Library

Vision Statment:

“To develop the Karmaveer Library into a technologically enabled, learner-centred knowledge hub that integrates print and digital resources while promoting research, innovation, inclusivity, and critical thinking.”

Mission Statment:

“To provide equitable, inclusive, and technology-enabled access to quality information resources; to support teaching, learning, and research through innovative services; and to cultivate an environment that fosters academic excellence, ethical values, lifelong learning, and women’s empowerment.”

Objectives:

To provide the qualitative information to the readers, support and strengthen the reading and research abilities of stakeholders

• To provide various library services and facilities to the readers.
• To support research activity for its progress and qualitative development.
• To preserve and conserve the collection of reading material in the library.
• To promote reading culture among the students, faculty, and society.
• To provide books and references needed by the academic community.
• To provide books for various job-related examinations to the students.
• To inculcate a culture of reading among students.
• To develop a collection of reading material useful for various courses.
• To provide easy and inclusive access to quality print and digital resources.
• To support teaching, learning, and research with updated information services.
• To develop and maintain a balanced and relevant library collection.
• To promote reading habits and information literacy among users.
• To offer user-friendly services and a conducive, technology-enabled learning environment.
• To preserve and organise library materials for effective use.
• To encourage the use of e-resources and digital learning tools.
• To continuously improve library services through innovation and user feedback.

The college has a Library Advisory Committee that plays an important role in the planning, development, and smooth functioning of the Karmaveer Library. The Principal serves as the Chairman, the Librarian acts as the Secretary, and all Heads of Departments are Members of the committee.

The committee meets twice a year to discuss and review the following tasks:

• To fix the library budget based on the student strength
• To provide guidelines for the effective and smooth functioning of the library.
• To plan the maintenance, upgradation, and modernisation of library services.
• To make major decisions regarding the purchase of study materials, resources, and support facilities.
• To discuss and resolve issues related to the library and its users.
• To make decisions regarding library fees, late fees, deposit and withdrawal policies, sale of waste newspapers, and other financial matters.

Sr. No.	Name of the Member	Designation	Roles & Responsibilities
1	Prin. Dr. Shivling Menkudale	Chairman	Provides leadership, approves policies & budget, and ensures smooth functioning.
2	Prof. (Dr.) G. S. Bhosale	Member (Hindi)	Suggests Hindi-related books; supports departmental academic needs.
3	Prof. (Dr.) S. S. Pawar	Member (Commerce)	Recommends Commerce resources; supports academic & examination needs.
4	Dr. J. A. Aphale	IQAC Co-ordinator	Ensures NAAC compliance, quality enhancement, and documentation.
5	Prof. (Dr.) B. S. Lokde	Member (English)	Suggests English literature & communication resources; supports reading activities.
6	Dr. K. V. Nalawade	Member (Marathi)	Recommends Marathi books & journals; promotes reading culture.
7	Dr. P. K. Ghatge	Member (History)	Suggests history-related books; supports research & competitive examinations.
8	Dr. P. K. Tone	Member (Economics)	Recommends economics resources; supports research & data requirements.
9	Mr. P. U. Ranbagale	Member (Sociology)	Suggests sociology materials; supports field study & research needs.
10	Dr. A. A. Phate	Member (Geography)	Recommends geography books, maps & atlases; supports curriculum needs.
11	Mr. S. B. Nikam	Member (B.C.A.)	Suggests IT & computer-related resources; supports digital initiatives.
12	Ms. Apeksha Bhimaro Jadhav	Student Representative (B.A.-I)	Provides student feedback; promotes library use & reading habits.

