading hall and two stack rooms and open from 9am to 5pm.
Library has an advisory committee comprising Principal, Librarian and faculty representation each from science and humanities department and meeting periodically to sort out issues related to library.

Vision

To acquire, organize, preserve and manage information resources in order to support, facilitate and develop effective teaching, learning and research activities.


Mission

Providing access to traditional and digital information resources.
Providing comprehensive and diverse information services.


OPAC

https://117.218.209.250


Blog

https://librarygacakmu.wordpress.com


IRS (Institution Repository System)

Library encourages open access system in teaching and learning and conducting orientation Programme to utilize OER (Open Educational Resources), Open Access E-Journals and E-books.