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| Libarary |
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Central
Library
Dr. C.L Maurya (Officer Incharge)
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This
Library is very old by its foundation.
It was initially established as
the College of Agriculture Library
in 1907. It was later renamed as
the Institute of Agriculture Library
in 1967. Lastly in the year 1975,
it was finally established as the
University Central Library of Chandra
Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur.
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The
library has a good collection of literature,
comprising 64300 books, 4481 research periodicals, 474 Ph.D. thesis, 1903 Post Graduate dissertations and other reference materials. Presently we are providing reading facilities to approximately 3,000
readers including students, teachers/scientist, staff, visitors and outsiders etc. It
is in the process of modernization, computerization and sophistication. The library has already purchased
and installed computers with printers, photocopying machine and air conditioners
etc. It is going to start abstracting search services and content page service through the
electronic media. ARIS Cell has also provided Internet connectivity to the Library through
V-SAT.
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Books & Periodicals
Procurement
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During
2000-01, 978 books and 21 foreign
periodicals, 53 Indian periodicals
and during 2001-02, 1000 books
and 21 foreign periodicals and
45+5 (Agroforestry) periodicals
have been procured by the library.
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News
Papers and Magazines
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This
Library procures 12 newspapers
- 6 in Hindi and 6 in English.
It also subscribes to 23 competitive
magazines for the benefit of
our students. Many complimentary
and free copies of newspapers,
magazines, pamphlets etc. regularly
come in the library, and are
properly displayed for the readers.
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Being
one of the oldest library, it is full of various
types of reference sources like encyclopaedias, various types of dictionaries, gazetteers, Agricultural and Statistical records/reports etc. At present we are providing oral reference service to at
least 15-20 persons daily.
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