Sr. No.	Academic Year	Date	Activity	Subject	Beneficiaries	View
1	2025-26	12th – 14th August 2025	133rd Birth Anniversary of Dr. S. R. Rangnathan (Father of Indian Library Science)/ NATIONAL LIBRARIAN DAY	"LIKE, READ & SHARE…!"- BOOK DISPLAY	250+	View
2	2025-26	13th August 2025	Book Exhibition in collaboration with Krushnali Book World, Satara	"LIKE, READ & SHARE…!"- BOOK DISPLAY		View
3	2025-26	25th SEP. 2025	138th Birth Anniversary (22nd Sep.)of Dr. Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil, Founder of Rayat Shikshan Sanstha	Abhivachan Competition BOOK TITLE: Manasatil Dev	26+	View
4	2025-26	15th OCT. 2025	Vachan Prerna Din	Guest Lecture	252+ Students & Faculty Members	View
1	2021-2022	12/08/2021	National Librarian Day	Importance of Library	25	View
2	2021-2022	15/10/2021	Reading Motivational Day	Reading Culture	47	View
3	2021-2022	03/01/2022	Best Library User Award	Mahila Shikshan Din	115	View
4	2021-2022	06/01/2022	Marathi Patrakar Din	Pratibimb, College News	97	View
5	2021-2022	13/03/2022	Book Exhibition	International Women's and Yoga Day	450	View
6	2021-2022	25/03/2022	Book Exhibition	---	334	View
7	2021-2022	28/03/2022	Extension Activity	Library at Village	165	View
8	2021-2022	19/05/2022	Best Library User Award	Annual Prize Distribution Day	558	View
1	2020-2021	30/07/2020	National Webinar	MS word for Research Reporting	823	View
2	2020-2021	12/08/2020	National Librarian Day	Contribution of Dr. S. R. Ranganathan	48	View
3	2020-2021	15/10/2020	Reading Motivational Day	Wallpaper of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Poems	52	View
4	2020-2021	06/01/2020	Marathi Patrakar Din	Pratibimb Wallpaper	34	View
5	2020-2021	23/01/2021	National Handwriting Day	Ghadava Sundar Hastakshar	36	View
6	2020-2021	27/02/2021	Marathi Rajbhasha Din	Book Exhibition	All Student & Faculty Members	View
7	2020-2021	27/02/2021	Marathi Rajbhasha Din	Mee Marathi Mazi Swakshri Marathi	All Student & Faculty Members	View

Book Bank facility is provided to Economically Backward Class Students on receipt of their requisite forms. Due notice of Book Bank is published on all the notice boards at the time of admissions. For one academic year at a time, sets of books from the book bank scheme of the library are given to the students. Books regarding syllabus are issued to students for the whole year and taken back after final examination is over.

• Feedback Link
• Book Suggestion Link
• Library Membership form
• INFLIBNET N-List Membership link

INFLIBNET’s N-LIST consortium for colleges is extremely economic and useful to college’s readers. All new economic and invented information is available on N-LIST E-journals. ShodhGangotri, Shodhganga and E-ShodhSindhu are three main repositories of INFLIBNET N-LIST consortia. The Based on the recommendation of an Expert Committee, the MHRD has formed e-ShodhSindhu merging three consortia initiatives, namely UGC-INFONET Digital Library Consortium, N-LIST and INDEST-AICTE Consortium. The N-LIST Programme is subsumed under UGC-INFONET Digital Library Consortium as college Component. The colleges (except Agriculture, Engineering, Management, Medical, Pharmacy, Dentistry and Nursing) in India are eligible to get access e-resources under N-LIST Programme.

E-journals and e-book Service: The library provides individual user ID and its password to users for making use of e-resources on N-LIST INFLIBNET. The users can access the e-database even from anywhere.

