Salient features of the Main Campus Library and Information Centre
- Progressive Education Society’s Modern College of Arts, Science & Commerce (Autonomous) Library, Shivajinagar, Pune-5 has a long tradition since 1971 having rich collection of 1 Lakh+ print books, 76 Print Journals and magazines, subscribed online databases with e-books and e-journals. Right from its inception, it has become the “heart of the campus”. The library occupies a prominent and integral part in the teaching and learning process of the institution.
- The library aims to fulfil all kinds of educational, informational and recreational needs of the students, teachers, researchers and other users by providing them with a wide range of books, periodicals, reference books, famous literary works, rare books and audio-visual aids.
- The Modern College, Library is a combination of traditional print resources as well as e- resources, providing the services accordingly. Library has 8000+ student members and 400+ teaching and non-teaching staff as library members. The centre has a separate Digital section with 20 computers having Broadband Internet Connectivity which provides access to Subscribed and Open access Databases like INFLIBNET’s N-LIST, DELNET, NDL (National Digital Library), NISCAIR’s Online Periodicals Repository (NOPR), Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Jayakar Knowledge Resource Centre’s free e-resources to teachers and students.
- The college library and information centre has its own separate website developed using KOHA ILMS.
- The library is fully automated since 2005. ‘Autolib’ and ‘Vriddhi’ Software were used from 2005 to 2021. The library has upgraded to KOHA Integrated Library Management System in October 2021.
- The library provides and posts Journal Table of Contents (ToC) service for faculty members and students.
- Institutional Repository, Digital Library with 20 computers, Monthly Library E-bulletin ‘MODLIB’, 24 x 7 WebOPAC, Subject Gateway, Information literacy programme, reprographic services, reference service are some of the special services provided by the library.
- Separate facility of 10 Computers is available in the Library for Visually Impaired Students through which the students can listen to the Audio-books, Syllabus etc. Software and devices like Angel Players are purchased by the College for facilitating these students with special needs. Sponsors like Bajaj Finance has donated devices, Braille Books etc. and organize free training courses for visually impaired students. For Divyangjan (Persons with Disabilities), separate Library Entrance is available so that they do not have to climb the stairs.
- As an extension activity and social activity, the Library organizes programs on Birth and Death Anniversaries, Days of National Importance etc. following the Government Resolutions as published annually by Government of Maharashtra.
- Every year library organizes various activities like Book Fair, Display of Books etc. Such activities and events not only encourage reading habits in students but events like Book Fair make teachers and students aware of the Latest Publications in the Universe of Knowledge.
- The College library plays the role of a counsellor to the students rather than a caretaker of the book collection and engaged in technical services of acquisition, classifying, cataloguing and lending books to the members.
- Drillbit-online Plagiarism Detection Software is available in the library. As a special initiative, the Drillbit plagiarism detection services are provided to all the institutions under the aegis of the Progressive Education Society.
- The college library has launched Official Telegram Channel of the Library and Information Centre (https://t.me/mcasclibnewsdesk)which provides updates regarding library collection, events etc.
