Training Ship Rahaman is having a Central Library named as George Campbell Library to commemorate the endowment of Campbell Shipping Company. The Library was established in the year 1989 to meet the growing needs of the students, teachers, research scholars and book loving personnel. It is a two storey building having two main sections.
- The acquisition section, technical section and the Circulation Section are located in the first floor to procure, process and to issue / return of books to students and other library members. Reprographic Service is also provided to the users in the first floor at the entrance of the library.
- Reference Section-I containing text books and IMO documents, dictionaries, encyclopedia etc. is located in the first floor
- Reference Section-II is placed in the ground floor which has the facility for reading newspapers, magazines and rare books.
- The library has huge collection of books (about 7,000 books) apart from journals, bound volumes, rare books.
- The library users community consists of teachers, research Scholars, Students and Non-teaching staffs of the institution. In addition to this, it also serves some users from outside.
- GC Library is offering various library services through its professionally competent staffs by using print and electronic resources. Access to e-contents is also made available to the academic community through various programmes.
- The belongings of the library are fully processed using the popular technical tools like 18th edition of DDC for classification and AACR–II for cataloguing. The centrally exhibited library catalogue is arranged alphabetically under three sections such as author, title and subject for tracing each book by the library users.
- To serve as a repository of the resources used for teaching and research.
- To have reference books, journals, magazines, newspapers, periodicals etc. of general knowledge, current affairs, and development of all round personality and communication skills to facilitate employability.
- To assist the faculty members in pursuit of their research activities by providing required reference material to the best of the ability.
- To collaborate with other institutions of national and international repute in positioning the GC Library as the leading platform for learning and research for the users of on and off the campus.
- To provide global access to retrieve information published worldwide in many disciplines in support of Teaching, Consultancy, and Research.
- Some significant initiatives during the past 5 years are summarized as under:
- Library functions on Open Access System and maintains records on Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC). OPAC can be accessed through out the campus on internet environment by using URL tsr.appexonline.com
- Barcode system is available for fast check-in / check-out and stock taking of library books
- Library provides reference service for those who need help in finding information from the library resources
- Library provides service to student and staff for 12 hrs i.e. from 08:30 am to 08:30 pm
- Online public access catalogue
- Reading room facility
- TSR library has membership with Other Libraries.
- Scanning facility for TSR members.
- Photocopying facility in the library is available subject to copyright restrictions.
- Circulation
- Article index of selected periodicals.
- Compilation of specialized bibliographies on demand.
- Weekly display of new arrivals.
- Reprographic services.
- Reference files of selected topics.
- Library orientation to fresh members.
- Supply of handout to guide the users for the use of library.
- Facility to reserve books.
- Membership to external users.
- Individual attention and help to the users to locate their required reading material.
- Display of prospectus for various courses of national and international universities.
- Current awareness service to faculty members through email and magazine.
- SMS for messaging to members.
- Display of Course Reference Collection
- Display of Publications of Faculty Members
- Exhibition of books in shelves.
- Exhibitions at the library
- Newsletter
- Book Launches
Library provides service for 12 hrs. to the students and staffs.
- From 08:30 am To 08:30 pm
7000+ Books are available.
Infrastructure
- Separate Server Room Established (with dedicated AC and High End Servers)
- IT Zone (Digital Resource Centre, Server Room) segregated.
- Periodical Section Separated
- Wall and Ceiling Fans mounted as building has centralised AC
- Reprography Section restructured
- Enclosure for Circulation Counter created
- Reading Halls service provided 24 X 7
- Created rare book, bound volume and archival room separately.
- Baggage Counter
- Book Bank established for reserved category
- Total renovation of Library building.
- Expanded user seating capacity
- Xerox Machine
- Multilanguage news papers
- Created Internet Surfing Centre
- New CCTV cameras
- Discussion Rooms (6-8) are being added in addition to the existing space.
- Stacks of reference collection have been extended to house new additions and collections.