Periodicals are the best sources for current information. Current events are usually discussed in periodicals long before they become the subject of a book. Periodicals often contain information on the latest trends, products, research and theories. In this background library has purchased total 41 Journals, periodicals and magazines. (07 International, 17 National journals, 09 Periodicals and 08 Magazines

International Journals

Sr. No.	Name of International Journals	Periodicity	Department
1	Indian Journal of Finance	Monthly	Commerce
2	Indian Journal of Marketing	Monthly	Commerce
3	Indian Journal of Management	Monthly	Commerce
4	LITTCRIT	Half Yearly	English
5	PC Quest	Monthly	Computer Science
6	Digit	Monthly	Computer Science
7	Down to Earth	Fortnightly	Environmental Science

National Journals

Sr. No.	Name of National Journals	Periodicity	Department
1	University News	Weekly	Higher Education
2	Indian Literature	Monthly	English
3	Journal of English Language Teaching	Monthly	English
4	The Chartered Accountant Student	Monthly	Commerce
5	Indian Psychological Review	Half Yearly	Psychology
6	Journal of Educational Psychology	Half Yearly	Psychology
7	समकालीन भारतीय साहित्य	Bimonthly	Hindi
8	शिक्षण आणि समाज	Quarterly	Social Science
9	अर्थसंवाद	Quarterly	Economics
10	अक्षर वाड्मय	Quarterly	Marathi
11	कवितारती	Quarterly	Marathi
12	ललित	Monthly	Marathi
13	मराठी संशोधन पत्रिका	Quarterly	Marathi
14	उद्योजक	Quarterly	Commerce
15	संशोधक	Quarterly	History
16	हंस	Monthly	Hindi
17	परिवर्तनाचा वाटसरु	Monthly	Social Science

Periodicals

Sr. No.	Name of Periodicals	Periodicity	Department
1	Competition Success Review	Monthly	Competitive Exam
2	व्यापारीमित्र	Monthly	Commerce
3	नवभारत	Monthly	Social Science
4	प्रबोधन प्रकाशन ज्योती	Monthly	Social Science
5	समाज प्रबोधन पत्रिका	Quarterly	Social Science
6	साधना	Weekly	Social Science
7	प्रतियोगितादर्पण	Monthly	Competitive Exam
8	जडणघडण	Monthly	Marathi
9	शिक्षण आणि समाज	Quarterly	Social Science

Magazines

Sr. No.	Name of Magazines	Periodicity	Department
1	गृहशोभिका	Monthly	Extra-curricular
2	साप्ताहिक सकाळ	Weekly	Extra-curricular
3	साप्ताहिक लोकप्रभा	Weekly	Extra-curricular
4	योजना	Monthly	Competitive Exam
5	लोकराज्य	Monthly	Competitive Exam
6	Exbhit	Monthly	Extra-curricular
7	Society	Monthly	Extra-curricular
8	Employment News	Weekly	Extra-curricular

Library Collection:

Good thoughts in a book are useful not only in one person's life but also for many generations for centuries. Reading a good book is a sign of a civilized society. Education makes a person well-educated. Conversation makes a man wise, but reading makes a man complete and libraries can do the work of making the reader a scholar. In this background, the college has well equipped up-to-date library with varieties of books. More than 41195 (20712 Textbooks +20483 Reference books) are available in library. 39 Journals /Periodicals/ Magazines, 92 CDs. Back Volumes 250 and 09 daily newspapers in Marathi and English. Library use Dewey decimal classification system to classify books

Library at a Glance

Senior College Books	20712
B.C.A. Books	1362
Career Oriented Course Books	1903
Young college catch up Grant	571
Career Counseling Cell	446
Coaching Classes	607
Donated Books	8918
P.G. Books	664
Innovative Course Books	259
Total No. of Books	41195
Text Books	20712
Reference Books	20483
Total Titles	9068
Journals/Periodicals/Magazines (14 Journals & 28 Periodicals)	39
Bound Volumes	250
Newspapers	09
Student Book Ratio	1.29
CD/DVD	92
Cassettes	10
E-Book Databases	12 (INFLIBNET N-List)
E-Journal Databases	10 (INFLIBNET N-List)
E-Mail	spmmlibrary88@gmail.com
Website	http://spmmlibrary.weebly.com

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Library Policy:

Savitribai Phule Mahila College Library is well-equipped with various text and reference books, encyclopedias, dictionaries, journals, magazines, newspapers etc. To utilize the facility for the better academic development and enhancement of staff, students and stakeholders library committee has prepared its policy under the guidance of management and IQAC as given below:

Objectives

• To provide the right information at the right time to the right form to its users.
• To provide various library services and facilities to the readers.
• To support research activity for its progress and qualitative development.
• To preserve and conserve the collection of reading material and sources of information in the library for the users.
• To promote reading culture among the students, faculty and the society.
• To provide books and references needed by the academic community.
• To provide information for various job-related examinations to the students.
• To inculcate a culture of ‘Reading’ among students.
• To develop collection of reading material useful for various competitive examination and courses.

