The P. G. Department of Commerce (M.Com) in collaboration with the Department of Library and Information Science organized an Orientation Programme on Use of Library Resources and Facilities for the students of M.Com Part I on 29th August 2022. The aim of the session was to acquaint the students with the rules & regulations, policy for issue and return of books, book entitlement and availability of e-resources and facilities. A total of 36 students from M.Com Part-I attended the session. Ms. Valencia Baptista, Asst. Professor in Commerce welcomed and introduced the Resource Person, Ms. Manasi Rege, College Librarian.
Ms. Manasi Rege commenced the session by giving a brief overview about the library, book issue and return policy & penalties for late submission or loss of books. Ma’am Manasi informed the students that each student can issue 10 books and 10 additional books if they have passed B.Com with Distinction. She also mentioned that the library resources include 35152+ books, 71 national and international printed journals and magazines, 16newspapers, past project reports, past years question papers uploaded on the college website, e-resources and high-quality electronic databases. She also enlightened the students about availability of encyclopedias, handbooks and subject dictionaries for the students, faculty members and researchers. She also briefed the students about the open access to various e-resources such as Indiastat, N-LIST and NDLI along with various e-books, e-journals, e-papers that could be used for study, research or reference by login with the help of user id and password. Finally, Ma’am Manasi encouraged the students to participate in library activities and make optimum use of the rich library resources.
It was an informative session, as the students learnt and got clarity about the various aspects and issues related to Library resources and facilities. The programme concluded at 11.00 am. with a Vote of Thanks proposed by Ms. Shine De Souza.