- Lounge area for browsing and relaxed reading
- IT zone for accessing e-resources
- Library Office – Acquisition and Processing Section,
- Meeting Room and Seminar Room
- Periodical Section, Standards and Codes, etc.
- Learner’s Zone – Stack Area of Text Books, General Books, reference books, maps etc.
- Clear and prominent display of floor plan; adequate sign boards and fire alarm.
- Notice boards are displayed.
- Eight Fire Extinguishers are available in the Library.
Learning Resources
- The Library is equipped with state of the art facility which includes 10 nodes for Wi-Fi network in addition to wired connectivity.
- Sufficient computers are dedicated for library users.
- Resources like digital scanners, printers, photocopiers and surveillance system for security etc. are available.
- E-books are available for students.
TSR Library has the Library Committee and it has 9 members including Chairman, Members and Member Secretary (Librarian). Feedback of the users is being taken regularly. All initiatives are discussed in this committee before these are implemented. The meetings of the library committee are minuted and list the various activities that have been undertaken and the proposed action plans.
Committee Members
| Sr. No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Capt. Anil Kumar Sharma |
| 2 | Mr. Ram Chandra Pollai |
| 3 | Mr. Paul Koshy |
| 4 | Capt. M.D. Makane |
| 5 | Capt. Yogiraj Khanwelkar |
| 6 | Capt. Arun Choudhry | 7 | Chef Shiraj Shaikh |
| 8 | Mr. Cletus Paul |
Staff Details
| Sr. No. | Name | Designation | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. Ram Chandra Pollai | Librarian |  |
| 2 | Mrs. Shubhangi Bhandwalkar | Library Assistant |  |
Some significant initiatives during the past 5 years are summarized as under:
- Library remains open 24X7 throughout the year, even on gazetted holidays.
- Library catalogue is available and subscribed e-resources can be searched from the Campus only.
- Digital Resource Centre: Digitization project of Library is in progress.
- Library provides place for faculty and group of students for working on their library learning based assignments.
- Reading Facilities: Sufficient separate reading places, including one exclusively for faculty and research scholars are available.
- Library has in all seating capacity for 60 readers.
- TSR library act as Community library for the families of staff and faculty members is a part of Library, where books, newspapers and magazines for children, grownups and ladies are available so remains open from 08:00 A.M. to 08:30 P.M. on all the working days.
1.Information and communication infrastructure:
- The Library is equipped with state of the art facility which includes 10 nodes for Wi-Fi network in addition to wired connectivity.
- Sufficient computers are dedicated for library users.
- Resources like digital scanners, printers, photocopiers and surveillance system for security etc. are available.
2.Online resources and services:
E-books, e-journals, book catalogue, library monthly bulletin are available for library users.
3.Membership:
Library caters to faculty, staff and students of the institutions on the Campus. Private local resident, professionals and institutions & industries and alumni of the TSR can also become member of Library on nominal fee.
4.Document Delivery Service:
Books, Research paper/articles, Magazine which are not available in the subscribed e-journals, print journals, etc. are procured by the library on request. Library interacts with other libraries and agencies for procuring books.
5.Library awareness:
To make faculty members and research scholars aware about ‘Resources & Services’ library conducts and organize presentations in different departments from time to time. It publishes monthly bulletin “Current Awareness Services” for TSR faculty and students.
6.Collection Development:
This year i.e. during 2019-2018, ……… volumes of books have been added to the collection. During 2018-2017, ……….. volumes of books were added. During the financial year 2019-18, Rs……… lakh was spent on the purchase of books and Rs. …….. lakh on subscription of print and e-journals.
7.Library Hours:
Library remains open for 12 hours throughout the week except Sunday. Library services are provided from 8.00 A.M. to 8.00 P.M. from Monday to Saturday. During the examinations, the library services are also made available on Sundays.
8.Book Loans:
During the reporting year a total of ……….. books were loaned out to the members.