Stakeholders of college may use computing and networking technologies in the library with the following restrictions

• The use is not for illegal acts under fedral or state law, pornography or gambling.
• The use doesn’t result in commercial profit or private profit.
• The use does not violate the rules regulations and policy of library.
• Food and Snacks are not allowed in the Library.

Borrowing Policy for the Students/ Faculty/ Outsider/ Aumni:

• Library card is issued to every student If it is lost, duplicate card will be issued on payment Rs.50/- along with the prescribed application form.
• Identity and Library card are non-transferable. These cards shall be valid for one academic year.
• Students can borrow two books on library card for the duration of seven days.
• Reference/rare books are not issued. However they are made available in the library.
• Books and other reading materials borrowed by the reader are liable to recalled back at any time.
• Overdue charges of Rs. 1 per day will be charged for over dues.
• Every reader using the library shall be responsible for its safe custody and return the book undamaged. Any attempt to damage books or periodicals by defacing or tearing pages will be treated as misconduct and strictly dealt with.
• If the books are lost, then the borrower shall replace the books of the same edition or latest edition or pay cost of the book after getting permission from the librarian.
• All faculties’ staff of the institute is entitled to become library members.
• Membership is allowed only after submitting a duly filled in and signed membership form, duly recommended by the concerned HoD or office order of joining in the institute. The members are supposed to be conversant with and agreeable to the Library rules.
• Staff should take library No-Dues Certificate (NOC) while Transfer/Deputation/ Superannuation from the college. (While living the college, student and faculty should return books and library borrowers’ card without fail, thereafter NOC will be issued.)
• The library advisory committee may suggest the limitation of books to faculty, student's alumni and outsider user on the basis of their library collection.

Library Specific Conduct Policies:

• Keep Silence.
• Turn your mobiles on silent mode.
• Return your material (books, journals, etc.) on time so that others may use them.
• Watch your valuables at all times.
• Treat one other with the same respect that you expect.

Best Library User Award:

To promote maximum and proper utilization of library facilities and services, the Library gives away “Best Library User” award to the students every year who make maximum use of the library resources and facilities. Three students (one from each faculty of Commerce, Arts, B. C. A. and B.Voc. in Nursing) are selected for the award. All the students are suggested to visit the library and make optimum use of Library facilities and resources.

Best Library User Award 2017 to 2022

Sr. No.	Year	Name of the Students	Class
1	2021-22	Miss. Nikam Vaishnavi Madhav	B.A.I
2		Miss. Salunkhe Pallavi Prabhakar	B.A.II
3		Miss. Salunkhe Daivata Sayaji	B.A.III
4		Miss. Jadhav Aparana Bhimrao	B.Com.I

• Computerized Issue-Return: The Counter for home lending is open between 10.00am to 4.30pm on all working days of the week. Students, Teachers, and outsider users can borrow books from this counter. Students are issued Two books at a time for one week.
• Periodical Service: The magazines and journals are made available to library users. Students have to read in the library only.
• E-Journals and E-book Service: The library provides individual user ID and password to users for making use of e-resources for INFLIBNET N-LIST and Other databases are made available through IP Based.
• Open Access: The library supports free access to research materials and the use of technologies to identify, locate, and use scholarly resources.
• OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue): Online Public Access Catalogue has been provided to have easy access to the collection of the library. Students can search books by Author, title, subject, and publisher.
• Reference Service: The library staff, especially the librarian, helps the readers in finding their queries. Readers are also provided with relevant documents that are of their interest.
• Current Awareness Service: List of content pages of the Periodicals/Magazines is given to the readers on demand. The college is also buying nine daily newspapers. These newspapers are kept in the reading hall and staff room.
• Bibliographic Service: It is an on-demand service. List of reference books and other materials is provided to the faculty and students. The list of new arrivals is also given to the teachers and students.
• News-Paper Clipping Service: Every day, the newspapers contain very important news in special editions on various subjects which are very useful to the readers.
• User Orientation: Library conducts orientation programs for new users to enable them to use library resources effectively.
• Previous Question Papers/Program Syllabus: Library staff provides question paper sets, syllabi, e-books, e-services, home lending, references, and inter-library loan services.

Library Facilities

• Book Bank: Sets of books from the book bank scheme of the library are given to students from economically weaker sections of society for one academic year at a time.
• Network Resource Centre: The library provides computing and networking facilities through NRC to support the educational and curriculum-related research needs of all college stakeholders. Personal or recreational use of workstations, such as writing emails or surfing the web, is not allowed.
• Inter-Library Loan Facility: The library has interlibrary borrowing facilities with various colleges of the parent institution and local sister branches in Satara city. Accounts can be opened in their libraries to avail this service.
• Reprography Facility: Reprography facility is available in the library for students and staff members at a charge of one rupee per copy.
• Wi-Fi Facility: The entire library is Wi-Fi enabled, allowing members to access electronic resources subscribed by the library using their own laptops.
• In-house/Remote Access to E-resources: Internet access is available in the library, B.C.A., and Tally computer lab for accessing e-resources. Users can log in using their user ID and password.
• Assistance in Searching Database: The library staff provides assistance to students and teachers in searching databases.
• Students Tracking Software: Students Tracking Software is used to keep attendance and provide accurate data analysis of users' attendance in various forms.
• Library Card with Barcode: Users are provided with a barcode library card for the purpose of book issue and return.
• New Arrivals: The list of newly arrived books is displayed on the notice board and periodical rack.

• Bhosale B A
• Alop Kudale
• Mrs. Manasi Mahendra Rasal

• मराठी विश्वकोश
• Wikipedia
• Encyclopedia Britannica
• Columbia Encyclopedia
• Encyclopedia of Psychology
• Medical Encyclopedia
• City Population Geography
• Global Gazetteer
• Maps of India
• Imperial Gazetteer of India
• Indian Historical Maps
• World Atlas
• Thesaurus of Geographic Names
• Imperial Gazetteer of India (Maps)

Library uses Cloud based ‘LIBRERIA’ Library Management Software (2.0 Version) developed by Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation Limited, Pune for computerization. The college has made AMC with MKCL, Pune. ‘LIBRERIA’ software has various 14 modules like masters, book management, accessioning, membership, circulation, Book-Bank, OPAC, catalogue, reports, database backup etc. OPAC link is also given in College website for easy access of the Catalogue. With the help of this software soft functioning of the library activities are done.

Total Area of the library

• Circulation and Reference section :- 266 sq.m.
• Staff Reading room :- 43 sq.m.
• Student Reading room :- 64 sq.m.
• NRC centre :- 20 sq.m.
• Total Seating Capacity (student) : - 50 nos.
• Total Seating Capacity (staff) : - 10 nos.

Sr. No.	Name of the Section	On Working Days	Examination Days	During Vacation
1		Reading Room	08.00am to 06.00pm	08.00am to 06.00pm	08.00am to 06.00pm
2	Periodical Section	08.00am to 06.00pm	10.00am to 06.00pm	08.00am to 06.00pm
3	Network Resource Center	10.30am to 5.30pm		10.30am to 5.30pm
4	Circulation Section	10.30am to 5.30pm	08.00am to 06.00pm	10.30am to 5.30pm
			10.00am to 5.30pm	10.00am to 06.00pm